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A Conversation About…..The 5-Point Scale in Times of Stress
January 19, 2022 @ 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
You are invited to join Community Autism Resources on ZOOM for ……. A Conversation About: The 5-Point Scale in Times of Stress
With our very special guest speaker Kari Dunn Buron, MS, Autism Education Specialist
The Incredible 5-Point Scale is a visual, highly structured system for teaching social and emotional concepts. Kari will describe and illustrate examples of how to use the scale to support your child’s understanding of complex emotions, feelings of stress, and using strategies for his or her own emotional control.
About the Speaker: Kari taught in the K-12 MN public school system with students on the autism spectrum for 30+ years, is a Past President of the Autism Society of MN, is a founding member of the MN Autism Project, and developed an Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate program for educators at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. In 2003, Kari received a Fellowship that allowed her to spend a year interviewing and working internationally with a number of scientists and researchers in the area of Neuroscience, Social Cognition, Education and Autism with a focus on challenging behaviors. Kari has presented her work internationally and has done volunteer work related to autism in Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Nepal. In 2012, she was inducted into the Illinois State University Department of Education Hall of Fame.
Kari is the co-author of:
The Incredible 5-Point Scale (Revised Edition) and Social Behavior and Self-Management. She is the author of When My Worries Get Too Big, (Revised Edition and winner of the 2013 Mom’s Choice Award, A 5 Could Make Me Lose Control and A 5 is Against the Law! (2008 ASA literary award winner). Kari is the co-editor of a textbook for educators titled Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators (2009 ASA literary award winner) and a children’s early chapter book, Adalyn’s Clare. Kari is currently revising and re-launching her work under her own label, 5 Point Scale Publishing.