Psychologist, lecturer and author, Wenn Lawson, Ph.D. has run his own business for 22 yrs. At 2 yrs, he was misdiagnosed as intellectually disabled, at school of being incapable of doing as he was told, at 17 yrs misdiagnosed with schizophrenia; in and out of Mental Health Institutions; eventually age 42yrs, diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition (ASC), ADHD, dyspraxia and learning difficulties.
Dr. Lawson is currently a Teaching Fellow with Birmingham University's online Masters autism course. He resides on the Autism Open Access board and the board for SEAL(Community College in Warrnambool, Australia), & the ICAN board, South West (Australia). He is participant and advisor for Autism CRC, Australia and he has written numerous books (and papers) on ASC.
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This webinar was made possible thanks to generous donor support including a grant from Local 25, Boston Teamsters.
00:00 - Introduction
5:25 - Autistic characteristics in adults vs children
9:12 - Memory
11:00 - Key point: Language and communication
12:30 - Implications for memory
14:31 - Interoception
15:25 - Object permanence
15:40 - How to build new memories
17:55 - Autonomy
19:22 - Language ease
20:43 - Interoceptive movement
22:41 - Motor motivation
24:05 - Sensory profiling
26:02 - Example: Sensory issues
27:18 - Sensory accommodation
28:32 - Appropriate age expectations
30:14 - Universal design and interdependence
32:55 - When parents or caregivers leave
36:53 - How to create accommodations for aging in your life
39:06 - The art of communication
41:25 - Resource list
43:25 - Q & A
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