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Purchase AccessAfter reviewing the relevant cases and laws, the session will present common problems confronted by children and young adults with ASD. These problems arise in areas including evaluations, early intervention, special education, transition, insurance, family law and the juvenile justice system. Each of these areas present unique problems for those on the spectrum and effective advocacy requires knowledge of the law and the ability to apply the law to the problem at hand. This session will present problems for the participants to analyze and resolve.
Participants will learn how to present their resolutions after applying the relevant law to officials charged with carrying out the law whether they be special education administrators, judges or police. By developing these strategies based on the learned legal tools, parents and professionals will be able to advance the rights of children and young adults with ASD. This can ensure that those young people gain the rights to which they are entitled( such as early intervention, special education and transition) and are treated with knowledge by systems such as first responders and the courts that are only recently confronting those with ASD.(This is an emerging field and far too many young adults on the spectrum are being ill treated by first responders or subject to adjudication by the courts). It is hoped that a new generation of parents and professionals will emerge from this session-- effective advocates!
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Content Area: Family and Sibling Support
Sheryl Dicker, J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Disability Studies
City University of New York School of Professional Studies Department of Disability Studies