Understanding Austism

Understanding Austism

Date:   Tuesday June 18, 2013
  Time:   6:30-8:30 p.m.
  Place: 21154 W. Shirley Rd. Palatine, IL  60074

      Free of Charge/Open to the Public
   
Autism Workshop
• Introduction to Autism
• Building communication skills
• Teaching independence & life skills
• Understand strengths of people with Autism
• Create opportunities for success
• Strategies to help realize positive behaviors
• Preparation for the transition from school to adult services & employment

We’ll also share vast resources for support groups and agencies.
For additional information/R.S.V.P.:
Contact: Marla at 847-540-3706 or
mpendergrast@countrysideassn.org


Featured Speaker
Robin Rhode
Employment Specialist with Countryside Association


From 2009-2012, Robin owned her own part-time business, Life Skills Unlimited, teaching independent living skills to people with developmental disabilities. She attended graduate school at Roosevelt University and holds a graduate-level Illinois teaching certification in special education, specifically called a Learning Behavior Specialist I or LBS I and has a Bachelor of General Studies Degree in Public and Academic Health Education with minors in Business and Spanish from Northern Illinois Univ. 

Robin has worked as a substitute teacher in elementary through high school classrooms, including the Freeport and Cary School Districts, an Instructional Aide in the Special Education departments at McHenry East High School (all disabilities) and Three Oaks Elementary School in Cary (inclusive classroom for children with ASD) and an on-site Behavior Counselor for the     Nutri-System weight loss program.