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My Book, Unforgiving, Memoir of an Asperger Teen, talks about a time when kids and parents alike had no idea about Asperger’s and there were no support groups. Fortunately, that is no longer true today.
]The following is a notice from the Autism Society of BC about an October 16th lower mainland Workshop that will give you ways to help your child get organized at school:
ASBC Burnaby Support Group Meeting – Fri Oct 16th 10-12
Do you know what Executive Function is and how it affects our planning, organizing, attending to the right information at the right time, making decision accordingly, flexibility…?
We are pleased to have Michele Shilvock, Behavior Consultant, to present the following workshop in our October meeting. All are welcome.
Our upcoming ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting details:
Date: October 16, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Place: Studio, Suite #301 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby BC (North East corner on Hastings and Boundary)
Directions: Walk from north side on Hastings from Boundary towards east, past a mail box and a bus stop, look towards the building (Enterprise Centre), walk up a few steps to see a long flight of stairs at your left, walk up the stairs from G/F directly to 3/F (if you see 2/F it’s the wrong staircase). Suite #301 is at your left.
Topic: Executive Function Skills and how these play out in the school (elementary and high school)
Executive function plays a key role in all students learning and specifically looks to target skills that help one decide on what information to attend to, how to interpret the information and ultimately make decisions based on it. They allow a learner to organize, plan out, sustain attention and assist with task completion both in their social and academic worlds. The focus of this presentation is to offer attendees a greater understanding for the different components of executive function and how children on the autism spectrum may be impacted by deficits in one or more areas, both in the elementary and high school settings. Further more, strategies for how to improve in these areas will be discussed in a general format both for implementation in the home and school settings.
Speaker: Michele Shilvock, Behaviour Consultant, BCBA
Michele is a board certified behaviour analyst who has been working in the field of autism for over 15 years and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and a passion for wanting to work with others. She is very dedicated to the training of individuals in the community through workshops and speaking engagements. She has and continues to work closely with families and school teams to assist in the facilitation of team oriented working relationships. Michele works closely with children in the home and school settings and has a keen interest in the social, emotional and executive function of individuals on the autism spectrum. Her focus ranges from working with infants and toddlers, to supporting skill development through the preschool years and into adolescents and teen years.
Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided.
Hope you all can make it!
Yours truly,
Margaret Jean.
Margaret Jean 