| MEDIA CONTACT: Andrew
LaPlant
(561) 297-3022, alaplant@fau.edu
or Dr. Jack Scott
(561) 775-0625,
jscott@fau.edu FAU Hosts Lecture
Series on Autism
North Carolina professor will speak on improving social skills
for people with Autism Boca
Raton, FL (March 10, 2004) – The Florida
Atlantic University Center for Autism and Related Disability (CARD) will present
a lecture on autism by Dr. Gary Mesibov, director of the statewide autism support
agency for the state of North Carolina. The lecture will take place in the Majestic
Palm Room at FAU’s University Center on the Boca Raton campus on Friday,
March 19 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Mesibov will speak on “Enhancing Social Capacity for Individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorders.” The lecture will build on the Treatment and Education
of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) theme of understanding
the unique outlook of each person with autism. Mesibov
is the director of TEACCH and professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Brandeis
University and will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of Mons-Hainaut
in Belgium for university training and public school implementation of TEACCH
methods in Belgium. TEACCH is an internationally
recognized organization that pioneered the use of visual supports for Autism Spectrum
Disorder learners and now innovates with unique approaches to enhancing social
capacity. The agency focuses on the individual with autism and the development
of a program around the individual’s skills, interests and needs.
This is the last of a three part autism lecture series coordinated by Dr. Jack
Scott, associate professor of exceptional student education at FAU, and by CARD.
For more information call 561-297-0392.
-FAU- The
FAU Center for Autism and Related Disability (CARD) provides services to persons
with autism and their families in Palm Beach County. The Center serves as the
satellite office of the University of Miami CARD. CARD centers are funded by the
Florida legislature.
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