Robin Lurie-Meyerkopf. Working with families and schools supporting children with Asperger’s, NLD, ASD, & ADHD
Robin has worked for the past twenty years in education, as a classroom teacher, an environmental educator and now as a consultant. Her experience includes teaching ages from kindergarten to high school and she has had a special interest in inclusive education. She serves on many committees in her community; such as the Equity Team at her local high school, whose mission is to look at the issues of bullying and harassing behavior. She is a member of Valley Outreach, a coalition of agencies and professionals networking to provide supports to children and families. She has also been trained as a parent liaison in her community. Robin is a member of the Easter Seals Autism Steering Committee for the North Country, which helps to coordinate services for families who have children with ASD. She is also on the Leadership Board for AANE – NH (Asperger’s Association of New England). She has graduated from Antioch New England Graduate School's Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Program with specialized training in pragmatic group skills. Robin has studied under nationally recognized and published authors Elsa Abele, Teresa Bolick and Michelle Garcia Winner.
Robin is a dynamic speaker who really understands our population of socially challenged children. Her focus and expertise is working with classroom teachers and other professionals who work with children on the spectrum on a daily basis. She understands the challenges faced by many educators who struggle with providing the accommodations necessary for these children to be successful. Robin has a private practice for training children with pragmatic/social skill deficits that range from elementary to high school age. She runs a monthly support group for parents of children with NLD, ASD, Asperger's, and ADHD. She also consults to schools and teachers on how to best accommodate the children in their classrooms with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder (ADHD), and Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD). Robin has presented nationally for educators and parents on the subject of accommodating children with Asperger’s and ADHD et al in a classroom setting. With her experience as a teacher, her education and background Robin understands the complexity of working with this population of children.
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Families and Schools Working Together to Supporting Children with Asperger Syndrome
