Spring 2008 Virtual Visiting Scholars
Dr. Brenda Myles, Professor of Special Education
University of Kansas
http://soe.ku.edu/sped/faculty_staff/Myles.php
International Expert of Asperger's Syndrome
"Strengths and Needs of Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome and
High Functioning Autism Across the Life Span"
Monday, April 7, 2008
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
ATC 101 & West 109 (Verizon Lab)
Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D. is recipient of the 2004 Autism Society of America's Outstanding Professional Award and the 2006 Princeton
Fellowship Award, she has written numerous articles and books on Asperger Syndrome and autism including Asperger Syndrome and Difficult
Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns (with Southwick) and Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical Solutions
for School Success (with Adreon), the winner of the Autism Society of America's Outstanding Literary Work. Brenda has made over 500
presentations all over the world, written more than 150 articles and books on autism and Asperger Syndrome, and served as the co-chair of the
National Teacher Standards Committee. In addition, she has received millions of dollars in grants to support the education of students on
the autism spectrum. Myles is on the National Institute of Mental Health's Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee's Strategic
Planning Consortium and the Autism Society of America's Panel of Professional Advisors. Myles is also on the executive boards of several
organizations, including the Organization for Autism Research and Maap Services Inc. In addition, she was recently acknowledged as the second
most productive applied researcher in ASD in the world from 1997 to 2004.
This session will begin with a brief overview of the characteristics
Asperger Syndrome and then provide information on how the needs change
over time -- in pre-school, elementary, middle school, high school,
post-secondary education, and adulthood. In addition, strategies that
facilitate success for individuals with Asperger Syndrome will be
highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on providing a model for success
that can be used from preschool through adulthood.
Host: Cheryl Taylor-Mearhoff
