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SUMMARY:3926.87\, CODE\, Riffel\, Quantum Secrets for Creating a Quality of
  Life for Learners with Autism 
DESCRIPTION:
 
 
 
 Format: CODE
 
 
 Audience: Pre-K through 12th g
 rade general and special education teachers.
 
 
 
 
 Area:  Mental 
 Health
 
 
 Grade Span:   Pre-K through 12th Grade
 
 
 
 
 Loca
 tion: Online
 
 
 Sponsor:  HGRESA
 
 
 
 
 Presenter:     D
 r. Laura Riffel
 
 
 Contact hours: 7
 
 
 
 
  HGRESA District M
 embers Only.
  
 
 Riffel and her husband lived with a friend who had 
 autism\, bipolar condition\, intellectual disabilities\, obsessive compuls
 ive disorder\, and mild cerebral palsy. He taught them through a decade of
  living together what it took to build a dignified life. She will share wh
 at he taught them. 
 Riffel will also share success stories of children 
 who were temporarily in her day clinic with severe behaviors and how throu
 gh remediation they were able to be educated with the moderate students in
  the school (despite being labeled as having an IQ less than 50). The stud
 ents have now graduated and are participating members in a dignified life 
 with jobs\, leisure activities\, friends\, and a positive living arrangeme
 nt.
 
  
 
 For years\, Dr. Riffel taught students with autism\, trai
 ned educators how to work with students with autism\, and ran a day clinic
  for students with autism with severe behaviors. She and her family had th
 e opportunity to live with an adult with autism as his friend and this is 
 where she learned the most information. She learned how to view the world 
 from the brain of someone with autism and despite limited communication sk
 ills she was able to determine what was causing meltdowns and how to proac
 tively divert those tantrums. She will share techniques she learned throug
 h the years with you in this seminar.
 She will first describe what a dig
 nified life consists of and how that should be our goal even when the stud
 ent is in kindergarten. She will share ideas for:
 
 Sensory integration
  issues
 
 Auditory
 Tactile
 Visual
 
 
 Potty training
 
 Many 
 students are in high school and still not potty trained- she will share ho
 w she potty trained a 16-year-old in two weeks
 
 
 Video modeling\, vi
 deo self-modeling\, and PowerPoint relationship narratives
 
 For teachi
 ng appropriate behaviors
 For introducing changes in the environment
 

  
 How to help a non-verbal child communicate with a verbal peer
 How to
  teach self-regulation to a student with limited abilities
 How to help f
 amily members have a dignified life as well
 
 
 Riffel will also share
  what Autism is like by sharing excerpts from learners with autism. Seeing
  the world as they see it is important to helping them navigate the world.
 
 
  
 Audience: Special Education and Inclusion Staff and Administrat
 ors
 Age Level: All
 Level: Tier Three
 Topic: How do you develop a dig
 nified life for learners with autism? This presentation focuses on real st
 ories from the field for the development of a quality life.
 Time: Seven 
 Hours
  
  
  
  
  
LOCATION:Online
DTSTART:20240220T050000Z
DTEND:20270630T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20261025T053433Z
ORGANIZER;CN=HGRESA Registration:MAILTO:eventbooking@hgresa.org
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