Educational Management of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Book Release Function
When: 27th August, 2008 at 5:00pm
Where: Press Club of India, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

The Vice Chancellor of Osmania University will release the book.

About the Book:
TEACH, DO NOT TREAT is the provocative mantra that Mythily Chari exhorts parents and teachers to follow. This book tells exactly how one should go about educating children with autism at home, school and community. She guides the reader to assimilate time-tested research findings, and outlines how children can be educated by anyone having the knowhow. In short this book demystifies autism and it is within the reach of any teacher or parent to access the strategies. She hopes that this book helps in spreading awareness on a disability like autism and creates an appropriate setting of care and concern.

Mythily Chari has a Masters and Education Specialist Degrees from University of Florida. She has certification in TEACCH, (Univ. North Carolina) , Learning Disabilities (Univ. of Kansas) and Positive Behavioral Support (Univ. of Florida). She has collaborated with nearly 30 organizations in India and has organized two International conferences: Autism and Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders: the Socially Challenged and the Social Challenges.

Her first book Autism Diagnosis and After has been a very valuable resource for parents and professionals. The book is being translated into Telugu, Gujarathi, Malayalam and Hindi soon.

She is a Founder Trustee of Commandur Foundation and Institute for Remedial Intervention Services which is a part of the foundation. She is a member of the Rehabilitation Council of India and the Vice President(South Zone) of Autism Society of India. She is a member of Rotary Club of Hyderabad and is the director for community services.

Satyan Chari is an occupational therapist. He completed his Bachelors in Occupational Therapy from the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore and subsequently worked in the Paediatrics Unit at CMC. Satyan holds a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Queensland, Australia with a focus on paediatrics and neurology. His Master's thesis was on facilitating play skills among children with autism.

Holistic Approach to Neuro Development and Learning Efficiency (HANDLE)

The approach was developed by Ms. Judith Bluestone, who herself triumphed over challenges of Autism. The HANDLE Institute provides an effective non drug alternative for identifying and treating most neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan including Autism, ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia and Tourette's Syndrome.

The main objectives of HANDLE are:
1. To understand the root cause of autism.
2. To demonstrate that all experience is based upon sensory-motor integration and is interconnected
3. To elucidate how anxiety produced by irregular sensory -integration affects all human beings and social systems
4. To validate that behaviour is communication and should not be masked or arbitrarily controlled unless we know what the behaviours are telling us.

Trainer: Ms Marianne Wagner (Switzerland)
Initial training as a public school teacher in Switzerland. Later worked in private schools in the US, in the Waldorf School System. She has over 20 years of experience. She became a fully trained HANDLE practitioner in 2003 and offers consultations, training and is also a supervisor for HANDLE interns.

For more information visit the website www.handle.org

2 day Workshop organized by IRIS: a part of the Commandur Foundation

Target audience: professionals and parents working with children with neurological disorders.

Date: 15th and 16th of November 2008
Limited seats only (40)

- Mythily Chari M.Ed., Ed.S (USA)

How to Register
Early bird by: 5th September 2008: Rs. 3500
The fee includes training fee, kit, tea coffee and lunch for 2 days.

Accommodation can be provided at the venue for an additional charge.

Spot Registrations: Rs. 4000 (If seats are available)

Local participants can pay in cash and out of city participants should pay through Demand Draft payable in favor of "Commandur Foundation" at Hyderabad.

To register, please mail the following information along with your payment.

Complete Name:
Address:
Email Address:
Phone Number:


Mailing Address:
Mythily Chari
8-2-616/B/2/D
Road No:11
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad 500034
Andhra Pradesh

For further information, please call:
Mythily Chari M.ED., Ed. S (USA)
Founder Trustee
Commandur Foundation
Phone: 040-64546779 and mobile 99494-66292