NAMTA conference
Saturday January 24 from 1:30-4:30
Atlanta Georgia USA
THE AUTISTIC CHILD
An Introduction to Behaviour Management and Communication.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2009. 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Workshop Location:
Redwood House
Redwood Meadows Townsite
1 Manyhorses Drive
Redwood Meadows, Redwood Meadows – Bragg Creek, Alberta
For further information go to website westernmontessori.ca
These training programs are geared to Montessori professionals. Location and refreshments are the responsibility of the host of the school. For more information on travel costs and accommodations for schools outside of the Toronto area and/or to book a training program please contact Michelle Lane at montessoriautism@yahoo.com for details .
Behaviour Problems in Children with Autism
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
This course covers behaviour characteristics in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, how to recognize the cause and how to implement intervention strategies to support appropriate behaviours.
- Characteristics of children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- What is ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) and IBI (Intensive Behavioural Intervention)
- Task analysis
- Prompts, what are they and how to fade them
- What is a functional analysis
- How is a functional analysis implemented to support a behaviour plan
- Prevention techniques
- ABC’s of Behaviour Therapy. (Antecedents, Behaviour and Consequence)
- NET (Natural Environment Teaching)
- Writing programs
- Data Collection/Graphing
- How behaviour is related to communication
3 hour course - $300 CDN
Communication Skills
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies for children with ASD will be discussed with the use of PECS, sign language, and Verbal Behaviour. (This course is not a replacement for a Speech Language Pathologist.)
- Barriers to communication
- Receptive and Expressive language
- Social impairments with language
- Impaired sensory processing
- Oral motor skills and oral motor planning
- Augmentative communication systems
- How motor planning can affect augmentative communication techniques
- Eye contact
- Hyperlexia
- What other factors affect communication i.e. tone of voice, response time etc.
- Developmental progressions of language
- Visual symbols
2 hour course - $200 CDN
Sensory Processing
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
Many children with ASD have a variety of sensory issues. This course is an introduction to the different sensory processing systems in the body and how they affect a child’s behaviour. (This course is not a replacement for an Occupational Therapist.)
Defining Hyper and Hyposensitivity in the following systems:
- Tactile
- Visual
- Auditory
- Gustatory
- Olfactory
- Vestibular
- Proprioceptive
- How to observe a child with sensory processing difficulties
- Sensory integration (SI)
- Sensory diet
2 hour course - $200 CDN
Visual Schedule Workshop
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
Many children with autism are visual learners. Visual schedules are used to help a child deal with transitions during the day and can be used at home and/or at school. In this workshop you will learn how to make a visual schedule that will work in a Montessori environment and in the child’s home.
2 hour course - $200 CDN (includes materials for teacher’s to practice making schedules)
Play Skills / Social Skills
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
This course is designed for teachers who want to incorporate play and social skills for children with autism in the classroom environment.
- Sensory motor play
- Cause/effect play
- Constructional play
- Cognitive play
- Imaginative play
- Facial expressions
- Understanding emotions (Theory of Mind)
- Distinguishing what behaviours are appropriate in public and in private
- Conversation checklist
- Social scripts/social stories
- How to teach a game playing skill
- How to use the child’s strengths to promote interactions with others
3 hour course - $300 CDN
Anxiety – Coping techniques
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
Many children with autism and asperger’s syndrome have anxiety. This course is designed to help the teacher recognize why anxiety occurs and how to implement coping strategies for the child.
- What is anxiety
- Mild anxiety – intervention plan
- Medium anxiety – intervention plan
- High anxiety – intervention plan
- Relaxation techniques
2 hour course - $200 CDN
Autism – A Montessori Approach
K. Michelle Lane B.A., A.M.S., (M.A.A.A.)
This is a four day course that describes the program blend of the Montessori curriculum and Applied Behaviour Analysis. It is geared for Montessori teachers on how to work with a child who has low to mid functioning autism. An overview of autism which includes behavioural problems, communication, sensory, anxiety, and play/social skills will be discussed. The use of appropriate teaching methods for children with autism, how to write programs and how to use the program tracking manual as well as other aids will be taught.
(Michelle Lane recently received a Premier’s Award for creating this program.)
- Day 1: Defining Autism/Behaviour
- Day 2: Communication/Play/Social Skills
- Day 3: Sensory Processing/Anxiety
- Day 4: Data Collection/Teaching techniques
32 hour course - $3200 CDN (includes a one hour lunch each day)
*Please note that taking this course does not automatically give you accreditation from MAAA. For more information on accreditation please click here.