BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2140535:Event:80910 DTSTAMP:20260523T074330Z SUMMARY:Best Practice When Assessing Social Communication with High Fu nctioning Autism Spectrum Disorders DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday December 7, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM PST | 01:00 P M EST\nOverview:\nThis presentation will offer participants a variety of tools to help evaluate the social-pragmatic communicative features of High Functioning Autism Spectrum to acquire more relevant informati on with which to develop intervention strategies.\nWhy should you Atte nd: It is well known that individuals with High Functioning Autism Spe ctrum have deficits in social-communication skills. Engaging in one-si ded conversational topics that hold little interest to others, a tende ncy towards hyper-literalism, an inability to understand idiomatic and abstract language are often present. Vocal tone may be flat and monot onous or may come across as condescending or outright oppositional. Ad d to this problem, the individual may have poor facial expressions whi ch further serve to negatively impact how others perceive them sociall y.\nReading nonverbal language is often a weak skill for individuals w ith High Functioning Autism Spectrum. What many people fail to realize is how significant a role this skill plays in social situations. When was the last time you told someone you didn't want to listen to their conversation anymore? Did you ever state to someone you find his/her topic interesting? Likely you did not. Instead people use subtle body movements and facial expressions to signal approval and disapproval. W e \"read\"these messages and alter our social interaction accordingly. \nBut what happens if you fail to attend to these messages. People wil l continue to use these techniques without success and eventually beco me overwhelmed and frustrated. That's when problems really happen beca use they likely will express their extreme displease to the individual and/or avoid them at all costs.\n\n\nAreas Covered in the Session:\nH ow to Recognize and Describe Social-Pragmatic Deficits in High Functio ning AutismLimitations of Standardized Tools when Assessing Social-Pra gmatic CommunicationFactors to Consider when Choosing Diagnostic Instr umentsHow to Extrapolate Meaningful Data From Social-Pragmatic Communi cationHow to write Meaningful Operant Goals for Social-Pragmatic Commu nication\nWho Will Benefit:Anyone who is charged with Diagnosing and T reating Individuals with High-Functioning Autism\nSpeaker Profile Timo thy P. Kowalski, M.A.,C.C.C. is a licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in social-pragmatic communication deficits and an intern ationally known expert on Asperger Syndrome.\nPrice - $139\nContact In fo:Netzealous LLC - MentorHealthPhone No: 1-800-385-1607Fax: 302-288-6 884 Email: support@mentorhealth.comWebsite: http://www.mentorhealth.co m/Webinar Sponsorship: https://www.mentorhealth.com/control/webinar-sp onsorship/Follow us on : https://www.facebook.com/MentorHealth1Follow us on : https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorhealth/Follow us on : h ttps://twitter.com/MentorHealth1\n\nFor more information visit https:/ /medtechiq.ning.com/events/best-practice-when-assessing-social-communi cation-with-high DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T110000 CATEGORIES:webinar LOCATION:Online WEBSITE:https://www.mentorhealth.com/webinar/best-practice-when-assess ing-social-communication-with-high-functioning-autism-spectrum-disorde rs-801479LIVE?medtechiq_dec_2018_seo URL:https://www.mentorhealth.com/webinar/best-practice-when-assessing- social-communication-with-high-functioning-autism-spectrum-disorders-8 01479LIVE?medtechiq_dec_2018_seo CONTACT:18003851607 ORGANIZER:Netzealous LLC - MentorHealth ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2562018917?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Roger St even":https://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/RogerSteven END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR