At her presentation last Tuesday night, Wilma Dorman mentioned that her company, OTR, Inc., is sponsoring a one-day workshop at Philadelphia University by Dr. Stephen Gutstein on Friday, May 2, 2003. The workshop is geared toward both parents ($120) and professionals ($150).
Dr. Gutstein is a clinical psychologist based in Houston whose work focuses on establishing and strengthening social skills for individuals of all ages with relationship development problems. In particular his program is designed for people along the entire autism spectrum--from very low to very high functioning and Aspergers, PDD-NOS, and NVLD. Those with relationship issues associated with ADHD, bipolar disorder, Tourette's syndrome and learning disabilities have also benefitted from his programs. Please use this link to learn more about his work:
Connections Center: Developing Tools that Create Meaningful Relationships
If you would like to register for the May 2 workshop, you can e-mail OTR and they will get you the necessary information.
Lisa Brown
Autism Living And Working (ALAW)
PROUDLY PRESENTS A WORKSHOP ON
“The Autism Pilot Program”Saturday, February 22, 2003
Kiva Auditorium, Ritter Hall Annex
Temple University, Philadelphia
Co-sponsored by:
Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities
Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Autism Society of America
Networks for Training and Development, Inc.
PURPOSE: For the past four years, Autism Living And Working, Inc., (ALAW), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Office of Social Programs, has been engaged in an Autism Pilot Program to demonstrate that adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder can live successful, productive lives in homes of their own, in the community. The pilot has progressed to a level at which ALAW believes others in the autism community could benefit from what has been achieved and what has been learned. During this workshop you will hear details of the Autism Pilot Program and its participants, what works, and what barriers have to be overcome. It is ALAW’s fondest wish that our experiences will help others to accomplish similar living arrangements in Pennsylvania.
REGISTRATION: 8 A.M.
WORKSHOP: 9 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
u Welcome and Introductions
u A History of ALAW
u The Autism Pilot Program and Accommodated Living
u How the Autism Pilot Program Works
u Lunch
u Overview of Pennsylvania’s Medicaid System and the Department of Public Welfare
u Housing Strategies
u What Has to Happen Now
u Questions and Answers/Comments
Registration Information: This workshop is free and has been made possible through a grant from The ">Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council.
Please register Early. Seating is limited.
Registrations must be received by February 17, 2003, to guarantee coffee, lunch, handouts.
SEND REGISTRAIONS AND ADDRESS QUESTIONS TO:
Rae Unger, 11 South Forge Manor Drive, Phoenixville PA 19460
610-935-9499 or UNGERHOUSE@aol.com
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Directions: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY’s Institute on Disabilities
Ritter Hall Annex, Kiva Auditorium, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia
By Car:
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take Philadelphia/Valley Forge exit. Follow I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) approx. 18 miles to Central Philadelphia/I-676 exit. Note: Exit is on left. Follow I-676 approximately 1 mile to Central Philadelphia/Broad Street exit. Take Broad Street exit (stay to left). In one block go left onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to Norris Street (approx. 2 1/4 miles). Turn left onto Norris Street. Make next left (15th Street). The Liacouras Center parking garage is two blocks down to the right at 15th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Proceed to Ritter Hall Annex at 13th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
From the Northeast Extension Pennsylvania Turnpike: Continue on I-476 South (no longer toll road) to I-76. Exit at I-76 East (approx. 5 miles). Take I-76 East approx. 15 miles to Central Philadelphia/I-676 exit. Note: Exit is on left. Follow directions from I-676 above.
From I-95 North: Take Central Philadelphia/I-676 exit. Follow Central Philadelphia signs to Broad Street exit. At next intersection (Vine Street) turn left. In one block, turn left onto Broad Street. See above directions from Broad Street exit.
From I-95 South: Take Central Philadelphia/I-676 exit. Note: left lane exit. I-676 West to Broad Street exit. See above directions from Broad Street exit.
From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take Exit 4 to route 73 North. Approx. 1 mile to Route 38 West. Follow for 5 1/2 miles to Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Take I-676 West to Broad Street exit. Follow above directions from Broad Street exit.
By Public Transportation:
Broad Street Subway: All local Broad Street subway trains stop at Cecil B. Moore Station (Broad and Cecil B. Moore Avenue).
"C" Bus: The "C" bus stops on Broad Street at Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Montgomery Avenue, Berks Mall and Norris Street.
"3" Bus: The "3" bus stops on Cecil B. Moore Avenue from 11th Street to Broad Street.
"23" Trolley: The "23" trolley stops on 12th Street (southbound) and 11th Street (northbound) at Berks Mall, Montgomery Avenue and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
SEPTA Regional High Speed Lines: All lines stop at Temple University Station, 10th and Berks Streets.
Autism Living And Working, Inc., (ALAW): ALAW is a grassroots advocacy organization composed entirely of consumers and their families. The organization incorporated as a non-profit in 1995 and achieved tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status in 1997. ALAW envisions a world in which adults with autism live as valued neighbors, workers, and full citizens.
ALAW’s mission is to help people with autism form and sustain households through individual accommodations and supports and to facilitate their employment through appropriate public and private sources.
Visit our website: www.autismlivingworking.org