The Catskill Chronicle

LIBERTY, NY (February 19, 2013) – Sullivan County residents interested in learning about resources available to local families with children on the Autism Spectrum are invited to attend the Annual Autism Awareness Day on April 13.

The Sullivan County BOCES and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) will be hosting the Sullivan County Autism Awareness Day at the Rubin Pollack Education Center on Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty, in the Special Education Cafeteria from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Registration starts at 8:45 a.m.

Keynote speaker is Dr. Michelle Dunn, Director of Clinical Services at the Montefiore Autism Center, located in Yonkers, NY. She is a pediatric neuropsychologist who has worked with children on the autism spectrum for the past 30 years. She is also the author of “S.O.S., Social Skills In Our Schools.” This book provides relevant lessons for children on the Spectrum in an inclusion setting.

The event is free for parents of children with Autism educated in Sullivan County. Parents will also receive a free copy of Dr. Dunn’s book. The Inquiring Minds Bookstore from New Paltz, will have other resource books concerning Autism Spectrum Disorders for sale.

For all other attendees, the registration fee is $25.00. Free childcare and activities will be provided. Pre-registration is required.

To register and for more information, please contact Scott Lederman at 845-295-4040 or scott.lederman@scboces.org.