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1.21.11 | Free workshop: Teaching children with Asperger’s disorder in the public school setting
Bancroft will present a free workshop titled “Teaching children with Asperger’s disorder in the public school setting” on Wed. Feb. 16 in Haddonfield.
Asperger’s disorder is an autism-spectrum disorder.
This workshop will focus on the unique needs, challenges and rewards of teaching children with Asperger’s disorder in an integrated or self-contained classroom. It will explore strategies to promote social skills and effective communication techniques, reduce sensory stimulation, increase desired behaviors and decrease inappropriate behaviors, develop a classroom management plan, and manage the learning environment and levels of reinforcement.
Unlike children with classic autism, children with Asperger’s disorder retain their early language skills.
Designed for family members and professionals who support people with neurological disabilities, the workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Farrington Hall conference room on Bancroft’s Haddonfield Campus at 425 Kings Highway East. The session will be presented by Sharon Jurman, Bancroft’s senior director of early childhood and outreach services.
For more information or to register, call Pat Reid at (856) 524-7453 or email preid@bnh.org.
Bancroft is a leading nonprofit provider of programs and supports for people with neurological challenges. This event is part of Bancroft’s ongoing series of free disabilities workshops. For the complete list of upcoming workshops, visit www.bancroft.org.
About Bancroft
A nonprofit organization founded in 1883, Bancroft annually serves more than 1,300 children and adults with intellectual and developmental challenges and acquired brain injuries. Bancroft strives to ensure that every person is given opportunities for lifelong learning and fulfillment. It does this by altering perceptions and supporting people with neurological challenges in achieving their life goals as valued and respected members of our world.
Based in Haddonfield, N.J., Bancroft has sites in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem and Middlesex counties, New Jersey; in New Castle County, Delaware; and in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. Programs include early childhood, education, vocational and supported employment, structured day programs, rehabilitation, community living, behavioral treatment, as well as in-home and outpatient services.