User LoginContactCenter for Understanding 7127 Crossroads Blvd.  Click to vew photos
from Brenda Myles
Conference and Reception
on December 4&5 |
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User LoginContactCenter for Understanding 7127 Crossroads Blvd. Click to vew photos
from Brenda Myles
Conference and Reception
on December 4&5 |
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Nonverbal until the age of four and diagnosed with “atypical development with strong autistic tendencies,”Stephen Shore was regarded as ‘too sick’ to be treated on an outpatient basis and was recommended for institutionalization. Fortunately, his parents disagreed. In addition to multiple other undergraduate degrees, Stephen has completed his doctoral degree in special education from Boston University and is an adjunct faculty member at Adelphi University. Stephen has authored and/or edited several books illustrating and facilitating self-advocacy strategies. He will present on this topic.
Jane Thierfeld Brown is the co-director of Higher Education and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Inc. and the Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut School of Law. She has worked in Disability Services for 29 years. Dr. Brown received her B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in Speech Pathology. While coordinator of disability services at URI she received her M.S. in Counseling and M.A. in Education. She holds an Ed.D from Columbia University, Teachers College. At Barnard College she directed a federal grant program on women with disabilities in higher education. Dr. Brown's main research interests are students with Asperger's Syndrome in higher education and students with disabilities in high-stakes graduate programs. She consults at many higher education institutions and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences on Asperger's Syndrome. She has a book in progress, A Professional Guide to Students with Asperger's Syndrome in Higher Education, recently published by Autism Asperger’s Publishing Company.