SESSION 1: 8:30-9am
INTRODUCTION
Location: Mainstage:
Welcome from Claire Hough, chair, Stanford Autism Center Parent Advisory Board
Welcome from Linda Lotspeich, MD, Stanford Autism Center
Jill Escher, president, SFASA: Adult Autism, An Unprecedented Challenge Requiring Unprecedented Solutions
Jill will discuss:
THANK YOU!
• Our wonderful sponsors
• Our wonderful volunteer team
• Stanford University
BACKGROUND
• What is Autism Society SF Bay Area
• What are our Mission / Vision / Values?
• Conference history and purpose
See 2014 videos and archives
See 2015 videos and archives
• Preview for next year (webinar series, conference, Dance-a-thon, advocacy and blog)
• Conference logistics (sponsor tables, Stanford tables, information tables, registration and translation tables, lunch, bathrooms, location of breakout rooms, room configurations, livestream and videotaping, post-conference online survey)
GAME: GOOD or BAD?
• With the adult autism population surging, and resources increasingly constrained, we are facing an unprecedented crisis. As we plan for our future, it's helpful to play a word game: what words and concepts empower better solutions for adults with autism? What detract? We'll discuss some examples.
INTRODUCTION
Location: Mainstage:
Welcome from Claire Hough, chair, Stanford Autism Center Parent Advisory Board
Welcome from Linda Lotspeich, MD, Stanford Autism Center
Jill Escher, president, SFASA: Adult Autism, An Unprecedented Challenge Requiring Unprecedented Solutions
Jill will discuss:
THANK YOU!
• Our wonderful sponsors
• Our wonderful volunteer team
• Stanford University
BACKGROUND
• What is Autism Society SF Bay Area
• What are our Mission / Vision / Values?
• Conference history and purpose
See 2014 videos and archives
See 2015 videos and archives
• Preview for next year (webinar series, conference, Dance-a-thon, advocacy and blog)
• Conference logistics (sponsor tables, Stanford tables, information tables, registration and translation tables, lunch, bathrooms, location of breakout rooms, room configurations, livestream and videotaping, post-conference online survey)
GAME: GOOD or BAD?
• With the adult autism population surging, and resources increasingly constrained, we are facing an unprecedented crisis. As we plan for our future, it's helpful to play a word game: what words and concepts empower better solutions for adults with autism? What detract? We'll discuss some examples.