Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation: 11th International Symposium
"Coming Together: New Conversations on Sensory Processing Disorder"

Seattle, 12-14 November 2010

Leaders in Sensory Processing Disorder discussing research, intervention, education and parent issues.

• The latest Sensory Processing Disorder research
• Innovative treatment strategies
• Parenting solutions
• Evolution in education
• Network with colleagues from around the world

Presentations include:
 
Pre Symposium Institute - Friday, November 12, 2010

Evaluating Social Participation and Functional Performance
Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, OTR – Director, Applied Research, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

Stepping Beyond Assessments: Linking SI, the new Sensory Processing Measures and a School Team Empowerment Approach    
Diana A. Henry, MS, OTR/L – President of Henry OT Services and Ateachabout

Common Learning Challenges in Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Brock Eide, MD and Fernette Eide, MD – Eide Neurolearning Clinic; Authors, The Mislabelled Child

Process and Observation for Parent-Child Assessment: A View from Psychology
Barbara Kalmanson, PhD - Clinical Psychologist, Academic Dean, ICDL Graduate School

Safe and Ethical Models of Diagnosis for Sensory Processing Disorder: Emerging thoughts from a Regulatory Perspective
Kathy Corbett, Registrar/CEO, College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia

Symposium – Saturday, November 13, 2010

Thinking Outside the Box: Creating “New Conversations”
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR – Founder & Executive Director, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

Early Sensory Experience: A Critical Factor in Developing the Capacity for Multisensory Integration?
Barry E. Stein, PhD – Professor & Chair, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University

Sensory Processing and Attention Issues: Observations, Experience and Theories
Stephen Glass, MD, Child Neurologist

Valuing Parent Priorities in Treatment Planning: Methods to Derive Meaningful Outcomes
Sarah A. Schoen, Director, Applied Research, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

Looking into the Brains of Children with SPD: A Functional Imaging Approach
Elysa Marco, MD, Clinical and Research Child Neurologist, University of California, San  Francisco Medical Center

Playgrounds as Sensory Tools: Empowering Families, Teachers and Therapists to PLAY Outside the BOX!
Diana A. Henry, MS, OTR/L , President of Henry OT Services & Ateachabout

Understanding What Happens During Therapy: Innovative technology, Measurement, and Clinical Questions
Matthew S. Goodwin, PhD, Director of Clinical Research, MIT Media Laboratory, Autism & Communication Technology 

Collaboration Between Occupational Therapy and Vision Therapy
Lynn Fishman Hellerstein, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, Developmental Optometrist; Author, See It. Say It. Do It.

Symposium – Sunday, November 14, 2010

Families Empowered: the STAR Center Treatment Model
Sarah A. Schoen, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

Fulfilling Sensory Processing Needs across the Lifespan: Adolescents and Adults with Autism and Sensory Processing Disorders
Gary Stobbe, MD, Director, Adult Transition Services I Autism Center, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

How Listening Therapy Improves Performance: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Ronald B. Minson, MD, Psychiatrist and International Listening Therapy Consultant

Success or Failure? What Happens at School When Self-regulation is Missing?
Joan Cole Duffell, Executive Director, Committee for Children
Trina Westerlund, Med Founder and Executive Director, Children's Institute for Learning Differences

Treating the Whole Child not the Parts: Supporting the Rhythms of Relationships
Rosemary White, OTR/L, Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy Services, Seattle, WA, Sr. Faculty, ICDL PhD Graduate Program

Understanding the New Role of Occupational Therapists in Schools
Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR University of Puget Sound

Throwing Away the DSM Cookbook: Regulation from a Developmental Perspective
Ira Glovinsky, PhD – Clinical Psychologist, Interdisciplinary Center for the Family; Associate Academic Dean, ICDL graduate program

What is Possible with Intensive Short-term Intervention (videotaped success stories)
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR – Founder & Executive Director, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

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