#3218- Presuming Intellect: Ten Ways to Enrich Our Relationships Through A Belief in Competence

The ASA's 39th National Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders of ASA

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ

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Friday, July 11, 2008: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
Sun Ballroom 5
#3218- Presuming Intellect: Ten Ways to Enrich Our Relationships Through A Belief in Competence


Remember playing tag? Nobody wanted to be IT. Being IT meant being avoided and feared. Remaining IT becomes challenging to catch up to others, to belong, and to feel accepted. Some autism self-advocates report feeling like IT when relationships do not fully presume intellect. In this interactive session, self-advocate William Stillman facilitates a group dialogue using his document, “Presuming Intellect,” as the foundation of an elightening, empowering discussion of ten ways through which enriched and reciprocal relationships may develop.
Presenter:	William Stillman, B.S., Youth Advocate Programs, Author, Self-advocate - William Stillman has written Autism and the God Connection, The Autism Answer Book, The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Asperger’s Syndrome, The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Bipolar Disorder, and Demystifying the Autistic Experience. As an adult with Asperger’s, Stillman highlights the role of self-advocates as loving “teachers.”