THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008
8:00 – 8:30 8:30 – 8:45
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE REGISTRATION
Announcements/Changes – Celebrations Dinner Theatre
Opening Ceremonies and
8:45 – 10:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
BRIAN THWAITS
Celebrations Dinner Theatre
10:30 – 10:45
Autism
10:45 – 12:00
BREAK Visit the Poster Presentations on display in the hallway near the Registration desk. Culture Self Advocacy Advocacy Autism Ambassador F Customer Care Glynis Quinn Ambassador C Spreading Your Wings Leslie Udell Ambassador D Ambassador E Panel/Workshop: Literacy The Ethics of Competence Advocacy Lily Dyson Ursula Remillard
Research Ambassador B Perceptions of Gastrostomy Feeding Bev Temple
Ambassador A Adaptive Skills Allyson Locke Caroline Simard
12:00 – 1:00
LUNCH Celebrations Dinner Theatre visit the Poster Presentations on display in the hallway near the Registration desk.
Autism Ambassador C Strategies for Autism Janine Montgomery Culture Ambassador B Perspectives in Change Oly Backstrom Self Advocacy Ambassador A Scrap booking Shannon Hiebert Advocacy Ambassador D Panel/Workshop : The Ethics of Advocacy Ursula Remillard et al. Research Celebrations Knowledge Translation: Research in Practice Shahin Shooshtari Bev Temple Teaching Ambassador E Symposium: Fundamental Learning Skills Jennifer Thorsteinsson Carole Marion
1:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 2:45
Poster Presentations on display in the hallway near the Registration desk
Autism Ambassador C Strategies for Autism Janine Montgomery Culture Ambassador B At-Risk Aboriginal Youth Mitch Bourbonnière Self Advocacy Ambassador A Scrap booking Shannon Hiebert Teaching Ambassador D Interactivity with Boardmaker Plus Wendy Young Wellness Ambassador E Pet Therapy Christine Kaskiw
2:45 – 4:00
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008
8:00 – 8:30
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE REGISTRATION PLENARY SESSION
8:30 – 10:30
DAVID ZINGER
Celebrations Dinner Theatre
BREAK Visit the Poster Presentations on display in the hallway near the Registration desk Culture Wellness Wellness Research Ambassador B Aboriginal Caregivers Joyce Clousten Ambassador D Mother’s Health Bev Temple Ambassador C Psychotropics Larry Leroux Ambassador F Panel: Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities Shahin Shooshtari et al.
10:30 – 10:45
Culture Ambassador A The Facebook Generation Glynis Quinn
Teaching
10:45 – 12:00
Ambassador E Mindful Teaching through Video Stephannie Motuz Lianne Belton
12:00 – 1:00
. LUNCH Celebrations Dinner Theatre visit the Poster Presentations on display in the hallway near the Registration desk CARE – ID Annual General Meeting in Ambassador B
(This is an open meeting. Conference registrants are welcome to attend)
Autism Ambassador A Panel: Asperger Syndrome Larmour/ Montgomery Advocacy Ambassador A
2:45 – 4:00
Culture Ambassador C Inclusive Child Care Donna Freeman
Advocacy Ambassador B Advocacy Toolkit Susan Morris
Wellness Ambassador F Acknowledging Grief Leslie Udell MaryAnn Rosenbloom Wellness Ambassador F Acknowledging Grief MaryAnn Rosenbloom
Wellness Ambassador D Embrace Your Spirit! Tara Maniar
Teaching/Autism Ambassador E Building a Skill Foundation I Carole Marion Kerri Walters
1:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 2:45
Teaching Ambassador B Ambassador C Sym Writer WWS’s Successor Wendy Young
Wellness/ Research Ambassador D Microscopic Invader Dr. K. Dittberner Bev Temple
Teaching/Autism Ambassador E Building a Skill Foundation II Carole Marion Kerri Walters
Dual Diagnosis in the Family: Some Personal Reflections Yona Lunsky
Film (TBA)