Symposium
Living with Autism in Adulthood
In July 2012, the Foundation sponsored a special one-day workshop, “Living with Autism in Adulthood,” at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss progressive public policy and planning initiatives relevant to adults with autism. Topics for discussion included employment, residential planning, family and community supports, communication, and the transition to more independent living.
The meeting was chaired by Clarence Schutt and Susan Parish, Ph.D., Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Disability Policy and Director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. The workshop included a panel discussion on parent-led initiatives and a video presentation created by Foundation staff titled, “In Their Own Words: Living with Autism in Adulthood”, featuring the perspectives of Larry Bissonnette, Jamie Burke, Sue Rubin, and Tracy Thresher.
Aging Well with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Tamar Heller, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute on Disability and Human Development
Many Pathways to Employment
William Kiernan, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion
Building Community for Adults with Autism
Denise Resnik, Co-Founder, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center
Research on Young Adulthood: New Findings, New Directions
Paul Shattuck, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Parent-Led Initiatives: Living, Learning and Linking Adults with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Catherine Boyle, Autism Housing Pathways
Parent-Led Initiatives: A Parent’s Guide to Autism Services
Anne Larkin, Ph.D., Lesley University
Parent-Led Initiatives: Autism Housing Pathways
Maureen Manning, 3LPlace
Please click on the link below to view a summary of the presentations and discussions which took place at the workshop.
2012
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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