Autism Spectrum Disorders Parent Education Program
The Stanford Autism Center at Packard Children's Hospital Parent Education Program offers a half-day parents conferences throughout the year designed to provide parents and caregivers with information about Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adolescents. Please come and join other parents to learn about treatment options, ask questions, and share experiences. The program starts at 9:00AM through 12:30 (the time is the same for very program date).
Topics include:
- Understanding social deficits and teaching social skills
- Managing disruptive behaviors and building social, communication, and emotion regulation skills
- Navigating service systems (Early Intervention, Special Education, 504 Plans, Regional Centers, Medical/Mental Health Services)
- How to explain your child’s diagnosis/differences to your child, siblings, and others
- Building independence with homework and chores
- Future topics to be announced!
Location: Stanford Child Psychiatry, 401 Quarry Rd, Stanford, CA
Cost: $30 per person
Contact: Maura Chatwell at (650) 721-6327, or chatwell@stanford.edu
Upcoming Conferences:
June 6, 2015
How to Explain Your Child's Diagnosis/Differences to Your Child, Siblings, and Others
The Stanford Autism Center at Packard Children's Hospital Parent Education Program is offering a half-day parent conference designed to provide parents and caregivers with information about autism, Asperger's disorder, PDD-NOS, other conditions as well as a discussion on when and how to talk to your child and others about these conditions. The program will be divided into two groups depending on child's age. Please come and join other parents to learn about community services, ask questions, and share experiences.
Parents of Children ages 2-5 years: Click here to register
Parents of Children/Adolescents ages 6-18 years: Click here to register