21st Annual Autism Extravaganza
Join us for the 21st Annual Autism Extravaganza! Our morning speakers are Aimee Day and her son Ty Day. They will be speaking on Ty's self-advocacy in their session titled: "Stop Talking About Me and Listen to Me." Since 2017, Ty and Aimee Day have used person-centered planning and trauma-informed support to help him become a young adult who is not afraid to speak up for himself. Ty will share his story of feeling powerless and misunderstood, even by his own mother! Mom learned how to truly listen and discover what he was trying to tell her. Together, they taught others the importance of having the POWER to make informed choices. After our lunch break (lunch on your own), John Halloran, MS, CCC-SLP and the creator of LAMP will talk about his journey to helping others find their voice through Augumentative and Alternative Communication in "Autism: Finding Joy in Communicationn." This is a free community event that includes a Resource Fair (open 8:30am-4pm). Program begins at 9am.
Special instructions
This event will be held in the Hunter Welcome Center on the campus of Abilene Christian University. A community resource fair will open at 8:30am and close at 4pm. Lunch will be on your own.
Entire event is FREE for all including community members.
Presenter(s)
Amber Davies, Aimee Day, Ty Day, John Halloran
Accomodations
Please notify the ESC Contact listed below if you have a specific accommodation request.
ESC contact
Amber Davies
ESC contact email
adavies@esc14.net
Location
Offsite
Room(s)
Date(s)
March 5, 2025
Time
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Registration deadline
March 5, 2025 4:00 PM
Cancellation deadline
You may cancel this registration anytime before the end of business on February 28, 2025.
No refunds will be given after this date.
Fees
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CPE Credit
6.0Does not count for Gifted/Talented Credit
Subject(s)
ACP, Administration, Behavior, Child Care, Early Childhood, Gifted/Talented, Head Start, Paraprofessionals, Pri Lvr 2: Effective, Well-Supported Teachers, School Board, Special Education
Grade(s)
EE, PK, KG, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Audience(s)
Any Interested Audience, Administrators, Board Members, Business Managers, Child Nutrition, Counselors, Curriculum Staff, Early Childhood, Elementary Teachers, Evaluation Personnel, Nurses, Other, Paraprofessionals, Parents, Principals, Secondary Teachers, Speech Language Pathologists, Superintendents, Teachers, University Personnel
Objective(s)
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 4.3
Note
Please make other arrangements for non-participants - including children.