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Uniquely Human:

A Different Way to See Autism and Create Pathways to Success

Presenter: Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., Childhood Communication Services & Adjunct Professor Brown University Moderator: Clay Whitehead Co-CEO and Co-Founder, PresenceLearning

• Dr. Shari Robertson

Trip Hawkins & Janice Toben, M.Ed.

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• Dr. Frances Stetson

Special Agents of Change Spring 2015 Webinar Series

• Dr. Martha Burns

• Dr. Barry Prizant

Cranston, Rhode Island www.barryprizant.com www.SCERTS.com

• ! 2014 Recipient of ASHA Honors of the

Association, the highest recognition given by ASHA for its 150,000 members.

• ! Adjunct Professor at Brown University
• ! Former Associate Professor in the Department of

Psychiatry, Brown University Program in Medicine

• ! Expert in ASD and emotional regulatory approach

to preventing problem behavior

• ! International consultant, author, researcher

and private practice director of Childhood Communication Services

Barry M. Prizant

Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Uniquely Human

A Different Way to See Autism and Create Pathways to Success

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Why “Uniquely Human”?

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ASD is a shared human experience

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Common descriptions of the behavior of students with ASD

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Essential steps to increase understanding & better serve students

Actions that schools can take

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Parents of children and persons with ASD are often misunderstood and at times, have gotten a “bum rap”

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Actions that schools can take

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What we’ve learned - ASD is a shared HUMAN Experience

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