ACC Invites National Expert in Communicative Disorders to North Dakota

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The Anne Carlsen Center welcomes an expert in developing the social and communicative lives of children to Grand Forks, N.D., on Sept. 23-24.

Dr. James D. MacDonald, the director of the Communicating Partners Center (CPC) in Columbus, Ohio, will guide conference participants through approaches and techniques that will help children with late-talking conditions overcome obstacles. The conference will examine the extensive research Dr. MacDonald and other professionals have gathered throughout the past three decades, and how these results help children communicate and socialize through verbal language.

This two-day conference, at Memorial Union in the Lecture Bowl on the campus of the University of North Dakota, will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day and conclude at 5 p.m. Registration for the conference will begin at 8 a.m. on Sept. 23.

Individuals affected by language disorders may face a difficult and disconnected life if symptoms of late-talking conditions are not properly diagnosed and treated. The conference works to help participants develop a roadmap for assessing lifelong communication. Conference participants will also get a chance to see and hear children and adults successful in the program.

CPC serves as a clinical and teaching network of, and for, parents and professionals who’ve completed the appropriate training. You can learn more about the CPC, and about Dr. MacDonald and autism, on the web at www.jamesdmacdonald.org.

Autism affects nearly half the students at the Anne Carlsen Center’s Jamestown Campus. The number of people affected by autism has shown a dramatic increase recently, rising locally and at the state and national levels. ACC is committed to helping individuals with disabilities overcome obstacles and live a life of dignity and greater independence.

This is the last of four autism conferences hosted by the Anne Carlsen Center in 2008. ACC has also invited speakers to the communities of Bismarck, Jamestown and Fargo to share their expertise in a wide array of topics dealing with autism.

The Center’s commitment to nurturing abilities and empowering the individual came to Grand Forks earlier this summer when ACC opened its first Community Services Office. The office began serving individuals with disabilities and their families almost immediately. The Center is dedicated to lifelong learning through multiple channels, such as conferences, and is pleased to provide these opportunities.

Visit www.annecenter.org or call ACC Employee and Outreach Training Specialist, Julie Hoeckle, toll free at 1-800-568-5175 for more information on this conference.