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CONGRATS, JEN!
News from the Rochester Women's Network
Jennifer Hackett, Executive Director of Camp Puzzle Peace/Family Autism Center of Rochester, is a 2018 Women Inspiring Women Award honoree. Jen and her staff are the operational partners for the Autism Nature Trail -- we are in great hands!
GUIDEBOOK FOR THE ANT
Dr. Skott Jones has authored a guidebook for caregivers to facilitate language development along the mile-and-a-quarter Autism Nature Trail (The ANT) at Letchworth State Park.
Dr. Jones, Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at Ithaca College, completed the project while on sabbatical during the fall 2017 term.
“At each station on the trail,” Dr. Jones writes, “there are ample opportunities to use language to describe the various sensory experiences of an individual. By collating evidence-based facilitative language strategies into a parent-friendly guidebook specifically designed for the trail, caregivers will have the opportunity to model for and elicit language from children with autism spectrum disorders.”
The five principles of facilitating language in children with ASD are based on 30 years of research and are presented in this easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide for use by parents, teachers and other caregivers visiting The ANT.
Dr. Jones has been a highly engaged member of The ANT Advisory Panel since its inception in 2015. We are grateful to him and to Ithaca College for their extraordinary commitment to this project.
ANT CONSULTANTS
Our logo was created by RUSTY KEELER, a key member of The ANT consultant team. Over the past two decades, Rusty has worked with hundreds of community, school, parks, university and childcare leaders to dream, design and construct engaging outdoor environments for the young and the young at heart. He is a pioneer in the movement to reconnect children to nature, and his designs reflect his sincere desire to create a more beautiful world in which to grow and explore.
DR. AMY LAURENT, principal autism consultant to The ANT, is a developmental psychologist and occupational therapist who serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Rhode Island. She is one of four collaborators who developed SCERTS®, an innovative educational model for working with children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. Her research and publications have focused on the development of emotional regulation in children and adolescents with ASD and its impact social competence.
ANTS RULE!
Genesee Valley Educational Partnership teacher Olie Olson presents our new ANT made from 100% recycled materials by welding students from Wayland-Cohocton High School in Steuben County, NY. This extraordinary piece of sculpture was crafted from discarded farm equipment and will serve as a seat (which moves gently up and down), a percussion instrument (the head, thorax and abdomen each make a different sound when tapped), and a conversation piece (the detail is seen best in the shadow), Thank you, Mr. Olson and students!
Did you know: Ants have varied sleeping patterns from naps of just a few seconds to a few minutes — but they rest only as much as they need to. They make use of every moment they have.
SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
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We are committed to autism awareness, acceptance and understanding every month of the year. Follow us as we finalize plans for The ANT and raise the funds needed to construct and endow it PERMANENTLY!
Letchworth Photo Gallery
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