“In this time of economic hardship, MomsFightingAutism.com and The Autism File wanted to give  an early and useful holiday present to those families impacted by autism,” explained Chantal Sicile-Kira, author of Autism Life Skills, and ‘Ask Chantal’ columnist for The Autism File, who will be moderating this event. “Web conference calls and magazines are a great way for the parent and professional  who feels isolated or cannot make it to  conferences to stay connected.”

The speaker on December 15th  will be  Lisa Lieberman, MSW, LCSW, an psychotherapist in private practice in Oregon with over 30 years experience, and author of A Stranger Among Us: a comprehensive guide to hiring one-to-one providers for children and young adults with disabilities. Mrs. Lieberman and her husband are blessed with  a 20-year-old son, Jordan, who has autism.

“With the holidays fast approaching, parents with children on the spectrum will face unique challenges and pressures – including  how to balance everyone's needs,” explained Lisa. “We hope this two-hour free autism web conference call will help keep the ‘happy’ in Happy Holidays,” said Chantal.

This conference call  is part of an interactive series that Ernest Priestly, founder of MomsfightingAutism.com, has been providing and will continue through the new year. Listeners on the webcasts are able to post a question live while the speaker is presenting. “This interactivity always brings out more in the speaker and moderator,” said Ernest,  “It helps those who are listening, and searching  for answers, to get the information they really need.”