Not Just Surviving, but Thriving with Autism

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Kimberly J. Clairy, OTR/L Related seminars and products

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Kim Clairy, OTR/L, is an autistic occupational therapist, international speaker, consultant, author, and self-advocate. Diagnosed with autism, Kim learned to break through personal and societal barriers, including navigating the healthcare system with ASD and an eating disorder. Her experiences forged a passion for educating others on autism with the hope of helping give voice to those unable to articulate their inner worlds. Using personal and professional experiences, Kim educates on many facets of autism across the lifespan including eating disorders, trauma, mental health, ADHD, intimacy, relationships, self-awareness, problem-solving through challenging behaviors, and much more!
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kimberly Clairy has an employment relationship with Autism Out of the Box LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kimberly Clairy is autistic and has friends and colleagues who are autistic. She is on the executive board of Milestones Conference committee. She has a professional relationship with the Ziggurat Group.

Objectives

1. Determine the root of problematic behaviors for autistic individuals.
2. Design interventions to create supportive environments for ASD individuals in the home, classroom, and/or office.
3. Construct tools to help ASD individuals identify emotions, match emotions to strategies, and communicate needs to others.
4. Employ strategies to help the ASD individuals with community integration and daily life.

Outline

• Dangers of Not Treating through an Autism Lens
  • Who am I and who is the guy next to me
  • Importance of respecting ASD special interest
• ASD Processing Differences
  • How they manifest in daily life across multiple settings
  • Case example, video demo, virtual live demos, and life experiences to illustrate:
    • Communication
    • Social
    • Emotion
    • Sensory
    • Cognitive processing
    • ASD strengths
• Problem Solving through an ASD lens
  • Task-analysis break down
  • Finding patterns in behaviors through data gathering
  • Methods to help those without ASD look through an ASD lens
• Address ASD Challenges
• Intervention Ziggurat levels to guide implementation of supports used
• Create systems, coping strategies, and develop tools for:
  • Sensory supports
  • Building interoceptive awareness
  • Tools to regulate and communicate emotions
  • Tools for managing change, getting stuck in loops, difficulty with transitions
  • Supports for community engagement
  • Communication, social, and relationship supports
  • Number system for communicating and monitoring levels of regulation
  • Strategies to help with the inclusion
  • Perseveration and developing a pause button
• Limitations of Research and Potential Risks

Target Audience

• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Physicians
• Psychologists
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Social Workers
• Teachers/School-Based Personnel
• Other Mental Health Professionals