I received this last week and thought it was worth passing on. We have at least one undergraduate student in our program who has a formal Asperger's diagnosis. I suspect there are more that I am just not aware of. As staff, faculty, and grad TAs who come into contact with students, this might be helpful information. Veronica Schirm Undergraduate Program Administrator School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Rm 1057A 480 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 PH: (765) 494-0756 FAX: (765) 494-0805 vaschirm@purdue.edu From: Tippets, Jared N Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:17 PM Subject: Webinar on Managing Asperger's In & Out of The Classroom Colleagues, You are invited to attend a free webinar entitled, "Identifying and Managing Asperger's in the Classroom." This event will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. in Mechanical Engineering Building, room 1009. This webinar is broadcasted by Innovative Educators and is being conducted by Dr. Brian Van Brunt. Here is the description of the webinar from their website: Identifying And Managing Asperger's in the Classroom Let's face it. There are some students we work with in the classroom that present a challenge to faculty. Professors increasingly are asked to assess for suicide, sort out what is disruptive and what is dangerous, as well as handle odd and strange behavior with a sense of grace and equanimity. These are not easy tasks for anyone. This presentation will address the issue of Asperger's, a developmental disorder with which a growing number of college students have been diagnosed. Students can request accommodations in the classroom but often they refuse to talk about their problem or ask for help. Moreover, each student has different experiences with the disorder. Dr. Brian Van Brunt will review the common symptoms of Asperger's disorder and discuss how these most commonly manifest in the classroom setting. Participants will learn referral and management techniques to assist the professor in providing these students assistance while meeting the required legal standard of ADA. Practical tips and advice to prevent stress and burnout that can occur when working with these students will also be presented. This presentation will be unique and practical given Dr. Van Brunt's personal experience both in treating students with Asperger's disorder in therapy as well as having taught for over a decade in various classroom settings. A special thanks to the sponsors of this webinar: * Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs * Student Access, Transition and Success Programs * Center for Instructional Excellence * Office of the Dean of Students * Academic Success Center * Counseling and Psychological Services We hope you can join us! Regards, Jared =================================== Jared N. Tippets, Ph.D. Director of Student Access, Transition and Success Programs Purdue University Engineering Administration Building, Room 212 400 Centennial Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2016 Office: 765-494-2451 Fax: 765-496-6752 jtippets@purdue.edu<mailto:jtippets@purdue.edu> www.purdue.edu/SATS