interview

Trisha Katkin

Over the last few months we have been highlighting the work of Trisha Katkin, one of the key thought leaders in the area of autism and education.

Regular readers may have seen her articles such as “10 Essential Life Skills for Students with Autism” and “10 Ways to Use Positive Behavior Supports for Students with Autism.” As far as this blog is concerned Trisha we think offers one of the best sources of information and support for both parents and teachers of children on the autism spectrum. She is always on the ball and her advice is totally actionable.

So we are delighted to announce that AutismTalk is going to run an interview with her at the end of this month. But the interview is a bit different from most that you have come across before.

How so you might ask?

Well we want you, our readers and followers, to decide which questions we should ask. So what questions do you have for somebody how has spent years in the special education field? She is now considered the go to expert for special education teaching professionals? We feel this is a great opportunity to ask those questions which you want to get answered.

So what next?

Simple. Just write the questions that you have in the comments section below or if you would prefer you can send them to us at info@patienttalk.org.

For those of you who don’t know her Trisha Katkin is a special education teacher in New Hampshire in America. She has her Master’s in Education and currently holds certificates in General Special Education, Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities. She has been a guest speaker at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability and has been featured on Autism Talk (http://patienttalk.org ), The American Autism Association (http://myautism.org ), as well as on Kerry Magro’s site at http://KerryMagro.com . She is a crusader for students with autism and fights to spread awareness for teachers, parents, and advocates who need help. She writes a blog at http://TRISHAKATKIN.COM where her posts consist of actionable advice and tips that can be implemented immediately.

Thanks very much in advance for your help. We will confirm the date of the interview in the next week. So please watch this space!

Blood Cancer research

Our friends at M3 Global Research have used us to help them find people to help them with some research in America.

They are interested in people who wish talk about the unmet needs of people with blood cancer, the factors that may motivate a person to talk to his/her doctor about a new treatment and how people want to receive information about new treatment options. They are very interested in listening to their perspectives and thoughts on a series of messages, as the insights you can provide will help them understand how to improve information given to people about new treatments. The results of the research will be used to help provide patients the information necessary to make a treatment decision that is best for them.

They are offering $125 to the patients who successfully complete the interview, which will last for 60 minute over the telephone. They are looking to conduct interviews with the patients in the weeks of 8th and 15th of December.

There is some criteria you will need to meet to qualify, this is as follows:

• You will need to be 18 years of age or older
• Live in the USA
• Diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)
• Be on current treatment/ in-between treatments or have discontinued treatment
• Have access to a computer/ laptop/ tablet with working internet for the interview

If you would like to take part please call Juli Finney 610-952-6176. Alternatively you can email her email her at jfinney@usa.m3.com.

Thanks very much in advance.

Patient Talk

Patient Talk

Autism and Education Q&A with Trisha Katkin – the Autism Teaching Guru.

Do you have blood cancer and live in the USA? In which case you might qualify for $125 for taking part in an interview!