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CHICAGO—91´«Ã½ Editions announces an exciting new workshop, with Lesley S. J. Farmer. This workshop will last consist of two 90-minute sessions and take place at:

• Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific
• Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific

Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Workshop

A 2-part workshop: Wednesdays, March 15 and 22, 2017, starting at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific on both days.

Autism is one of the most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability, and the number of children identified as autistic continues to grow. In this workshop, Dr. Lesley Farmer will take you through the basics of autism, explaining the forms the condition can take and how diagnosed children tend to be unique.

You will learn the library-specific challenges of working with this population, as well as best practices for both interacting with the children one-on-one and making the library environment, as a whole, more friendly. You will learn about resources and instructional strategies for serving this population.

Topics Include:

• Identifying youth with ASD and understanding their developmental challenges
• Making your library environment comfortable for youth with ASD
• Strategies for successful one-on-one interaction
• Understanding the print and digital resources available to librarians

About the Instructor

Dr. Lesley Farmer, Professor at California State University Long Beach, coordinates the Librarianship program. Dr. Farmer has worked as a teacher-librarian in K-12 school settings as well as in public, special and academic libraries. She oversees the California State University ICT Literacy Project and chairs the IFLA School Libraries Section. She was recently awarded the IASL LinkPlus Commendation Award and is a Fulbright scholar. A frequent presenter and writer for the profession, Dr. Farmer’s research interests include information literacy, collaboration, assessment, and educational technology. Dr. Farmer’s most recent book is (91´«Ã½, 2016).

Registration for this 91´«Ã½ Editions Workshop is available on the . You can purchase registration at both and rates.

91´«Ã½ Editions Workshops are designed to give you and your staff the opportunity to participate in a hands-on learning experience that will help you make the best decisions for your library.

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