Technical Program |
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July 8 |
WEDNESDAY
July 9 |
THURSDAY
July 10 |
FRIDAY
July 11 |
SATURDAY
July 12 |
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DIR/Floor Time: A Developmental Relational Approach to Play Therapy with Children Impacted by Autism
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
The Importance of Social Pragmatic Communication to Life Success
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Focus on Treatment
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Starting off on the Right Foot: One Year of Behavior Analysis in Practice (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Increasing Motivation in Individuals with Autism by Accurately Identifying Preferences and Reinforcers (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM |
Mission Possible: Parents as Change Agents Using Positive Behavior Support to Solve Children’s Behavior Problems
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Safe Travel: For Parents and/or Adults on Spectrum
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Setting the Stage for Social Success
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Using Neurotypical Children to Determine Appropriate Social Skill Objectives and Aims for Children with Autism (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Why Aren't They Implementing the Behavior Intervention Plan? and How to Improve Adult Compliance.
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
SKILLS: Shaping Knowledge Through Life Learning Systems (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
The Verbal Behavior Approach: Incorporating ABA Strategies to Teach Children with Autism (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Using the National Standards Project to Enhance Evidence-Based Practice in ASD
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM |
"My Own World” Art-Based Curriculum, Fostering Resilience in Individuals with Autism
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Hand Held Computers Assist Teens in Social Awareness and Behavioral Change
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
From High School to College: Providing Successful Supports to Students Making the Transition
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Individualized Support Project (ISP) Model: A Comprehensive Approach Supporting Young Children (0-3) with ASD
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Recovery from Autism: A Position Paper
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Social Language Development Test-Elementary
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
ABA and Biomedical Interventions to Facilitate Improvements Among Children with Autism: A Dual Approach (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Be Your Child's Play Coach
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Mom, I Want to Slow Dance: Social Supports in Middle School
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Preparing for Success in Adult Life for People with Autism
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
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CME Track- Autism across the Levels: Brain, Body, Behavior, Genes, Environment and Treatment (7 CME Credits Available for Physicians. This program is open for all.)
8:15 AM - 5:15 PM |
Autism: Language Strategies for Learning with A Visual Brain
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Brain Processing and Implications for Learning- (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Florida Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities: A Model for ASD Supports
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Helping Families Cope with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Four-Phase Approach
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Communication Assessment and Intervention
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Letting Go: When Your Child Leaves Home
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Mind the Gut: The Crucial Role of Intestinal Health (ARI's Defeat Autism Now! Session)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
My First Twenty Years: Learning to Be An Effective Advocate
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders and ASA
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Parent Advocacy in the Medical Insurance Arena
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Rerouting the Road Paved with Best Intentions to Better Climate-Controlled Land
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Speaking for Ourselves: Individuals with ASD Talk About Their Lives
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
The ECLIPSE Model: Building Global Skills That Improve Social and Behavioral Functioning
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Using Technology to Enhance the Classroom: Strategies for Children with Autism
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
What the Research Tells Us About Outcomes for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
When Social Skills Training Isn’t Enough: Strategies for Children and Adults on the Autism Spectrum
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Autism and AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Autism and Family Balance Issues
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Building Social Relationships: The Power of Connections in Our Lives
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Detoxification, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress In Autism: Testing and Treatment (ARI's Defeat Autism Now's Session)
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: Addressing Your Daughter's Unique Learning Needs
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
If We'd Known Then What We Know Now: Learning from Life on the Spectrum
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Increasing Pro-Social Behaviors Using Social Stories: Low Tech to High Tech
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
NATTAP Meeting
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Not All Evidence Is Created Equal: Implications for Evidence-Based Practices
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Our Life in A Nutty Shell IV, Living with Autism and Loving It!
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Pensacola: Creating A Center of Excellence for Autism
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Play Time! Using Play-Based ABA to Teach Young Children with Autism to and Through Play (1.5 BCBA continuing education credits available)
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Prevalence of Adolescents with an ASD in a Criminal Justice Facility
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Scattered Dreams: Opportunities for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
South Carolina's Medicaid Waiver for ABA: A Bold Initiative Explained (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Video Self-Modeling Applications for Young Children with ASD
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Controlled Clinical Trial of the P.L.A.Y. Project for Children with ASD
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Coping Strategies to Help Ameliorate Stress in Families with Children Autism
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Dad's Workshop
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Divorce and Families with Autism
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Employing People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Everything You Need to Know to Structure A Classroom in 75 Minutes
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Focus on Gender Differences Between Males and Females
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
He Said; She Said
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Ideas for Parenting Older Adolescents with ASD: Balancing Support and Letting Go
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Incorporating Inclusion as A Model for Self Advocacy
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Incubators for Change: Autism Policy at the State Level
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Instructional Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Lighthouse in A Bog: Supporting ASD Adults/Teens Using the Ansell-Casey Lifeskills Tools
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Manga, Music, and Medicine: Special Interest Areas of Students with Aspergers Syndrome
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Pragmatics and Social Skills Training in Natural Contexts
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Preparing Child Care Providers to Include Young Children with Autism and Other Disabilities
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Tackling the Uncomfortable: Teaching Sexuality and Relationships to Adults with Asperger's Syndrome
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Technology to Improve Learning and Communication at Monarch School
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
The 3 P's of Behavior Support Plans: Prediction, Proaction, Prevention
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Autism
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Understanding the Role of Medical Interventions In Autism (ARI's Defeat Autism Now! Session)
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM |
7 Evidence Based Strategies for An Effective Early Intervention Program (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
A Model for Integrating Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches: Implications and Applications (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Attitude Change of Primary Pupils Towards Peers with ASD: Briefing on Drama-in-Education Workshops
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Building A Social Skills Club: A Pilot Project with the Break Ins
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
College Students as Peer-Aged Partners: Promoting Social Skill Development
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Demographic Differences in Identification and Program Access for Children with Autism
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Do You Want Fries with That Asperger?: Neuro-Diversity as Emerging Culture
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Explaining Autism to Peers
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Homeschooling Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Low Cholesterol: A Major New Factor in Autism
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
National Professional Development Center on ASD: Promoting Evidence-Based Practices
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Objectives Based Education for Improving Executive Functions: Reaching Children with Pervasive Developmental Deficits.
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Oxidative Stress & Autism: A Roadmap for Effective Treatment
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Parenting on the Spectrum: A Survival Guide
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Providing Safe Paths for Teens with Autism
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The F.R.I.E.N.D. Program
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The Future of Computer-Assisted Instruction for Children with ASD (1.5 BCBA continuing education credits available)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The LINK Program – A Peer to Peer Support for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Think... Before You IEP
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Using Video Modeling to Teach Social Language CAN Be Easy, Fun and Effective
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
When Autism and Deafness Coexist
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Your Dependent with Special Needs, Making Their Future More Secure
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
“Autism Orientation for Faith Based Communities: Communication, Creativity, and Compassion”
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
A Father's View of Autism
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Automatic Measurement of the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with ASD
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Can Your Child Become a Good Driver?
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Classroom and Communication Skills Program
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Club Sib: Programs for Siblings of Kids with Autism
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Creating Supportive Environments
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Growing Up with Autism: Developing A Healthy Sexuality Curriculum for Teens and Young Adults
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Making the Parent/Professional Relationship Work
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Our Journey Continues to Eliminate the Use of Physical Restraints
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Practical Approaches to Behavior Challenges
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Presuming Intellect: Ten Ways to Enrich Our Relationships Through A Belief in Competence
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
SPECIALISTERNE – Employing People with ASD to Compete at Market Terms
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Study of Social Skill Needs in ASD and Suggested Intervention Strategies
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
The Interaction of Environment and Genetics in Autism: Support for A Biomedical Approach
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): 20+ Years of Learning and Growing!
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Visual Support for Children with ASD: Comparison of Static Vs. Animated Stimuli (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
What Women Want You to Know
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
"Connector": A New Tool to Strengthen Core Decifits of ASD
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorders Research: Prevalence and Beyond
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Autism Network for Individuals with Hearing and Visual Impairments Meeting on Communication
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Autism and the Use of Symbol-Based Communication
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Autism: Applying Useful Techniques and Instructional Strategies to Maximize Learning
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Cognitive Therapy: The Learning Program for Development of Autistic Children
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Connecting to University Life
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Eye on Washington: ASA Federal Budget and Legislative Efforts
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Get A HANDLE on Autism: A Systems Approach to Sensory Processing Challenges
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Living with Autism in the Family: Taking Care of Everyone’s Needs
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Medical and Biomedical Treatments for Autism: Past, Present and Future.
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Mercury, Toxic Metals, and Autism: Research, Testing, and Treatment
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Multifaceted Social Intervention in An Ecologically-Valid Context: Clinic-Community Collaboration
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Online Education and Autism at Universities
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Paraeducator Training Manual
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Play and Interaction for the Young Nonverbal Child with Autism
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Raise Your Voice: Politics and the Autism Research Agenda
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Sensory Processing 101 Implications of Sensory Challenges for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Socks Don’T Matter: Perspectives of a Family Living with the Spectrum
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
The Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Working with Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Coaching Model
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
You Are the Expert in Your Life, Family and Work: Exploring Coaching and the Autism Spectrum
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM |
A Research Synthesis of Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with Autism
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Autism Early Intervention Expert Recommendations: How Parents and Public Schools Provide
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Autism in Adolescence: Using Visual Supports to Provide Tools for Success
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Common Issues in Autism Spectrum/ Non Spectrum Marriages
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Developing a Comprehensive Language Based Interention Program for Children with Autism
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Establishing Basic Functional Communication with Your Nonverbal Child
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
From Lemons into Lemonade: Maximizing Progress in the Face of Shrinking Therapy Time
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Improving Reading Comprehension for Good Decoders with Autism Spectrum Disorders
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Lifespan Services for Adults with Autism; Who, What, Why and How
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Make It Work: Ten Essentials for Social Skill Instruction in Elementary Settings
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Making Lemonade from Lemons: Focusing on Strengths of Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Outcomes of Alternative Strategies: TAGteach Process and Implementation across Learning and Home Environments
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Real Stories of Recovery Using Innovative Medical Care
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Review of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Autism and Implications for Treatment
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
S.T.O.P. and Relax©, A Visual Curriculum Promoting Self-Control and Anxiety Management
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Supports Necessary for A Student on Autism Spectrum to Attend College Using the CIP Model
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Ten Things You Need to Know When Your Child Turns 18
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The Catching-up Years: Growing Older with Autism: Autistic Individuals and Caregivers
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Traveling with Lemonade
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
With Open Arms: Creating School Communities of Support for Socially Challenged Kids
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
A Program for Interviewing Success for Adults with Asperger's Disorder and High Functioning Autism
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Digestive Enzyme Supplementation: Hope or Hype?
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
E-Learning: A Tool to Enhance Training
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
From Early Engagement to Beginning Literacy Strategies for Children on the Autism Spectrum
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Helping Parents to Create Comprehensive Intervention Plans for Home and School
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Life Planning: A Primer for Families with Special Children
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Memoirs to Mom and Dad
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Reducing Stress and Restoring Energy
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Skill Development and Transition Planning: Do Adults Have Desirable, Enviable Outcomes?
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Importance of Parent Advocacy in Systems Change
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Road to Adulthood
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Student Planning Profile: Linking Educational and Medical Assessments to Instructional Practices
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Work Place Bias - Dealing with Employer/Employee Issues at Work
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
How to Get Your Kids to Eat: Practical Strategies for Addressing Food Aversions
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Show Me How You Feel: Social and Affective Behavioral Skills Tools
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Single Parenting Plus
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Social Mentoring for Students with Asperger's Syndrome and Learning Differences
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Teaching Employability Skills to Individuals with ASD: A Synthesis of the Literature
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum of Sexuality: Guiding Adolescents
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
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Opening Comments by Lee Grossman, President & CEO
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Presentation by Juan Carlos Brandt
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Presentation by Dr. Paul Shattock
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Keynote Session- Robert Hendren, DO "What Causes Autism: How the Answer Guides Evaluation and Treatment"
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Video and Comments from Cathy Pratt
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Awards Announcements - Liz Roth
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Development of Guidelines for Evaluation and Treating GI Dysfunction in Children with Autism
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Kenote Session- James Ball, EdD, BCBA
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Speakers on the Sprectrum: Comments from Cathy Pratt and Randy Lewis Video
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Panel of People on the Spectrum: Ruth Elaine Hane, Valerie Paradiz
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Keynote Session- Temple Grandin, PhD "a Personal Perspective"
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Poster Session I
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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Poster Session II
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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Poster Session III
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
| Preconference Sessions |
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W8: Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) Clinician Seminar- CME Credits Offered
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
W1: Living the Best Life Possible-Free All-Day Workshop (Focus for Individuals on the Spectrum and Open to All)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W2: "Considering More Than Consequences in the Classroom"- Merging Applied Behavior Analysis with Sensory and Communication Based Strategies (7 BCBA continuing education units available)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W3: When Your Child with Autism Becomes An Adult with Autism (Presented by NARPAA)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W4: Enhancing Quality of Life through the Treatment of Problem Behavior
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W5: Safe and Sound Session: Autism Spectrum Recognition and Risk Management for Law Enforcement and First Response Professionals
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W6: Addressing Adolescent Behaviors: Developing a Comprehensive Behavior Intervention Plan
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W7: ASA Panel of Professionals Workshop: A "Best Practice" Approach to Key Issues in Autism
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
W9: ASA Chapter Leaders Pre-Conference Workshop
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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National Anthem
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
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| Special Events |
ASA National Board Meeting (Open)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
NARPAA Meeting (Closed)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Respite Childcare
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Governor's Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibitors & Poster Session Presenters Set up
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
ASA Chapter Meet & Greet Reception
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
NARPAA Reception (Closed)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ASA Exposition Hall Open
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Health Care Reform in America: A Town Hall Meeting for Patient Advocates Sponsored by the National Health Council and Autism Society of America
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
ASA Exposition Opening Reception in the Florida Exhibit Hall A
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch Break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
World Autism Organization (WAO) Delegate Meeting
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Break
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Autism Society of America's Panel of Professional Advisors Event (Open)
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Autism Society of America's People on the Spectrum (PSA) Panel Event (Open)
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Respite Childcare
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Exposition Hall Open
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
ASA Annual Membership Meeting & National Awards Presentation (Open to Members & Nonmembers)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Persons on the Autism Spectrum Town Hall Meeting (Open to All Individuals on the Spectrum)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
7th Annual Autism Society of America's Evening of Champions Gala Event
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Respite Childcare
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Exposition Hall Open
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM |
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Break down- Exhibitors Only
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Break
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
ASA Board Meeting (Closed)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
