The ASA's 38th National Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders (July 11-14, 2007) of ASA

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ

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Program-at-a-Glance


Technical Program

TUESDAY
July 10
WEDNESDAY
July 11
THURSDAY
July 12
FRIDAY
July 13
SATURDAY
July 14
AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM
CME                    
General Submissions         ARI/DAN! I: Overview of Biomedical Treatments*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Augmentative/Alternative Communication for Individuals with Autism: System Selection & Implementation Issues-BCBA Session/ASHA CEU Session*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Autism and Relationship Strategies*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Boardmaker in the Home: Enhancing Communication and Structure for Children with ASD
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Early Literacy, Communication and the Tango- ASHA CEU Session
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Helping Parents Teach Theory-of-Mind to Children with Autism*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Marriage from both the Asperger Syndrome and Non-Spectrum View
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Our Journey to Eliminate the Use of Physical Restraint*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Overview of Autism and Introduction to ASA*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Providing a Family Camp Experience for Families of Children with Autism*
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction: Improving the writing of a child with Asperger Syndrome
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
THE Nature, Cause, And A New Scale To Diagnose Autism and Asperger's Disorder- ASHA CEU Session
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The Impact of Communication on Behavior as Experied by a Non-verbal Person
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Treating the Core Deficits of ASD with Relationship Development Intervention- ASHA CEU Session
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Your Dependent With Special Needs: Making Their Future More Secure
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM 
(A Panel Discussion) Mothers From the Freudian/Psychoanalytic Era Respond to the Documentary: Refrigerator Mothers
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
ASA Messaging for Media and Stakeholders
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Addressing Adaptive Behavior and Executive Functioning in Asperger Syndrome Through Neurological Music Therapy Techniques: Implications of national research of asperger syndrome characteristics- ASHA CEU Session
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Avances en la Metodología Conductual (ABA): Los Padres son los Mejores Terapeutas.- (Presented in Spanish) ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Building Brighter Futures for Families: Helping Them to Cope Throughout the Lifespan
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Dad's Workshop*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
First Things First: Joint Attention as the Gateway to Social Communication
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
In Search of the Proper Autistic Friend
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
JumpStart: A Parent Empowerment & Early Intensive Behaviorally Based Intervention Program*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Kiss My Asperger......Goodbye!: Building an Effective Employability and Social Support System that Works
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Neurologic Music Therapy interventions and Autism*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Potty Training*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaking for Ourselves: Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Panel
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL): Personal Outcome Measures and Learning about and Measuring Personal Definitions of Quality of Life*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
There's No Stopping Us Now: Supporting Children with ASD in Their Community-ASHA CEU Session
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
"I want purple crayon and yellow paper" Using PECS to Expand Language Skills
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
A Classroom-Based Program for Secondary Students with Aspergers Syndrome- ASHA CEU Session
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Autism Network for Individuals with Hearing and Visual Impairments*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Campaign on Developmental Milestones and Autism: CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early.*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Career Paths in Adult Services: Creating Long Term Staff through Training, Support, and Professional Development*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Evidence-based Literacy Interventions: Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders- ASHA CEU Session*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
How to Get Your Kids to Eat: Practical Strategies for Addressing Food Aversions- ASHA CEU Session
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Integrated On-campus Residential Opportunities for Autistic Individuals at Taft College*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
My Brother's Keeper: Being Responsible for a Sibling with Autism*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
National Autism Center
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Positive behavior supports and autism: Supporting individuals with challenging behavior- ASHA CEU Session*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Preparing Individuals with ASD for the Workplace- ASHA CEU Session*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
The P.L.A.Y. Project: A Cost-Effective Intensive Intervention- ASHA CEU Session*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Writer's Panel for Autism Subject Material*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
ASA Panel of Professionals
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM 
Cómo Cambriar El Punto De Vista De La Sociedad Sobre Las Personas Con Necesidades Especiales
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
ARI/DAN! II: Diagnostic and Treatment of Gut Disorders*
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Autism Tissue Program Brain Research- ASHA CEU Session*
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Embracing Change: Learning To Get Along In The Family-Parents and Grandparents*
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Home Away From Home Community-based After-school Integrated Therapeutics- ASHA CEU Session
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
I am communicating can you hear me
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Nobody survives all alone: Reaching out for help as an essential skill
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Our Life In A Nutty Shell III, Living With Autism and Loving It, Planning for the Future
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Planning Comprehensive Behavior Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders- ASHA CEU Session
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Professional Competencies in Autism
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Providing Quality Training for Educators Using Multiple Distance Education Technologies
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Read To Me! Learning and Loving Literacy!- ASHA CEU Session*
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Replays; An Interactive symbolic play technique to enhance emotional and behavioral regulation- ASHA CEU Session*
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Research findings regarding early intervention and adult outcomes in Autism- ASHA CEU Session
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Santuary: Tools for Creating a Comfortable Home Environment*
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Sexuality in Autism And Asperger's Syndrome: Reaching a Greater Understanding
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM 
A Father's View of Autism*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Understanding Behavior- ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
CDC ADDM Network Findings to Date
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Calling a Truce in the
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Como establecer la cooperación entre la escuela y la familia al servir a niños con autismo.- Presented in Spanish*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Developing Holistic Curricula for Asperger Adolescents: A Therapuetic Team Teaching Approach- ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Milestones to Success*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Music Therapy Techniques to Improve Communication Skills in Persons with Autism- ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Network of Autism Training Assistance Programs (NATTAP) Session
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Our Unique Journeys through High School by Two Young Men with ASD*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Strategies for Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder-ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
The CARD Program: A Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to the Treatment of Autism- BCBA Session/ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
The Catching-up Years
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Trust You Gut: Seeking Psychiatric Treatment for ASD and Co-morbid Conditions-ASHA CEU Session*
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
When the School Bus Stops Coming: The Dilemma for Adults with Autism-ASHA CEU Session
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Single Parenting Plus
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Entering the ACE® Age: A Comprehensive Curriculum to Teach Children with Autism
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
From Asperger Disorder to Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Getting the Message: Strategies and Activities for Teaching Facial Expressions*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Grandparent's Workshop*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Look Out Future....Here I Come! Understanding Person Centered Planning, Financial Planning and Documentation
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Making Lemonade*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Mercury and Autism - Toxicity and Treatments*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
NARPAA Direct Care Training Program*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS LIVING WITH AUTISM WHEN BLINDESS AND/OR DEAFNESS IS ALSO PRESENT
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Parent Training: Beyond Behavior Management: from Social Exchanges to Advocacy-BCBA Session*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Project Mosaic and ANGELS Center: An Innovative University-Community Partnership
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
The F.R.I.E.N.D. Program: Fostering Relationships in Early Network Development
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Understanding! Communicating! Collaborating!: Creating Successful Parent-Professional Partnerships*
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Working Smarter Not Harder: Integrating Sensory Activities Into Your Day
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
“BI Capture™: A more effective way to do functional behavior assessments.” - BCBA Session
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Planeación De Por Vida: Paso a Paso Hacia El Futuro
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM 
Medical Track- Clinical Implications of Environmental Toxicology for Children's Neurodevelopment in Autism 2*
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A Team Approach to Teaching Language: Behaviorists and Speech Pathologist Working Together- BCBA Session*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Assessing Social Communication in Asperger Syndrome
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Camp Autism: Implementing Functional Curriculum for Preschool Children with Autism*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Collaborating to Provide Services for Students with Autism in Rural Public Schools*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Educating Students with the Most Significant Disabilities
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Effective Practices for Students Should Work on Troublesome Adults*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Environmental Factors in Autism and Steps for Therapy and Recovery*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Everything You Need to Know to Structure a Classroom in 75 Minutes*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Services Denied: What to Do When the Student with ASD Doesn't Meet Criteria for Language Therapy
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Supporting Students as They Transition into College: Expectations, Hope and Preparation*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
The Hidden Curriculum of Sex: Healthy Sexuality on the Spectrum*
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): 20 Years of Learning and Growing!
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Women on the Spectrum: How We Experience and Understand Our Personal Relationships
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Asperger Syndrome: The Results of a National Study on Characteristics*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Bringing You Protected Tomorrows: Creating the Future Care Plan for Family Members with Special Needs*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
CMS in Autism*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Childrens' Perspectives: What Does it Mean to Have a Friend with Autism?*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Comparing Indirect, Descriptive, and Experimental Functional Assessments in Children with Autism*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Helping Teens and Adults with Autism through Personal Crises
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
It Takes an ONLINE Village to Raise a Child with Autism*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Literacy for the Nonverbal Child with Autism: Tweaking the Four Block Model- ASHA CEU Session
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Multidimensional Parent Support for an Autism Intervention Program: The Parent Coaching Model*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Preparing for the Real World of Work*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
S.T.O.P. and Relax©, a visual curriculum for students of all ability levels*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Ten Things You Need to Know When You're Child Turns 18.
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
The Autism Internet Module (AIM) Project
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Understanding Biomedical Treatments and Behavioral Therapies*
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 
ARI/DAN! III: Advanced Biomedical Treatments*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Asperger Syndrome and Bullying: How Adults Can Make a Difference
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Differentiating Between Sensory and Behavioral Concerns in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Establishing Repertoires of Thematic Play in Children with Autism using Video Modeling- BCBA Session
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Get Engaged! Designing Instructional Activities to Increase Involvement, Skill Development, & Generalization
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lets Play! Using ABA Principles to Teach Young Children with Autism TO and THROUGH Play
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Married Autistics Pannel
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Non-Spectrum spouses of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum: Information and Support
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Redefining Success; Unexpected Lessons while Parenting across the Autism Spectrum*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Social and Friendship Skills: What to Know, What to Do*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
We’re on the Same Side! Building Supports through Communication*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Wish You Could Do More? A Successful Model of Speech-Language Services*
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 
Keynote Speakers         Opening Keynote Session- Edward Carr, PhD
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM 
  Keynote Session- Michelle Garcia Winner, MA-Growing Up Social: Exploring How Social Communication and Language Develop Over Time …and Strategies to Help!
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM 
    Closing Keynote Session- Harland Winter, MD and Andy Wakefield, MB, BS, FRCS, FRCPATH
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 
Preconference Sessions     A "Best Practice" Approach to Some of Autism's Most Pressing Issues
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Adolescence: Making Your Student's Daily Program Meaningful
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Creating Environments that Promote Positive Behaviors for Students Across the Autism Spectrum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary into our School and Home Day: A Day to Develop Team Creativity
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Narpaa
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oh the Possibilities...Transitioning from High School to Adult Life
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Topics in Self Advocacy: Aspies and the Relationship Conundrum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
A "Mini Chapter Leader's Workshop"
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
           
Special Events ASA Board Meeting
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
      Break - Thursday Morning
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Exposition Hours
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
Lunch Break - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Break - Thursday Afternoon
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Exposition Opening Reception
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
ASA Family Talent Night with Mark Leland and Elijah Wapner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM 
Break - Friday Morning
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Exposition Hours
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Lunch Break - Friday
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM 
ASA Annual Membership Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Break - Friday Afternoon
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Evening of Champions Gala
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM 
Exposition Hours
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Break - Saturday Morning
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Lunch Break - Saturday
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM 
Break - Saturday Afternoon
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM