SED Fund Benefit with Dr. Stephen Shore

January 12th, 2010 | Cranwell Resort | Lenox, Massachusetts

The Student Educational Development Fund (SEDF), a non-profit dedicated to providing financial aid to LD students and training to LD educators, presents the 2010 SED Fund Benefit featuring Dr. Stephen Shore, author of Autism for Dummies and Beyond the Wall.

Parents, students and professionals are invited to join us at Cranwell Resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, the heart of the beautiful Berkshires, for this exciting and educational experience.
Tuesday, Jan 12th, 9am-3pm

Cost of $50 per person includes:

Special Presentation by Dr. Stephen Shore
Lunch and Refreshments
Art and Antique Auction
Silent Auction
Opportunity to meet other parents and professionals

About Dr. Stephen Shore

Diagnosed with “Atypical Development with strong autistic tendencies” Dr. Shore was viewed as “too sick” to be treated on an outpatient basis and recommended for institutionalization.

Nonverbal until four, and with much help from his parents, teachers, and others, Stephen completed his doctoral dissertation at Boston University focused on matching best practice to the needs of people on the autism spectrum. Click here to see an abstract of the dissertation. Recently, Dr. Shore has accepted a professorship at Adelphi University teaching courses in special education and autism.

In addition to working with children and talking about life on the autism spectrum, Stephen presents and consults internationally on adult issues pertinent to education, relationships, employment, advocacy, and disclosure as discussed in his books Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Ask and Tell: Self-advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, and the critically acclaimed Understanding Autism for Dummies.

President emeritus of the Asperger’s Association of New England, Dr. Shore serves on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, for the Board of Directors for Autism Society of America, Unlocking Autism, MAAP, the College Internship Program, and USAAA.

All proceeds go to the SEDF, providing college age students with learning disabilities equal opportunity to develop the necessary skills to live a happy and productive life.