UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSLOWELL’S

“THE NETWORK”SEMINAR SERIES 2009

REGISTRATION FORM

Each person who plans to attend the seminar(s) needs to complete a registration form.

Your name:Email address:

Telephone number:

Please check the box for the seminar(s) you would like to attend:

1) Wednesday 4th February.UMass Lowell’s south campus in Mahoney Hall room 101 (on Broadway).

Lynne Johnson: Time Management.

Expert guest speaker Lynne Johnson will present "Rockin' Around the Clock"(Wednesday 11th February is snow day alternative). This interactive presentation will focus on strategies that address challenges with perceiving and planning use of time. Time, represented by clock or calendar, is like a container that can only be filled once and it can't hold everything. Join us to explore how to experience, value, and use the time of YOUR life.This seminar will be informative for adolescents and young adults with ASD, their parents / caregivers, and professionals working with those with ASD. There is a $20 fee per person to attend this seminar (free for The Network members).

2) Wednesday 1stApril. UMass Lowell’s south campus in Mahoney Hall room 101 (on Broadway).

Claudia Spiro “Mindreading Techniques.”

Claudia is a woman with Asperger’s syndrome and she will discuss “Mindreading” techniques. Claudia is a professor at UMass Lowell’s Department of Mathematics. This seminar will be informative for adolescents and young adults with ASD, their parents / caregivers, and professionals working with those with ASD. There is a $20 fee per person to attend this seminar (free for The Network members).

3) Wednesday 13th May.UMass Lowell’s south campus in Mahoney Hall room 101 (on Broadway).

Sally Fogel. Sexuality.

Expert guest speaker Sally Fogel will discuss topics surrounding sexuality, sexual identity, healthy and unhealthy relationships etc. This seminar is appropriate for adolescents and young adults with ASD (aged 16+). Parents will not attend this seminar. There is a $20 fee per person to attend this seminar (free for The Network members).

4) Wednesday 8th July.UMass Lowell’s south campus in Mahoney Hall room 101 (on Broadway).

Aimee Rusman and Korinne Hertz. ASD and Higher Education.

Expert guest speakers Aimee Rusman and Korinne Hertz from MiddlesexCommunity College will discuss topics surrounding higher education and ASD, services provided at MCC, challenges faced by those with ASD in a community college setting etc.There is a $20 fee per person to attend this seminar (free for The Network members).

Please mail this registration form to the address below. Each person who plans to attend the seminar(s) needs to complete a registration form. Please include a check for $20 per personfor each presentation you would like to attend. Checks should be made out to University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1 Mahoney Hall, 870 Broadway Street

Lowell, MA01854

Tel: (978) 934-2930

Email:

Website:

There are no refunds for no-shows.

The Network is a monthly social and vocational skills program for high functioning adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum and their parents / caregivers. For further details please visit Dr. Hillier’s website at: