Autism/Special Needs, Awareness 
4 Comments National Autism Conference: First Day Recap
What a great start to the conference! I didn’t get to type up all of my notes because of a special film screening they did last night, but it was awesome. 
First of all, the attendance was down from 2500 to 1700, which made it much easier to get around. They are doing a lot more web streaming, which they believe is part of the reason for the attendance change, so it is not necessarily a bad thing.
The opening speakers were wonderful, and the research symposium I chose turned out to be perfect. I could actually apply a lot of the afternoon information to my job (hmmm, maybe I should try to put those 3 hours on my time sheet!)
Last night, we had the opportunity to see a film called Including Samuel by Dan Habib. Dan has an extensive career in photojournalism and used that in this documentary that focuses on the full inclusion of his son with cerebral palsy into the school and the community.
The film goes far beyond just their son’s story, however; Dan profiles several other individuals of different ages, diagnoses and backgrounds to examine the issue of inclusion from a variety of angles. You can watch the trailer and get information about showings (or how to host a showing) on www.includingsamuel.com.
I’ll definitely be writing in more detail about what I’m learning. Right now I’m off to Day 2!
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Trish I am so glad you are liking the confereence
I look forward to more notes from the confeerence
I have found it useful to note down 1 or 2 most useful things I learn each day and that really helpslater …
That's a great idea! It's a bit overwhelming to go through the entire notebook and document every topic. I'll have to glean the best bits and then go into more detail on the individual sessions later.
About the Including Samuel film, the movie is great and it depicts clearly the situation most parents endure in having kids with autism.