Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Lake of the Torches Conference Center

Lac du Flambeau, WI

Family Summit Flyer 

Program: We will offer multiple sessions for families and professionals with dinner and a presentation by our keynote speaker, Jules Edwards.  Activities for kids will be available 

Schedule:

• 3:00-4:00 PM Session for Professionals with Jules Edwards
• 5:00 PM: Dinner starts, and resources are available
• 5:15-6:30 PM: Keynote Speaker Jules Edwards during dinner
• 6:30-7:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • • • Self-Care for All, Sharon Ninedorf, Occupational Therapist
      • Jules Edwards 

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RSVPs are appreciated

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Keynote Speaker, Jules Edwards: Jules is an Anishinaabe writer, gardener, accountant, and disability justice advocate. She is a neurodivergent parent of neurodivergent children. Experiencing disability through multiple lenses has helped her to help others. She writes as “Autistic, Typing” on her website and social media. Her first book, I Will Die On This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World, was co-written with Meghan Ashburn. Jules’ professional development includes a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) National Training Director Council fellowship, and Wilder Foundation Community Equity Program (CEP) fellowship.

You can learn more about Jules from the podcasts below and on her website- autistictyping.com 

59. Culturally Responsive Therapy for Native Autistic Kids with Jules Edwards

 

Autistic Adults and Neurotypical Parents of Autistic Children: The Need to Work Together