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April&3rd&and&4th,&2014Strategies.++++Opportunities.++++Possibilities.!

About+the+ConferenceThe!Nebraska!ASD!State!Conference!brings!togethernational!and!local!experts!in!the!field!of!autism!spectrumdisorder.!!!

Conference!Keynote!speakers!include:!!Dr.!PeterVermeulen,!author!and!international!speaker!on!Autism,Sarah!Ward,!CCCDSLP,!national!presenter!on!ExecutiveFunctioning!Skills!and!Strategies,!and!Jennifer!O'Toole,an!individual!with!Asperger!Syndrome!who!is!also!themother!of!three!children!on!the!autism!spectrum!andwife!of!an!individual!with!Asperger!Syndrome.

Register+at:http://go.unl.edu/asdnconference

Conference+Registration+!

Registration!Rates

Dates Professional FamilyMember/Student

or+Individualwith+ASD

EarlyRegistration

12/10/13to

2/15/14$165 $80

Regular!Registration

2/16/14to

3/20/14$180 $90

Late!Registration

3/21/14!!to

4/1/14$200 $100

WhenThursday,!April!3rd!and!Friday,!April4th,!2014

WhereEmbassy!Suites!Convention!CenterLa!Vista,!NE

WhatAn!annual!ASD!event!that!you!won'twant!to!miss!out!on!!!

Conference+RegistrationGrants

Conference!Registration!grants!forFamily!Members!and!Individualswith!ASD!are!available!through!theAutism!Society!of!Nebraska!!!For!more!information!please!visittheir!website:!www.autismnebraska.org!Completed!grant!forms!must!bepostmarked!on!or!before!March!3rd,2014.!*"conference"grants"are"for"registration"costs"only.!

ThursdayOnly

$100 $55

FridayOnly

$80 $35

Full!Conference!Registration!Includes!Thursday!EveningDinner!Event.!!Rolls/Coffee!in!am,!a!lunch!buffet!and!light

snacks!in!pm!will!be!provided.!

Register+at:http://go.unl.edu/asdnconference

Thursday+AM+Keynote

+Peter+Vermeulen,+PhD+!

Dr.!Vermeulen!is!a!psychologist!and!CoDdirector!of!the!Centre!forConcrete!Communication,!a!training!andeducation!center!specializing!in!Autism

Spectrum!Disorders!in!Belgium.

Dr.!Vermeulen's!insights!regarding!context!blindnessdeliver!fresh!perspective!on!how!individuals!with!anAutism!Spectrum!Disorder!(ASD)!perceive!and!respondto!their!environment.

Thursday+Evening+Dinner+Keynote!

++Jennifer+O'Toole

Jennifer!O'Toole!is!the!winner!ofthe!2012!Temple!Grandin!Award,a!recipient!of!GRASP's!2012

Distinguished!Spectrumite!Medal,!2012!AuKids!Speakerof!the!Year,!and!a!nominee!for!the!2012!Autism!SocietyBook!Award!and!Godiva's!Woman!of!the!Year.!!TV!actress/Activist!Holly!Robinson!Peete!even!listedJennifer!among!her!"Autism!Parent!Superstars."!Mostrecently,!she!was!added!to!the!"Who's!Who"!list!ofInternational!Aspie!Mentors!D!along!with!Temple!Grandinand!Stephen!Shore!D!to!contribute!to!Dr.!Tony!Attwood's"Been!There.!Done!That.!Try!This."!anthology.!But!it'sJennifer's!unique!"have!a!cup!of!coffee!with!me"conversationalist!presentation!of!useful!insights!which

Important!Information

Registration!fees!are!used!tocover!the!cost!of!all!foodexpenses.!!No!food!expensesare!paid!for!with!federal!grantfunds.A!main!conference!sponsor!isthe!Autism!Society!ofNebraska!(ASN).!!!Questions?!!Please!contactAnnette!Wragge!atawragge2@unl.edu

Continuing+EducationUnits+(CEU's)

The!ASD!Network!conference!willprovide!an!opportunity!to!earningcontinuing!education!credit!througha!variety!of!licensing!boards.!!Tofacilitate!this,!a!certificate!ofattendance!will!be!given!uponcompletion!of!the!conferenceenabling!you!to!share!thisinformation!with!your!organization.

Conference+Materials

Presentations!and!materials!fromConference!Presenters!will!beavailable!for!!free!electronicdownload!prior!to!and!during!theconference.!!!!A!printed!conference!bookcontaining!all!handouts!can!bepurchased!for!a!$10!fee.!!Pleaseindicate!your!preference!whenregistering!for!the!conference.

Thursday+Evening+Dinner+Child+Care

+Childcare!will!be!provided!forfamilies!of!individuals!with!autism

has!touched!hearts,!lightened!spirits!and!even!led!to!thefounding!of!Asperkids,!LLC,!a!multiDmedia!socialeducation!company.!O'Toole!was!diagnosed!as!an!Aspie!in!adulthood,!is!themother!of!three!Asperkids,!the!wife!of!an!Aspie,!anawardDwinning!educator!and!author!of!theinternationallyDcelebrated!"Asperkids"!book!series.!

Friday+AM+Keynote!

Michael+McSheehan+

Michael!is!a!project!director!with!theInstitute!on!Disability/UCED!andClinical!Assistant!Professor!ofCommunication!Sciences!and

Disorders!at!the!University!of!New!Hampshire.!He!workson!a!variety!of!stateD!and!federallyDfunded!initiatives!toadvance!research,!policy,!and!practice!in!inclusiveeducation,!alternate!assessment,!augmentative!andalternative!communication!(AAC),!ASD,!collaborativeteaming,!and!Response!to!Intervention!(RtI).!

McSheehan!is!author!of!The!Beyond!Access!Model,which!has!been!used!successfully!by!schools!across!theUnited!States!to!promote!membership!in!generaleducation!classrooms,!participation!in!general!educationinstruction,!and!learning!of!general!education!bystudents!with!significant!disabilities.

Friday+PM+Keynote!

Sarah+Ward,+MS+CCCRSLP

Sarah!has!over!15!years!experience!in!diagnosticevaluations,!treatment!and!case!management!of!children,!adolescents!and!adultswith!a!wide!range!of!developmental!and!acquired!brainbased!learning!difficulties!and!behavioral!problems.

during!the!Thursday!evening!dinnerevent!only.!!!!!!!If!interested,!please!contact!theAutism!Society!of!Nebraska!at!autismsociety@autismnebraska.org!

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:&Embassy&Suites:&Group&Rate&$142.00

!Sarah!is!dedicated!to!developing!innovative!treatmentstrategies!and!educating!the!community!to!understand,!care!for!and!celebrate!the!learning!andbehavioral!based!differences!in!individuals!with!brain!based!learning!differences.

A!popular!speaker,!Sarah!regularly!presents!locally,nationally!and!internationally!on!the!topic!of!executivefunctions!to!a!variety!of!professional!and!parentorganizations,!school!and!lay!groups.!!She!has!presentedto!and!consulted!with!over!350!public!and!private!schoolsin!Massachusetts!and!across!the!United!States.!!

Breakout+SessionsBreakout!Sessions!will!available!on!the!following!topics:Assessment,!Data!Collection,!Sensory!Integration/SelfRegulation,!!Curriculum!Supports,!Video!Self!Modeling,Music!and!Communication,!High!School!Programming,Circle!of!Friends,!!Picky!Eaters,!Teaming,!Early!Childhoodand!Much!More.!!There!will!be!a!variety!of!sessions!forfamily!members!and!and!a!strand!related!to!Transition,College!and!Employment.

Hotel+Accommodations

To+book+a+room+visit+the+Reservations+Webpage!Or+Call!402D331D7400

:&Courtyard&by&Marriott&:&Group&Rate&$119.00

To+book+a+room+visit+the+Reservations+WebpageOr!call!402D331D7400When!making!reservations!please!mention!the!groupcode!"NAS"!or!the!ASD!Network!State!Conference.!!Reservations!need!to!be!made!by!March!3,!2014.!!Afterthat!date!the!above!mentioned!rates!will!be!unavailable.!

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