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Look At My Eyes: Early Intervention & Navigating the Autism Spectrum
Thursday, July 26, 2012: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Pacific Salon 4-5 (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)
Help, I'm scared. What's the first thing I do for my child who just was diagnosed? Where do I turn? How do I pay for this? What is the best therapy? Who can I trust? I feel like I'm on an island.
Learn how to navigate the autism spectrum: insurance codes, sustaining your marriage, sharing with family members, identify quackery, learn helpful Websites...what's the right path for my family and my child?
Learning Objectives:
- Fathers--learn how to be the man, father, husband you're called to be with a child on the spectrum
- Insurance--how to deal with insurance codes, aggravations, and fighting for the services your child needs
- Learn how to manage a family with a child on the spectrum...you're not alone, you can do it!
- What is the right therapy for my child, our budget and our family?
- My child has autism...now what? Where do I turn first?
Content Area: Early Intervention
Presenters:
Melanie Fowler
Mother of child on the Autism Spectrum
TheFowler4 Group
Melanie Fowler, a mother of a child on the autism spectrum, has a Bachelor's in Speech Therapy, Master's in Special Education, and has worked as a sign language teacher, a diagnostician and inclusion specialist. She volunteers at The Child Study Center in Ft. Worth, TX where her son was diagnosed.
Seth Fowler
Father of child on the Autism Spectrum
TheFowler4 Group
Seth Fowler is a Director of Sales & Marketing by day, father, husband and avid fund raiser for autism awareness by night. He wrote portions of "Look At My Eyes" from a father's perspective to reach out to encourage other fathers to be the men they're called to be.