Asperger's Seminars Winter 2006

There will be a series of seminars on Asperger's syndrome held throughout New England this January and February. These sessions, entitled "Improving Outcomes for Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome", will be run by Cross Country Education.

These events are geared both to professionals and parents, and are recommended for everyone from school administrators and teachers to OTs, PTs, Speech Pathologists, Pediatricians and other medical professionals. Continuing Ed credits are available in many specialties.

Covered topics will include:

• How to recognize and identify behavioral symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome


• Techniques used in pragmatic language assessment


• Frequent misdiagnoses and diagnostic progression


• The social and emotional issues associated with Asperger's Syndrome


• Specific techniques to improve successful outcomes


• Intervention methods to combat social inappropriateness


• Current research concerning Asperger's Syndrome


• The unique difficulties present in Asperger's Syndrome


• Intervention techniques for fine motor, gross motor and academic issues


• Discuss intervention techniques to combat social inappropriateness


• Review current research concerning Asperger's Syndrome


• Understand the unique difficulties present in Asperger's Syndrome


• Learn intervention techniques for fine motor, gross motor and academic issues

Locations and dates:

• Manchester, NH - Jan 30


• Worcester, MA - Jan 31


• Boston, MA - Feb 1


• Providence, RI - Feb 2


• Hartford, CT - Feb 3

For More Information on these and other, related seminars:
www.CrossCountryEducation.com

Autistic Children's Brains 5% Larger Than Average by Age 2

A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University medical schools has found that on average, an autistic child's brain will be 5% larger than typical by the age of two. Although the process is not well understood, it is believed that the majority of the extra growth occurs late in the first year of life.

This study of 303 children, 113 with autism and 190 without, found the largest area of growth was in the Temporal Lobe (which controls language skills), but that enlargement was present across the entire cerebral cortex. The effect is directly measurable even in terms of head circumference.

Read more:
Autistic Children's Brains Grow Larger During First Years Of Development, Why Is Not Clear [Science Daily]