PEPSA Autism Summer Institute
About the PEPSA Autism Summer Institute
The 24th Annual Autism Summer Institute took place on July 15–16, 2025. This year’s theme was “Communication Strategies and Additional Supports for Success in the Classroom and Beyond.”
Thank you to all who joined us! If you were unable to attend or would like to revisit the content, below you will find access to each session’s recording and accompanying handouts:
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
- Using Communication and Literacy to Support Self-Determination in Learners with Autism Across the Lifespan, presented by Dr. Sylvia Diehl, 3 hours Watch the Session | View the Handouts
- Employment First, presented by Denise R. Barnes, M.A., 1 hour Watch the Session | View the Handouts
- Developing and Enhancing the Communication Path: Making the Road Easier to Successful Communication through Inclusion of Assistive Technology (AT), presented by Josephine Mongiovi, M.S., CCC-SLP, M.Ed., LATS & Dana Hoang, B.A., InD., ATP, 2 hours (Recorded Sessions Coming Soon!) View the Handouts
- Beyond Behavior Charts: Reframing and Rethinking Behavior Through a Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens, presented by Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, 3 hours Watch the Session | View the Handouts
- Modifying Standards-Based Lessons for Students with Autism, presented by Kaley Presnell, M.Ed., 1 hour Watch the Session | View the Handouts
- Just Give Him the Whale, presented by Dr. Paula Kluth, 2 hours Watch the Session | View the Handouts
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