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In this Issue... 
Adults with Down Syndrome, edited by Siegfried M. Pueschel 
Antecedent Assessment and Intervention, edited by James K. Luiselli Customer Service
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How can you engage a child who doesn’t speak or uses only limited speech? Learn how to apply easy-but-proven techniques that improve interaction and quality of life. See what we mean. Suzette Guiffré 
What You Can Do to Help a Child Communicate Better Children who lack basic speech may compensate by using informal behaviors such as reaching or guiding another’s hand. When others don’t recognize what they are trying to communicate, the children may intensify their efforts without necessarily increasing their effectiveness. Learn ways to interact with children that will encourage productive communication. Using the case of Bill, a 7-year-old with intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy, see how the use of one technique improved overall interaction.
Gear Up for the National Down Syndrome Congress Plan now for the National Down Syndrome Congress conference in Atlanta, July 21–23. Mary Falvey, author of the popular Believe in My Child with Special Needs! will be giving the keynote address on “Inclusive Education: What, Why, & How.” Also catch presentations by:
Be sure to stop by the Brookes booth for a book-signing with Dr. Pueschel on Saturday, July 22, at 3:30 pm. A CD-ROM of the workshops will be made available, so even if you can’t make all the sessions, you won’t miss out!
Summertime and—Time for a New Job? Speech-language pathologists and employers looking for SLPs to fill positions can now come together at SpeechPathology.com’s upgraded Career Center. The Career Center offers tools to match job seekers with potential employers and resources promoting professional growth.
New Name for AAMR The membership of the American Association on Mental Retardation, founded in 1876, has voted to adopt a new name for the organization: the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The change, which becomes official in January 2007, brings the name of the organization more in line with general usage in the field and with the day-to-day work of members. The mission remains the same: to promote “progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”
Selected Upcoming Conferences Autism Society of America National Conference 2006 National Training Institutes: National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Down Syndrome Congress |
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