18th Annual Autism Society of Greater Phoenix Conference
Empowering Parents and Professionals
September 22nd and 23rd 2017
Dawn Winkelmann, M.S, CCC-SLP is a pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist and Feeding
Specialist. She has treated thousands of kids across the globe by helping families overcome picky
eating stages and food refusals, while adding new foods into their diet. Her high success rate is
attributed to Ms. Dawn bringing her education, experience, sense of humor and her favorite
feeding products to the family dinner table. She adapts complicated feeding/swallowing research
and makes it practical & easy for parents.
Ryan Hendrix, M.S., CCC-SLP is a Social Cognitive Therapist. She trained and works directly with
Michelle Garcia Winner and Dr. Pamela Crooke. Her diverse caseload experience includes
preschool-age children through young adults with varying levels of social cognitive learning
challenges. She is a national speaker for Social Thinking. Her experience includes being a group
facilitator for asperger syndrome/high functioning autism social groups, developed, organized, and
led in-home social play groups for children with social cognitive deficits from 6 to 15 years of age,
created and implemented literacy-based programming for adults with developmental disabilities as well as designed and
taught activities for daily living and life skill.
Friday includes Professional Track with Dr. Amanda Wood, Dr. Joe Gentry, Dr. Diana Davis-Wilson, Paul Carollo and Kim
Dionne; Speech Track with Dawn Winklemann, SLP-CCC; Family Track includes discussion on transition, college success,
state and national pursuit of job opportunities and the gender differences in the assessment and treatment of girls and
women with ASD.
Saturday includes Navigating Systems Track with discussion on healthcare, integrative care, special education, the
appeals process for DDD, Behavioral Health and AHCCCS, and SSI, guardianship, special needs trusts and ABLE Accounts;
and the Social Track-Ryan Hendrix is a national leader and speaker for Social Thinking.
Ability 360
5025 E Washington St, Phoenix AZ 85034
Free Parking *Includes Breakfast and Lunch*Certificate of Professional development*Exhibitor Fair*
Early Bird Pricing Available Until August 15th * Pending CEUs for Speech (11 Hrs)
Pricing
Early Bird One Day
Early Bird Two Days
One Day
Two Day
Families
50
90
65
120
Professionals
75
140
100
190
Register online at www.phxautism.org
Questions? Call 480-940-1093 Fax to: 480-304-4863 or email
[email protected]