Jessica Fletcher, Pitt Hopkins mom, shared her family’s journey to finding a voice for her son Ian.

We had a great line up of speakers! Find their slides and talk details below.

Susan Norwell, M.A. Special Education – Slides for these presenations can be found here.

A) Presume Competence: The Value of Making the Least Dangerous Assumption 

B) Literacy is Essential: Where Do We Start? 

C) Emergent Literacy Basics: What Are the Foundational Blocks?

D) Conventional Reading: The Balanced Literacy Model

Jill Tullman, MS, CCC-SLP – Slides for these presenations can be found here.

A) Assessment and Intervention

B) AAC Tools and Strategies that Support Individuals with Pitt-Hopkins to Communicate and Participate

The presentations ended and our group took on Mall of America Saturday evening! We were fortunate to get donated wristbands for each family to enjoy the rides and fun at the mall. What a great way to wrap up our 2018 conference!