Ramona Puget/Special to the Sun
On Feb. 24, the Autism Society Chapter-Kern Autism Network will hold its 17th Annual Autism Awareness Conference at Hodel’s Banquet Room, 5917 Knudsen Drive, in Bakersfield. Our featured speaker is Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP.
Emily Rubin is the director of Communication Crossroads, a private practice in Carmel, Calif. She is a speech-language pathologist specializing in Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and related social learning disabilities.
As an adjunct faculty member and lecturer at Yale University, she has served as a member of their Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic. She has also served as an instructor for the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department of Emerson College in Boston, Mass. where she has developed courses to prepare graduate level students for addressing the needs of children with autism and their families.
She recently participated as a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Ad Hoc Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a committee charged with developing guidelines related to the role of speech-language pathologists in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of ASD. She lectures internationally and provides consultation to educational programs serving children and adolescents with autism and related developmental disorders.
Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke).
One in every 91 U.S. children ages 3-17 has an autism spectrum disorder. This means 1 to 1.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder (http://www.autism-society.org).
Doors open at 7:30 am and the presentation begins at 8:45 am. Vendors with materials geared toward autism will be available during the day. Tickets are $100 each. Seating is limited, with this conference selling out each year, so purchase your ticket today. Online registration is available at http://kernautism2012conference.eventbrite.com
For more information, call 661 588-4235 or visit our website at http://www.kernautism.org or find us on FACEBOOK under Kern Autism Network.
Autism Society Chapter-Kern Autism Network provides support, awareness, information and education to families, professionals and the public throughout Kern County. We work towards cooperation, coordination and the creation of services between all individuals and agencies working with people with autism. Visit http://www.kernautism.com or search Kern Autism Network on Facebook for more information.
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Kern Autism Network announces date for 17th Annual Autism Awareness Conference