Autism Resource for Great Falls, Montana 2020

2020 Conference

Hi All,
As some of you know, Friends of Autism GF is taking a break from hosting the autism awareness conference this year. Peace Place Respite has taken the lead and has a fabulous 2 day conference planned (attend 1 or both days). It will have a broader theme than just autism but will be beneficial for us all. It will be held April 17 and 18 at the University of Providence.
More info to come....

Autism and Baseball- Perfect opportunity!

The fabulous Great Falls Voyagers are giving us an opportunity to spread autism awareness again on August 10th!!! Come out, take the quiz and get a chance to win awesome prizes like a Yeti 65 valued at $349!!! You can buy tickets from us at the Farmer's market throughout the summer or email friendsofautismgf@gmail.com

Rage to Reason Resources

For Amy Buie's resources go to:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I8fC1QHzmRyAUIDl_fTeGCmie0y8d87F?usp=sharing

 

and also see

 

https://www.learningmomentum.com

 

Thanks for everyone who came to the conference and being an awesome audience!!

Where to go for diagnosis of autism

Unfortunately at this time (2/2019) those in Great Falls area must go out of town for diagnosis.

Billings:
     -The Children's Clinic (Dr. Laura Nicholson) 406-281-8700

Helena:
     -Christa Smelko, PsyD (Shodair Hosptial) 406- 444-1072

Missoula:
     -Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Dr Bonnie Stephens; Polly Becker) 406-327-3874
     -Gallacher Counseling (Kathleen Gallacher, MA,LCPC) 406-396-9099

a Webinar you might want to check out!

https://home.edweb.net/webinar/inclusiveeducation20190219/

 

Including Students on the Spectrum: 5 Powerful Strategies

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

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Autism Awareness 2019: Rage to Reason

To Register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/friends-of-autism-great-falls-12180049674

Friends of Autism Great Falls will host another fabulous autism awareness conference with Amy Buie, MEd, BCBA, LBA on Saturday, April 6, 2019, 9am- 4pm at the Hilton Garden Inn. (Lunch will be from 12- 1pm.) Amy is a Behavior Analyst, Teacher and Mom. She comes highly recommended. This conference promises to bring practical, usable strategies to help with the most difficult behavior.

Amy Buie, MEd, BCBA, LBA has over 25 years of experience working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. She is the CEO of Learning Momentum, an agency specializing in the treatment of children with emotional disorders who have challenging behavior. She teaches at the University of Missouri, Saint Louis in the Special Education Masters program. She is the author of Behavior Mapping, Teaching Appropriate Behavior to Children with Autism and Related Disorders and Rage to Reason. Her area of expertise is teaching reinforcement based strategies and working with children in both the school and home settings who have significantly challenging and explosive behavior due to an emotional disorder or anxiety. She is a mother of a son with extreme behavior who struggled for years before she discovered Rage to Reason and brought joy and laughter back to her family.

 

This conference is for parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, and people with autism who need to learn skills to deal with explosive behavior.

 

Local autism service providers will be present to provide information about local services. Books and tshirts will be available for purchase.

 

Seating is limited. For fee waiver, email: friendsofautismgf@gmail.com

CEU for teachers, OT/PT, LCPC and nurses.

 

*****NOTE: you will be required to print your own handouts which will be available the week prior to the event.******

Useful websites

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