Sima Gerber, Ph.D., CCC is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders of Queens College, City University of New York. She has been a speech-language pathologist for over 40 years, specializing in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental challenges. Dr. Gerber is on the faculty of Profectum Academy and the Advisory Board of the New York Zero-to-Three Network. She has presented nationally and abroad on the topics of language acquisition and developmental approaches to assessment and intervention for children on the autism spectrum. Most recently, Dr. Gerber was a visiting professor at the University of Haifa in Israel.Dr. Gerber is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Presenters: Sima Gerber PhD, CCC-SLP; Helen Spanakos Weitman
In this plenary, the capacities of intentionality and comprehension will be discussed relative to their impact on the development of communication and language observed over the course of a 12 year treatment of a now 16 year old adolescent with ASD. The developmental complexity of these individual capacities and their bidirectional interaction over time supports an understanding of the teen’s profile today – where he soars and where he struggles. The collaboration between the speechlanguage therapist and the mother will be discussed as they worked together to understand how to enhance the boy’s strengths and address his challenges. The mother’s experiences of parenting the child guided the thinking about his developmental needs from his early years to the present. Finally, the insights that arise from observing measurable and immeasurable developments will be explored and illustrated with videotapes and language samples.
Presenters: Sima Gerber PhD, CCC-SLP; Helen Spanakos Weitman
In this plenary, the capacities of intentionality and comprehension will be discussed relative to their impact on the development of communication and language observed over the course of a 12 year treatment of a now 16 year old adolescent with ASD. The developmental complexity of these individual capacities and their bidirectional interaction over time supports an understanding of the teen’s profile today – where he soars and where he struggles. The collaboration between the speechlanguage therapist and the mother will be discussed as they worked together to understand how to enhance the boy’s strengths and address his challenges. The mother’s experiences of parenting the child guided the thinking about his developmental needs from his early years to the present. Finally, the insights that arise from observing measurable and immeasurable developments will be explored and illustrated with videotapes and language samples.
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