Presenter(s)

Keynote: The Delivery of Effective Social Skills Programming to Individuals on the Autism Spectrum: Notes and Observations from the Classroom, Clinic,and Laboratory (No Handouts Available)

Scott Bellini

General Session: How to Be a Good Friend to Kids With Autism

Reno Williams

Breakout- Social Skill Strategies that Work (three hour session) (No Handouts Available)

Scott Bellini

Breakout Session I

Learning Together with a Sense of Belonging 

Deborah Aman & Summer Perkins

Theory of Mind and the Affect on Pragmatics and Reading

Joanne Sweazey & Bairbre Flood

Stacking the Deck Social Skills Training Game

Lucinda Parramore & Melanie Wagner

Breakout Session II

Who’s In My Classroom

Donna Foster & Angela Mann

Buddies: Bridging Social Gaps in the Classroom

Paola Guzman, Maricarmen Saleta & Melissa Hale  

Picture this…A Visual Dictionary of Abstract Terms for Secondary Students

Sandra Marra, Jean Caldicott & Ellie Weber

Presenter(s)

Keynote: Performance, Support, and Strategies: Essential Elements for Successful Supported Employment (No Handouts Available)

Michael Brady, Ph.D.

BreakOut Session I

Low-Tech Solutions for High End Results: Enhancing Independence at Work for Supported Employees

Kyle Bennett, MS, BCBA

Interviewing Success for Individuals with Asperger’s Disorder and High Functioning Autism

Allison Leatzow

Breakout Session II

Housing and Residential Considerations: Options and Resources

Alex Dominguez, Ph.D.

Pathways to Success: Understanding your Benefits while Joining or Returning to the Workforce

Elizabeth Jennings   

Breakout Session III

Moving Forward through Career (Vocational) Assessment: Explaining Who You Are to Those Who Care

Herm Fishbein, Ed.D.

Getting Along in the World with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Personal Account of Supported Living and Supported Employment (No Handouts Available)

Perry Schwartz

Presenter(s)

Keynote I:Researching the Basic Biology of autism

Sophia Colamarino

Keynote II:Developing Active Learner Participation by Children with Autism: Capturing the Motivational Variables

James Partington

Breakout Session I

Teaching Language Skills During Daily Activities to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Delays

James Partington

Working Together: Multicultural Families and the Human Service Professional

David Garcia

Transitioning to Adult Life: Building an Effective Employability and Social Support System that Works

Herm Fishbein

Inclusion Struggles, Strategies, and Successes (No Handouts Available)

Greg Valcante

Tactics, Tools & Tips: Building Reading Fluency and Comprehension

Marilee Emerson & Michele Brindle

Technology to Promote Literacy and Learning (No Handouts Available)

Ann-Marie Orlando

Further Consideration of Autism Research: Questions and Directions for the Future (No Handouts Available)

Sophia Colamarino

Breakout Session II

Building the Evidence Base: UM Treatment Research – A Focus on Joint Attention

Michael Alessandri, Jennifer Durocher, Anibal Gutierrez, & Melissa Hale

Assessment and Identification in a Multicultural Society: Diversity Considerations and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Charles Dukes & Pamela Lamar-Dukes

Successful Employment Outcomes Through DISCOVERY

Tammy Jorgensen Smith

Enhancing the “Real-World” Literacy Skills of Students with Autism

Thomas Stull

Strategies for Competitive Employment for Adults with Dual Sensory Impairments

Jon Harding

The Autistic Self Advocate Community: Encouraging Self Advocacy in Policy, Education, and Service Delivery (No Handouts Available)

Ari Ne'eman

Using Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies to Help People with Asperger Syndrome Cope with Anger & Anxiety

Diane Adreon

Presenter

Keynote III: The Maltreatment of People with Disabilities: Descriptions, Prevalence, Prevention

Donna Gilles

Keynote IV: TBA

 Juane Heflin

BreakOut Session III

Let's Play: Teaching Parents How to Play with Their Young Children with Autism

Mae Barker

Incorporating All Students in General Education

Patricia Oliver

A Home of Your Own: Lifespan Planning and a Few Models (No Handouts Available)

Art Wallen & John Townsend

“The Perfect Fit”: Making Inclusion Work

Marlene Sotelo, Sheree Starr Schulson, & Corrie C. Anderson-Lohr

Crossing the Line: When Treatment Becomes Maltreatment (1) (2) (3) (4)

Donna Gilles

In Case of Emergency: Autism Risk & Safety Management

Dennis Debbaudt

Financial and Legal Perspectives of Special Needs Planning

Joseph Eppy, Harlen Singer, & Minerva Bailey