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3494 Traveling with Lemonade

Saturday, July 12, 2008: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM

Sun Ballroom 5 (Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center)

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Traveling with Lemonade explores how people with autism are the same and sometimes different from others due to the neurology of their autism. Judy will share stories of her sojourns in life with family, friends and colleagues. Traveling with Lemonade will give you a renewed hope for the possibilities that can be in all of our futures as we continue to learn how to live with autism in a meaningful, relevant and respectful manner. Traveling with Lemonade explores how people with autism are the same and sometimes different from others due to the neurology of their autism. Judy will share real life stories from the past year, including her trip to New York City, which will highlight how it is not only possible, but can be fun and rewarding for “world-people” to take trips with, interact with and otherwise befriend a person on the spectrum. You will hear about Judy’s sojourns with friends, family and colleagues and how together they discovered meaningful ways to turn the lemons of autism into lemonade within the context of their relationships. Traveling with Lemonade will take you to new places and give you a renewed hope for the possibilities that can be in all of our futures as we continue to learn how to live with autism in a meaningful, relevant and respectful manner.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will understand the uniqueness of persons with ASD's by employing the use of the same/different concept.
Learners will come to appreciate the world-view of a person with autism as it applies specifically to the presenter and as it applies generally to other persons with ASD's.
Learners will come to appreciate both the struggles and the humor that the literal way of thinking can pose in the day to day life of persons with ASD's.
Learners will gain a new understanding and appreciation for those around them with ASD's.
Learners will easily recall information as it is based on real life stories (sometimes humorous)of a person experiencing the world through the neurology of autism.

Content Area: Personal Perspectives

Presenter:

Judy M. Endow, MSW
Autism Consultant
Private Practice

Judy maintains a private practice in Madison, WI, consulting for school districts, agencies and families. She is a statewide DPI Autism Trainer for Wisconsin, ASW board member and author. Judy is a mother of three, one with ASD. The blessings and challenges of her own autism impact all she does.

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