Autism Society's 42nd National Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders

Assessment of Repetitive Verbal and/or Vocal Behavior In Students with Autism [ASHA Session]
Schea N. Fissel, M.A., CCC/SLP, Rebecca Embacher, M.Ed., Aletta Sinoff, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D and Heather Sydorwicz, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCBA

5482

Behavior and Language: Semantic Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Social Thinking
Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Carole A. Kaulitz, M.Ed., CCC-SLP and Mabel M. Brown, M.A.

5587

Comprehensive Behavioral Assessments: Considerations Beyond the Social Function [BCBA Session]
Jan Ostrom, M.S., BCBA and Sheila Merzer, M.A., L.P.

5865

Dancing with Max, Stories of Faith and Joy That Redefine the Journey
Emily Colson

5480

Early Identification and Effective Early Intervention Programming for Young Children with Autism [BCBA Session]
Diane Van Driesen, M.S., CCC, BCBA

5739

Federal and Corporate Employment Options for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders [ASHA Session]
Tracy Hilliard, M.S., Melody Stevens, M.A., Laura Ibañez, M.S. and Hoda Kirbah

5581

Focus on Females: Effective Interventions for Issues Facing Girls with ASDs
Shana Nichols, Ph.D. and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum, Ph.D.

5686

Helping College Students with Autism and Asperger's [ASHA Session]
Jessica B. Dunn, M.Ed.

5620

Using Technology to Address the Core Deficits In Young Children with ASD
Sarah Stensrud Murray, M.Ed. and Brenna Noland, M.A.

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

Break - Visit the Exhibit Hall

3:15 PM-4:30 PM

5469

S.T.O.P. and Relax © : A Sequential Program of Self-Calming
Louise Goldberg, M.A., ERYT500 and Debra A. Krodman Collins, Ph.D., NCSP, FLPY4231

5594

Community Accessibility Programming
Wendy J. Ross, M.D., FAAP, Rebecca B. Jackel, M.A., Roger I. Ideishi, J.D., OT/L and Yahaira I. Marquez, Ph.D.

5693

Effectively Integrating Comprehensive Planning: District-Wide Implementation of the Ziggurat Model
Ruth Aspy, Ph.D., Barry G. Grossman, Ph.D., Teri Rinewalt, M.S., Ed. and Sarah Halle, M.A.

5841

Ethics In Applied Behavior Analysis [BCBA Session]
Anne S. Holmes, M.S., CCC, BCBA, Nina Finkler, M.Ed., LDT/C, BCBA and James Ball, Ed.D., BCBA

5417

Fatherhood Forum: A Panel Discussing the Special Contributions and Needs of Fathers
Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D., Stephen M. Shore, Ed.D., Alexander Plank, Don White, Ven Sequenzia, Diane Adreon, Ed.D., Kent Potter and Craig Gibson

5477

From Process to Product: Creating a Culture of Acceptance in Middle School
Chelsea Budde, B.A., Denise Schamens, B.S. and Ann Akre, B.S., Ed., M.Ed.

5704

Genetics of Autism: From Chromosomes to Mitochondria
Dmitriy M. Niyazov, M.D. and Susan Fielkow, M.D.

5596

JobTIPS: A Web-Based Intervention to Address Job Skill Deficits
Dorothy Strickland, Ph.D. and Louise Buchholz Southern, M.Ed., BCBA

5470

Social Work: Intensive Case Management for Adults with Asperger Syndrome [ASHA Session]
Dena Gassner, MSW

5680

Teaching Speech to Young Nonverbal Children with Autism
LorRainne Jones, M.A., CCC-SLP, Ph.D.

5425

Top-Down and Bottom-up: Choosing the Best Therapies [ASHA Session]
James Coplan, M.D.

5746

Using Social Thinking® Skills As A Means to Increase Social Competence [ASHA Session]
Laura Haratine, M.Ed., BCBA, Kimberly Coppola, M.Ed. and Marijane Bethel, M.S., CCC-SLP

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Exhibition Hall Opening Reception - Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine

Poster Session Presentations

5799

Posters

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Panel of People On the Spectrum of Autism (PSA) and Panel of Professional Advisors (PPA) Event

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Panel of People On the Spectrum of Autism and Professional Advisors Working Group (closed)

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

Wretches and Jabberers Screening

Friday, July 8, 2011

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM

5814

Keynote Presentation
Shonda Schilling

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Break - Visit the Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

11:00 AM-12:15 PM

5860

Access to Autism Friendly Companies and Competitive Employment Opportunities
Jennifer Repella and Andy Traub, SPHR

5642

Assessment of Students On the Spectrum In a Large District: A Journey [ASHA Session]
Valerie Buckley, CAS, Susan Hatcher, Psy.S. and Susan Leach, M.Ed.

5569

Creative Teamwork to Support Families and Children with ASD [ASHA Session]
Mary Kientz, M.S., OTR

5559

Get up and Go! Teaching Children with Autism to Communicate At Home [ASHA Session]
Rebecca Elizabeth Mullican, M.Ed.

5579

Hidden Assumptions In the Mainstream Curriculum: K-3 Reading & Writing [ASHA Session]
Jill Fain Lehman, Ph.D.

5800

How to Make Your Child or Adult More Resilient and Optimistic
June Groden, Ph.D., Ayelet Kantor, Ph.D. and Cooper Woodard, Ph.D.

5609

Lights, Camera, Interaction: Video Modeling to Teach Social Skills
Jennifer Jacobs, M.S., CCC-SLP

5627

Portraits of Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Stop Disruptive Reactions by Creating Positive Behaviors
Larry Lipsitz, M.Ed.

5429

Puberty and ASD: A Clinical Perspective On Supporting Clients and Their Families [ASHA Session]
Nancy Cason, Psy.D.

5710

Staff Training Curriculum for Teaching Communication Skills In Programs Across the Lifespan
Mary E. Hoffman, LSP, CCC and Leslie J. Popko, CCC-SLP

5636

Understanding the Unique Speech, Language and Communication Needs of Individuals with Autism [BCBA Session]
Anne S. Holmes, M.S., CCC, BCBA

5472

Women with Autism Panel
Dena Gassner, MSW

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Lunch - Concessions Available In the Exhibit Hall

1:15 PM-2:30 PM

5316

A Collaborative Model for the Provision of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention [ASHA Session]
Amy Ducker Cohen, Ph.D, BCBA

5471

AAC Implementation: The Time is Now!
Heidi LoStracco, M.S., CCC-SLP and Renee Collender, M.A., CCC-SLP

5763

Autism Network for Individuals with Hearing and Visual Impairments Annual Meeting
Margaret P. Creedon, Ph.D.

5491

Community Avenues for Autism: Tools Paving the Way to Independence and Integration
Georgia Winson, M.S., Psychology and Jessie Decker, M.A. in progress

5527

Educational Program Evaluation for Parents: What Should I Look for?
Susan Kabot, Ed.D., CCC-SLP and Christine Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA

5695

Mathematics Interventions for Students with ASD: A Review of the Literature [ASHA Session]
Paulo Tan, M.S., Ed.

5740

Natural Supports for Social Inclusion
L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan, Ph.D.

5863

Potential Pharmaceutical Treatments for Improving Social Function In ASD
Alexander Kolevzon, M.D. and Barbara Rathmell, M.D.

5775

The Autism Collection: A Professional Development Resource
Mary E. Summers, Ed.D. and Patricia M. Guthrie, Ed.S.

5584

The Role of Sensory Processing In the Acquisition of Self-Care Skills [ASHA Session]
Sonia Kay, Ph.D., OTR/L

5460

Tips and Tweaks for Effective School-Wide PBIS for Students with ASD [ASHA Session]
Kathy L. Gould, M.S.

5303

Transferring Skinner’s Behavioral Technology Into a "Direct-Care Friendly" Behavior Support Plan [BCBA Session] [ASHA Session]
Susan M.S. Smith, BCBA, LMHC

2:30 PM-3:15 PM

Break - Visit the Exhibit Hall

3:15 PM-4:30 PM

5745

Abstraction, Literal Thinking, Generalization, and Learning: A Guide for the Perplexed
Lars Perner, Ph.D.

5357

Adulthood and Severe Autism: What We Know and Promising New Models
Krysti DeZonia, Ed.D.

5756

Community Collaboration to Provide a High-Quality Recreation and Family Support Program
Susan V. DeLuke, Ph.D., Jan S. Campito, M.S./M.Phil and Shannon Peterson, M.Ed.

5765

Identifying Priorities for Teaching Children with Autism: Where Do We Begin? [BCBA Session] [ASHA Session]
Chata Dickson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Nicole C. Gardenier, M.S., BCBA and June Kivi, M.S., Ed., BCBA

5635

Increasing Emotional Awareness and Therapy Readiness Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy Approaches [ASHA Session]
Samara Pulver Tetenbaum, Ph.D. and Shana Nichols, Ph.D.

5573

Let's Plan Together: Person-Directed Planning
Debbie Irish, DSW

5558

Look!! A Curriculum to Teach Sexual Health to Individuals with AS/HFA [ASHA Session]
Melissa Dubie, M.S.

5747

My Life with Autism
Sondra K. Williams, Adult with autism

5411

Sensory Issues and Emotions [ASHA Session]
Lauren Heller Kerstein, LCSW

5654

Situational Communication Boards for Nonverbal Students with Autism
Kendra A. Turner, M.Ed. and Krista Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP

5572

The Exercise Connection: Effective Programming for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
David S. Geslak, B.S., CSCS

5618

Tune In with Books: Developing An Understanding of the Mind Through Reading [ASHA Session]
Fern Sussman, B.A., DSPA

Saturday, July 9, 2011

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM

5815

Keynote Presentation - Wretches and Jabberers
Gerardine Wurzburg, Larry Bissonnette, Tracy Thresher, Pascal Cheng and Harvey Lavoy

9:30 AM-1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 AM-10:45 AM

Break - Visit the Exhibit Hall

10:45 AM-12:00 PM

5382

A Parents' Guide to Strategic IEP Planning: Eight Steps to Success
Wayne Steedman, Esq.

5336

A Rational Approach to Psychopharmacology for Children and Adolescents with ASD [ASHA Session]
James Coplan, M.D.

5483

Building Family Recreational Activities
Andrew Baumann, M.A., ICADC, FAPA

5446

Community-Based Social Behavior Development Programming for School-Aged Individuals with ASD
Tina Waters, M.A. with certificate in autism, Rochelle Voth, Ph.D., BCBA and Janine Delfino, M.A.

5790

Florida Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities: A Model for ASD Supports
Jack Scott, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Ven Sequenzia, Karen Berkman, Ph.D. and Diane Adreon, Ed.D.

5424

Oral Health Screen and Assessment of Children with Autism
Alan Gutierrez, M.S., RD, LD

5752

Positively Autism: Parents’ Optimistic Journeys and Success Stories
Lisa Townsend, B.A. and Sheila Knapp, B.A.

5355

Promoting Parent Training and Education In Autism Treatment [BCBA Session] [ASHA Session]
Matthew J. McAlear, M.Ed., BCBA

5541

Speaking for Ourselves: Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Panel
Julie A. Donnelly, Ph.D.

5466

Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders about Personal Safety
Mary Worthington, M.Ed.

5405

The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Approach SM: A Synclectic Best-Practice Model for Autism [ASHA Session]
Lynette Scotese-Wojtila, OTR/L and Ellen Winney, M.S., OTR/L

5564

Two Dads - Two Lawyers: Special Needs Legal and Future Planning
Brian Rubin, Esq. and James Caffry, Esq.

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch - Concessions Available In the Exhibit Hall

Panel of People On the Spectrum of Autism Townhall Meeting

1:30 PM-2:45 PM

5864

Autism and the Environment
Donna Ferullo

5727

Effects of Service Dogs on the Behaviors of Children with Autism
Ariane Schratter, Ph.D. and Sonia Dularam

5507

Guardianship & Less Restrictive Alternatives
Minerva Vazquez Bailey

5861

Insurance Reform Across America
Lorri Shealy Unumb, J.D. and Daniel R. Unumb, J.D.

5789

Kerry Magro Presents: College on the Spectrum
Kerry F. Magro

5663

Making Distance Education Work for People with ASD
Felicia Houston, Ph.D and Jennifer Sellers, Ph.D.

5793

Safety From Unintentional Injury for Children with ASD: An Under-Recognized Danger
Jack Scott, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Dennis Debbaudt, Law Enforcement Training, Kyle Bennett, Ed.D. and Toby Honsberger, M.Ed., BCBA

5839

Seven Evidence Based Strategies for An Effective Early Intervention Program [BCBA Session]
James Ball, Ed.D., BCBA

5499

Toilet Training Children with ASD: Strategies for Success
Judith A. Coucouvanis, M.A., PMHCNS-BC

5773

Visual Social Thinking Techniques: How to Leverage the Visual Thinker's Strengths [ASHA Session]
Michael McManmon, Dr. and Oliver West, B.A. (Hons.)

2:45 PM-3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM-4:30 PM

5351

Asperger's Syndrome: Clinical Presentation and Practical Strategies At Home and School [ASHA Session]
Melinda Docter, Ed.D.

5563

Autism is a Family Affair: Are You Communicating? - Let's Talk
Jennifer J. Knauer, SCRP and Joy Rick, B.S., M.A., SPHR, CCP

5354

Beyond Modeling: Staff Coaching Using Video Analysis [BCBA Session] [ASHA Session]
Matthew J. McAlear, M.Ed., BCBA

5795

Creating a Successful School to Home Connection for Students with Autism
Enid Hurtado

5630

From Research to Real Life: Autism, Divorce, and Married Life
Brian Freedman, Ph.D. and Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D.

5682

Injini: Cognitive Training Games and AAC Application for Young Children
Sri Srinivasan, M.A., M.S. and Manjiri Patkar

5494

Perseverance, Patience & Possibility: Teaching Intimate Self-care Skills
Margo Ruth Gross, Ed.D., OTR/L, LMFT

5611

Transition: Bringing All the Pieces Together: Navigating a Complex System
Stacey Hoaglund