Sunday September 23, 2012 at Queen's Park, 11am - 6pm
Jonathan Alderson
Event Info: Healthy Living Stage at 3:00 PM
Jonathan Alderson is an autism treatment specialist and founder of the innovative Intensive Multi-Treatment Intervention Program. A graduate of Harvard University, with experience as a Curriculum Specialist Coordinator with Teach For America, he has trained at the Son-Rise Program in Massachusetts, where he worked as program administrator and a senior therapist trainer. Now based in Toronto, Jonathan is a sought-after speaker and instructor who works with children and families around the world. In 2010, Jonathan was nominated as one of The Globe and Mail’s “25 Transformative Canadians.”
Click here to see Jonathan Alderson discuss why he wrote Challenging the Myths of Autism.
Books
Challenging the Myths of Autism
How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity? That they reject affection or suffer from mental retardation? As the number of children diagnosed with autism surges, researchers and educators are racing to define the amorphous nature of this spectrum disorder and its wide range of symptoms. But in trying to characterize this widely varying group, people often perpetuate a host of limiting and potentially damaging misconceptions in the media, academic journals and even in textbooks. These myths don’t hold up when examined, and they don’t reflect Jonathan Alderson’s experience working over two decades with more than 2,000 children and families affected by Autism. Provocative and meticulously researched, Challenging the Myths of Autism looks at the most prevalent misjudgments and sets out a new understanding that will change the way parents and professionals view Autism.
