Although I am not a mom, I somehow began receiving emails a while back from a website called www.momsfightingautism.com. The reason that I recommend signing up to receive emails from this wesite is that it offers free autism webinars from time to time. I recently listened to a webinar by Dr. Stephen Shore. I know that it isn't easy to coordinate your availability to listen in on a webinar but if the timing is right, it might be worth listening in on one if it lines up with your schedule. I was lucky enough to happen to be available at the time of Dr. Shore's webinar. I had never heard of Dr. Shore before and was really impressed with how he spoke about addressing the needs of people with autism. It all started with respecting the individual and understanding the "why's" of a lot of the common behaviors we see in people with autism. People are often told to try to eliminate behaviors such as hand flapping and increase behaviors such as eye contact in individuals with autism. Dr. Shore cautioned against attempts to eliminate or increase a lot of behaviors because they all have reasons that may not seem valid but are very meaningful to the individual with autism and enable them to cope in a complicated world. Ultimately, Dr. Shore emphasizes not only respecting individuals with autism, but HOW to respect individuals with autism. Although the webinars are free, if you miss one that really interests you, you can still purchase it.
www.familyautismsupport.com
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