Just Sharing: Autism: Focus on the Family

The Michigan Autism Partnership Presents: Autism: Focus on the Family
Keynote Speaker Dr. Laura Marshak

Other speakers include:
Dr. Richard Solomon MD http://www.aacenter.org/
Dr. Mark Bowers PHD http://www.aacenter.org/
Attorney Laura Athens

Join us for a day dedicated to discussing the challenges of building strong family relationships and making healthy decisions that are in the best interest of your family after your child or children have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Topics of the day include, “Married with Special Needs Children,” Autism: What to do about Activities of Daily Living,” What Happens When your child with ASD Grows Up?’ and ‘How to Advocate for Your Child through the Lifespan.’

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Crystal Gardens Banquet Center
5768 East Grand River, Howell Michigan

Tickets are $80.00 per person and they include lunch

Please call (810) 348-7926 to reserve tickets.

Dr. Laura Marshak is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA). Her doctorate is in Rehabilitation Counseling so disability issues have been central to her career. In addition, she is a licensed psychologist and founding partner of North Hills Psychological Services. As psychologist, she specializes in working with individuals and couples who coping with the intensified pressures of raising children with a broad range of disabilities and/or illnesses. Many of these parents have one or more children with autism spectrum disorders. Others have a range of developmental and/or physical disabilities. In addition she works with parents of medically fragile children. Her focus has been on enhancing the quality of couple relationships and individual life under extremely challenging external circumstances

She has written six books on disability related topics. They include Married with Special Needs Children [A couple’s guide to keeping connected]. She has written many journal articles and chapters on different aspects of family and disability. In addition, she speaks nationally and internationally on the topic of marriage, long term relationships, family and disability. Dr. Marshak is the professional advisor of the Friendship Circle, a large inclusion group for children in Pittsburgh, PA.

She is married and has three sons. Dr. Marshak knows the topic of family and disability both from a personal and a professional perspective.

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