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 1:30 PM-3:00 PM | 
#1645- Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders and the ASA Conference 103 | 
	| Cathy Pratt | 
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#1213- Adults With Autism: What Does the Future Hold?* 104 | 
	| Ruth C. Sullivan, Anna P. Hundley and Mike Smith | 
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#1654- Special Needs Planning for Persons with Autism 107 | 
	| Bart Stevens | 
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#1627- Your Grandchild Has Autism.....  Now What?* 109 | 
	| John Shouse | 
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#1077- Practical Solutions for the Home* 204 | 
	| Brenda S. Myles, Kristi Sakai and Ronda Schelvan | 
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#1643- Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: Creating Social and Imaginary Worlds Together 205 | 
	| Pamela Wolfberg | 
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#1086- Strategies to Promote Academic Achievement for Students on the Autism Spectrum* 206 | 
	| Julie A. Donnelly | 
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#1546- The Critical Role of Joint Attention in the Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 209 | 
	| Jennifer S. Durocher | 
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#1451- The Effect of Picture Communication Symbols on the Verbal Comprehension of Young Children with Autism* 210 | 
	| Janet Preis | 
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#1300- Middle School and High School - Strategies for Success Ctr Blrm | 
	| Jeanne Lyons and Cindy Hart | 
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#1287- Using Visual Supports in Residential Settings* East Blrm | 
	| Lottie Koster, Kendra Chaplin and Phil Blevins | 
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#1610- Autism Software Panel Discussion: Overview of Products, Best Practices, Research, & Future Directions* W Blrm | 
	| Robert Stromer, Karl Smith, Jeffrey Weisman, Robert Caron, Lars Lidén, Mark Shelley and Laurie Jacobs | 
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#1668- CompuThera* W Blrm | 
	| Robert Caron | 
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#1673- Discrete Trial Trainer* W Blrm | 
	| Karl Smith | 
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#1675- Discussion* W Blrm | 
	| Robert Stromer | 
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#1677- Mission of Autism Technology Developers Association* W Blrm | 
	| Karl Smith | 
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#1671- Social Skill Builder* W Blrm | 
	| Laurie Jacobs | 
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#1670- Special Minds* W Blrm | 
	| Mark Shelley | 
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#1667- Talk Autism* W Blrm | 
	| Ron Oberleitner | 
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#1669- Teach Town* W Blrm | 
	| Christina Whalen | 
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 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | 
#1647- Issues and Strategies in Supporting Students in General Education Settings 103 | 
	| Cathy Pratt and Kristie Lofland | 
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#1638- MetLife/MetDesk Annual Financial Planning Workshop 104 | 
	| Nadine O. Vogel | 
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#1554- Growing Old with Autism:  A Guide for Families 107 | 
	| Audrey I. Horne and Elizabeth (Liz) Roth | 
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#1198- An Ounce of Prevention: Using Empirically Based Strategies to Avoid Challenging Behaviors 109 | 
	| Kara Hume | 
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#1641- The Cycle of Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns: Understanding Difficult Moments 204 | 
	| Brenda S. Myles, Amanda Lautenschlager and Terri Cooper Swanson | 
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#1234- The Autism-Mercury Connection* 205 | 
	| James B. Adams | 
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#1431- Supplement Navigation: A Tour of Supplements and Medical Interventions Recommended For Autism* 206 | 
	| Jerrold J. Kartzinel | 
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#1524- Autism Network for Individuals with Hearing and Visual Impairments* 210 | 
	| Margaret P. Creedon, Carol Schall, Terese Pawletko and Dolores Bartel | 
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#1666- Dolores Bartel, Parent Network Co-Director 210 | 
	| Dolores Bartel | 
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#1679- Parents' Perspective 210 | 
	| Michael Kanter | 
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#1375- Author's  Workshop for Persons with ASD and Other ASD Authors Ctr Blrm | 
	| Gerald D. Newport, Stephen M. Shore, Jessica Kingsley, Valerie Paradiz,  Wayne Gilpin and Keith Myles | 
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#1620- Finding the Truth: Evaluating Different Kinds of Evidence to Create Best Practices* East Blrm | 
	| Bryna Siegel | 
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#1519- Computer Assisted Technology for Adults with Autism* W Blrm | 
	| Anna P. Hundley, Dr. Jeff Sigafoos, Dr. Carolyn Garver, Alonzo Andrews and Dr. Mark O'Reilly | 
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 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | 
#1168- Classroom and Communication Skills Preschool Program:  Educating Students with Autism in a Natural School Environment* 103 | 
	| Colleen M. Hannigan and Megan Ahlers | 
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#1533- From The Horses' Mouths To The Foals' Ears:  Explaining Autism To Children 104 | 
	| Lars Perner, Stephen M. Shore, Kassiane Sibley, Michael John Carley and Patricia E. Clark | 
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#1386- "God Does Not Make Garbage" A Dialogue in Our World 107 | 
	| Johnny Seitz and Chris Rials-Seitz | 
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#1491- Where Do We Go From Here?  Autism and Transition to Work and Higher Education* 108 | 
	| Elin Doval | 
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#1538- How to Present an Autism Awareness Program for Your Child's Classmates 109 | 
	| Jeanne Lyons | 
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#1582- Asperger Syndrome: Managing Neurobiological Differences in Inclusive Classrooms* 204 | 
	| Lynda Geller | 
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#1097- Effective Advocacy--How to make good things happen* 205 | 
	| Jeff Sell | 
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#1181- Oxidative Stress in Autism:  What Parents Should Know 206 | 
	| Woody R. McGinnis | 
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#1513- Autism Inside.....Out 209 | 
	| Marty Murphy | 
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#1278- A Systems Approach to Autism and Sensory Processing Challenges 210 | 
	| Judith Bluestone | 
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#1644- The 10 Habits of Effective Teachers (of Students with ASD) Ctr Blrm | 
	| Carol Ann Gray | 
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#1642- There’s a Lot More to Pragmatics than Requesting East Blrm | 
	| Diane Twachtman-Cullen | 
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#1658- Autism Treatment Network, Closing the Gap in Medical Care for Individuals with Autism (I) W Blrm | 
	| Richard Fade | 
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 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | 
#1600- Stress & Coping in Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders 103 | 
	| Grace Baron, Matthew S. Goodwin, June Groden, Gerald Groden and Lewis P. Lipsitt | 
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#1417- Developing Flexible Strategies for Employment for Adults with Autism 104 | 
	| Anne S. Holmes and Jamie Douglas | 
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#1606- Early Identification: Pennsylvania First Signs 107 | 
	| Brenda L. Eaton M. Ed. and Mary L. Barbera | 
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#1083- Speaking for Ourselves: Autism Spectrum Individuals Panel 108 | 
	| Julie A. Donnelly | 
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#1261- Fostering Mutual Friendship for Children with ASD 109 | 
	| Heather, C. McCracken | 
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#1253- Building Bridges Between First Responders and Individuals with Autism ~ Appropriate Preparedness 204 | 
	| Carolyn A. Gammicchia and Andrew W. Gammicchia | 
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#1441- Stereotypy in children with ASD: Why it Occurs and what to do about it* 205 | 
	| William H. Ahearn | 
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#1407- The Use of Dietary Enzyme Supplements for Gluten and Casein Intolerance* 206 | 
	| Devin Houston | 
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#1248- Adult Services; How Medicaid and its associated national provisions can have such a difference in interpretation in various states 209 | 
	| David Holmes and ira Fingles | 
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#1502- No Adults Left Behind: Strategy Plans for winning the Unemployment/Underemployment War. 210 | 
	| Herman T. Fishbein  Ed.D | 
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#1392- Writing CAN be Child's Play: The Writing Together Program* Ctr Blrm | 
	| Linda W. Hagood | 
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#1404- How Do You Know? The Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders* East Blrm | 
	| Jane M. Charles, Barbara Becker-Cottrill, Catherine E. Rice and Walter H. Jenner | 
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#1659- Autism Treatment Network, Closing the Gap in Medical Care for Individuals with Autism (II) W Blrm | 
	| Richard Fade | 
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 1:30 PM-3:00 PM | 
#1682- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services* Center Exhibit Hall | 
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#1681- Friday Keynote Session* West Exhibit Hall | 
	| Paul Shattuck | 
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 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | 
#1217- Facilitating Friendships Between Children With ASD And Their Peers 103 | 
	| Tara Tuchel | 
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#1646- Annual Meeting of the Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs (NATTAP) 104 | 
	| Cathy Pratt and Barbara Becker-Cottrill | 
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#1503- Weathering Autism in Relationships and Visual Stimuli* 107 | 
	| David F. Hamrick | 
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#1540- Establishing Repertoires of Thematic Play in Children with Autism using Video Modeling 108 | 
	| Rebecca MacDonald and Betsy Dangel | 
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#1101- Autism in College: A Parent's Perspective* 109 | 
	| Ann B. Palmer | 
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#1215- Social Skills, Sexuality, and Growing Up: Addressing the Needs of Youth and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders* 204 | 
	| Shana Nichols, Audrey Blakeley-Smith, Judy Reaven and Susan Hepburn | 
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#1637- For Fathers Only* 205 | 
	| James Ball | 
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#1224- Responding to Metabolic and Genomic Abnormalities: Improving Outcomes through Nutritional Biochemistry 206 | 
	| J. Jeffrey Bradstreet | 
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#1601- Our Life in a Nutty Shell, Living with Autism and Loving It 209 | 
	| Carolyn Gammicchia, Andrew W. Gammicchia, Nicholas Gammicchia and Alexander Gammicchia | 
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#1472- Action! Social Skills Instruction Incorporating Video Modeling 210 | 
	| Linda C. Murdock | 
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 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | 
#1139- Early Childhood Social-Communication/Work Skills: A Transdisciplinary Group Approach* 103 | 
	| Jocelyn Warren, Trisha Gallagher and Karen Coulter | 
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#1403- Promoting Quality in the Design and Delivery of Services for Adults with Autism* 104 | 
	| Jeffrey Markowitz and Carol B. Markowitz | 
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#1444- Non-Spectrum Spouses of Individuals with Autism 107 | 
	| Susan J. Moreno | 
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#1663- Embedded Skills* 108 | 
	| Jennifer Pasley Nietfeld | 
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#1415- Parents as Interventionists 108 | 
	| Jennifer Pasley Nietfeld, Juli C. Liske and Mark T. Harvey | 
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#1665- When the Resources Don't Fit, Design Treatments for Your Child* 108 | 
	| Juli C. Liske | 
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#1204- Outcomes of Early Intervention Over 2 Years: Comparisons of Clinic-Based and Parent-Managed Programs* 109 | 
	| Veronica Smith and Karen Bopp | 
	|   | 
#1437- Ten Things You Need to Know When Your Child Turns 18* 204 | 
	| Jaime B. Parent and Bryan Parent | 
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#1605- How to identify best practices and programs for educating children with autism* 205 | 
	| Peter J. Doehring | 
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#1541- Teach Us All:  Social Learning in a Group Setting* 206 | 
	| Ann W. Kennedy, Kristie Wade, Claire Dunn, Amy Piazza and Tara McDougal | 
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#1544- An Inclusionary Tale:  One child.  One story.  Many miracles. 209 | 
	| Mary Donnet Johnson, Sherry Henshaw Corden and Dr. William Allen | 
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#1580- Early Literacy Instruction For Children With Autism And Related Disabilities 210 | 
	| Ann-Marie Orlando and Greg Valcante | 
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 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | 
#1484- Assessment and Treatment of Feeding in Children with Autism:  One Team's Approach* 103 | 
	| Jocelyn Warren, Patricia Blackwell, Eva Roberts Markham and Diana C. Pantalos | 
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#1423- The Role of Imagery and Verbal Processing in Language Comprehension 104 | 
	| Nanci Bell | 
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#1604- Walk Awhile in My Autism:  Sensitivity Presentations to promote Understanding of ASDs 107 | 
	| Kate McGinnity and Nanette Negri | 
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#1126- Empowering Parents with More Than Words The Hanen Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 108 | 
	| Fern Sussman | 
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#1500- Is College in Your Future? Plan, Prepare and Succeed!* 204 | 
	| Lars Perner and Kimberly Ramsey | 
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#1532- Blending Effective Strategies and Assistive Technology: The Underpinnings for Success in a classroom for students with Autism* 205 | 
	| Tracie Mauch and Myra Jessie Flint | 
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#1548- Nutritional Abnormalities in Autism, and the Effect of Nutritional Supplementation* 206 | 
	| Tapan Audhya and James B. Adams | 
	|   | 
#1430- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Symptoms in Children with High-Functioning ASD 209 | 
	| Judy Reaven, Susan Hepburn, Shana Nichols and Meena Dasari | 
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#1614- Creating a Camp for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders 210 | 
	| Spencer D. Nolan, Anastasia Hubbard and Jill Hudson | 
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 1:30 PM-3:30 PM | 
#1676- Closing Keynote Session* Grand Blrm | 
	| Stephen M. Shore | 
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