The ASA's 39th National Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders of ASA

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ

http://www.autism-society.org/

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General Submissions

 
Thursday, July 10, 2008

8:15 AM-5:15 PM
#3919- 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.)
Miami 3
 

12:30 PM-1:45 PM
#3259- Autism: Language Strategies for Learning with A Visual Brain*
Tampa 2
 
#3673- Brain Processing and Implications for Learning- (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)*
Miami 2
 
#3773- Florida Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities: A Model for ASD Supports
Sun Ballroom 3 & 4
 
#3612- Helping Families Cope with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Four-Phase Approach*
Miami 1
 
#3372- Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Communication Assessment and Intervention*
Tampa 1
 
#3835- Letting Go: When Your Child Leaves Home
Sun Ballroom C
 
#3911- Mind the Gut: The Crucial Role of Intestinal Health (ARI's Defeat Autism Now! Session)*
Sun Ballroom 5 & 6
 
#3644- My First Twenty Years: Learning to Be An Effective Advocate
Captiva 1 & 2
 
#3865- Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders and ASA*
Sanibel 3
 
#3567- Parent Advocacy in the Medical Insurance Arena
Daytona 1 & 2
 
#3452- Rerouting the Road Paved with Best Intentions to Better Climate-Controlled Land*
Tallahassee 1
 
#3297- Speaking for Ourselves: Individuals with ASD Talk About Their Lives*
Sun Ballroom A
 
#3701- The ECLIPSE Model: Building Global Skills That Improve Social and Behavioral Functioning*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3401- Using Technology to Enhance the Classroom: Strategies for Children with Autism*
Sun 1 & 2
 
#3368- What the Research Tells Us About Outcomes for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome*
Sarasota 1
 
#3422- When Social Skills Training Isn’t Enough: Strategies for Children and Adults on the Autism Spectrum*
Sun Ballroom D
 

2:15 PM-3:30 PM
#3383- Autism and AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
Sanibel 1
 
#3789- Autism and Family Balance Issues*
Captiva 1 & 2
 
#3447- Building Social Relationships: The Power of Connections in Our Lives
Tallahassee 2
 
#3912- Detoxification, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress In Autism: Testing and Treatment (ARI's Defeat Autism Now's Session)*
Sun Ballroom 5 & 6
 
#3573- Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: Addressing Your Daughter's Unique Learning Needs*
Sun Ballroom A
 
#3458- If We'd Known Then What We Know Now: Learning from Life on the Spectrum*
Tampa 3
 
#3556- Increasing Pro-Social Behaviors Using Social Stories: Low Tech to High Tech
Daytona 2
 
#3866- NATTAP Meeting
Sarasota 1
 
#3823- Not All Evidence Is Created Equal: Implications for Evidence-Based Practices
Tallahassee 1
 
#3730- Our Life in A Nutty Shell IV, Living with Autism and Loving It!
Miami 2
 
#3193- Pensacola: Creating A Center of Excellence for Autism*
Sun Ballroom 3 & 4
 
#3347- Play Time! Using Play-Based ABA to Teach Young Children with Autism to and Through Play (1.5 BCBA continuing education credits available)*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3539- Prevalence of Adolescents with an ASD in a Criminal Justice Facility
Miami 1
 
#3317- Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome*
Tampa 1
 
#3517- Scattered Dreams: Opportunities for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders*
Daytona 1
 
#3264- South Carolina's Medicaid Waiver for ABA: A Bold Initiative Explained (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)*
Destin 2
 
#3379- Video Self-Modeling Applications for Young Children with ASD*
Sarasota 3
 

4:00 PM-5:15 PM
#3645- Controlled Clinical Trial of the P.L.A.Y. Project for Children with ASD*
Sun Ballroom 2
 
#3563- Coping Strategies to Help Ameliorate Stress in Families with Children Autism
Sanibel 1
 
#3862- Dad's Workshop
Sanibel 2
 
#3398- Divorce and Families with Autism*
Sarasota 3
 
#3624- Employing People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)*
Captiva 1
 
#3486- Everything You Need to Know to Structure A Classroom in 75 Minutes*
Miami 2
 
#3523- Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Focus on Gender Differences Between Males and Females*
Tallahassee 1
 
#3582- He Said; She Said
Sun Ballroom C
 
#3470- Ideas for Parenting Older Adolescents with ASD: Balancing Support and Letting Go*
Sun Ballroom D
 
#3628- Incorporating Inclusion as A Model for Self Advocacy*
Sun Ballroom 4
 
#3921- Incubators for Change: Autism Policy at the State Level*
Sarasota 2
 
#3640- Instructional Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3492- Lighthouse in A Bog: Supporting ASD Adults/Teens Using the Ansell-Casey Lifeskills Tools*
Sun Ballroom 3
 
#3726- Manga, Music, and Medicine: Special Interest Areas of Students with Aspergers Syndrome*
Tampa 1
 
#3655- Pragmatics and Social Skills Training in Natural Contexts
Sanibel 3
 
#3216- Preparing Child Care Providers to Include Young Children with Autism and Other Disabilities*
Tampa 2
 
#3564- Tackling the Uncomfortable: Teaching Sexuality and Relationships to Adults with Asperger's Syndrome*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3569- Technology to Improve Learning and Communication at Monarch School*
Tallahassee 3
 
#3505- The 3 P's of Behavior Support Plans: Prediction, Proaction, Prevention*
Sun Ballroom A
 
#3472- The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Autism*
Sarasota 1
 
#3914- Understanding the Role of Medical Interventions In Autism (ARI's Defeat Autism Now! Session)*
Sun Ballroom 5 & 6
 
 
Friday, July 11, 2008

10:45 AM-12:00 PM
#3849- 7 Evidence Based Strategies for An Effective Early Intervention Program (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)
Sun Ballroom 5 & 6
 
#3335- A Model for Integrating Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches: Implications and Applications (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)*
Sun Ballroom A
 
#3501- Attitude Change of Primary Pupils Towards Peers with ASD: Briefing on Drama-in-Education Workshops*
Tampa 1
 
#3491- Building A Social Skills Club: A Pilot Project with the Break Ins*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3669- College Students as Peer-Aged Partners: Promoting Social Skill Development*
Sarasota 1
 
#3309- Demographic Differences in Identification and Program Access for Children with Autism*
Tampa 3
 
#3448- Do You Want Fries with That Asperger?: Neuro-Diversity as Emerging Culture*
Sun Ballroom 3
 
#3464- Explaining Autism to Peers*
Sun Ballroom 2
 
#3570- Homeschooling Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders*
Miami 1
 
#3551- Low Cholesterol: A Major New Factor in Autism*
Sun Ballroom 1
 
#3861- National Professional Development Center on ASD: Promoting Evidence-Based Practices*
Sun Ballroom 4
 
#3533- Objectives Based Education for Improving Executive Functions: Reaching Children with Pervasive Developmental Deficits.*
Miami 3
 
#3613- Oxidative Stress & Autism: A Roadmap for Effective Treatment*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3295- Parenting on the Spectrum: A Survival Guide*
Sarasota 3
 
#3747- Providing Safe Paths for Teens with Autism*
Tampa 2
 
#3370- The F.R.I.E.N.D. Program*
Sanibel 1
 
#3445- The Future of Computer-Assisted Instruction for Children with ASD (1.5 BCBA continuing education credits available)*
Sanibel 3
 
#3403- The LINK Program – A Peer to Peer Support for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder*
Sarasota 2
 
#3566- Think... Before You IEP*
Sun Ballroom C
 
#3363- Using Video Modeling to Teach Social Language CAN Be Easy, Fun and Effective*
Daytona 1
 
#3734- When Autism and Deafness Coexist*
Daytona 2
 
#3854- Your Dependent with Special Needs, Making Their Future More Secure*
Captiva 1 & 2
 
#3707- “Autism Orientation for Faith Based Communities: Communication, Creativity, and Compassion”*
Sanibel 2
 

1:45 PM-3:00 PM
#3807- A Father's View of Autism*
Tallahassee 1
 
#3407- Automatic Measurement of the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with ASD*
Tampa 1
 
#3656- Can Your Child Become a Good Driver?
Sun Ballroom 6
 
#3804- Classroom and Communication Skills Program*
Miami 2
 
#3387- Club Sib: Programs for Siblings of Kids with Autism*
Sanibel 2
 
#3643- Creating Supportive Environments*
Sanibel 3
 
#3610- Growing Up with Autism: Developing A Healthy Sexuality Curriculum for Teens and Young Adults*
Sarasota 1
 
#3360- Making the Parent/Professional Relationship Work*
Sun Ballroom A
 
#3571- Our Journey Continues to Eliminate the Use of Physical Restraints*
Sun Ballroom 2
 
#3864- Practical Approaches to Behavior Challenges*
Sun Ballroom D
 
#3218- Presuming Intellect: Ten Ways to Enrich Our Relationships Through A Belief in Competence
Sun Ballroom 5
 
#3462- SPECIALISTERNE – Employing People with ASD to Compete at Market Terms
Tampa 2
 
#3576- Study of Social Skill Needs in ASD and Suggested Intervention Strategies*
Captiva 1 & 2
 
#3748- The Interaction of Environment and Genetics in Autism: Support for A Biomedical Approach
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3415- The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): 20+ Years of Learning and Growing!*
Miami 1
 
#3622- Visual Support for Children with ASD: Comparison of Static Vs. Animated Stimuli (1.5 BCBA continuing education units available)*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3568- What Women Want You to Know
Sun Ballroom C
 

3:30 PM-4:45 PM
#3525- "Connector": A New Tool to Strengthen Core Decifits of ASD*
Daytona 1 & 2
 
#3461- Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorders Research: Prevalence and Beyond*
Sarasota 3
 
#3530- Autism Network for Individuals with Hearing and Visual Impairments Meeting on Communication*
Miami 2
 
#3713- Autism and the Use of Symbol-Based Communication*
Sun Ballroom 5
 
#3349- Autism: Applying Useful Techniques and Instructional Strategies to Maximize Learning*
Miami 3
 
#3382- Cognitive Therapy: The Learning Program for Development of Autistic Children*
Sarasota 1
 
#3214- Connecting to University Life
Sun Ballroom D
 
#3920- Eye on Washington: ASA Federal Budget and Legislative Efforts*
Sanibel 3
 
#3421- Get A HANDLE on Autism: A Systems Approach to Sensory Processing Challenges*
Sarasota 2
 
#3437- Living with Autism in the Family: Taking Care of Everyone’s Needs*
Tallahassee 1
 
#3740- Medical and Biomedical Treatments for Autism: Past, Present and Future.*
Sun Ballroom 3
 
#3806- Mercury, Toxic Metals, and Autism: Research, Testing, and Treatment*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3625- Multifaceted Social Intervention in An Ecologically-Valid Context: Clinic-Community Collaboration
Sun Ballroom 6
 
#3243- Online Education and Autism at Universities*
Sanibel 2
 
#3395- Paraeducator Training Manual*
Tampa 3
 
#3348- Play and Interaction for the Young Nonverbal Child with Autism
Miami 1
 
#3664- Raise Your Voice: Politics and the Autism Research Agenda*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3867- Sensory Processing 101 Implications of Sensory Challenges for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders*
Sanibel 1
 
#3691- Socks Don’T Matter: Perspectives of a Family Living with the Spectrum*
Tampa 1 & 2
 
#3668- The Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism
Sun Ballroom 2
 
#3232- Working with Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Coaching Model*
Sun Ballroom C
 
#3343- You Are the Expert in Your Life, Family and Work: Exploring Coaching and the Autism Spectrum*
Sun Ballroom 1
 
 
Saturday, July 12, 2008

10:45 AM-12:00 PM
#3728- A Research Synthesis of Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with Autism*
Tampa 3
 
#3719- Autism Early Intervention Expert Recommendations: How Parents and Public Schools Provide*
Miami 1
 
#3736- Autism in Adolescence: Using Visual Supports to Provide Tools for Success
Sun Ballroom 1
 
#3702- Common Issues in Autism Spectrum/ Non Spectrum Marriages*
Sun Ballroom D
 
#3860- Developing a Comprehensive Language Based Interention Program for Children with Autism
Orange Blossom Ballroom
 
#3209- Establishing Basic Functional Communication with Your Nonverbal Child*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3833- From Lemons into Lemonade: Maximizing Progress in the Face of Shrinking Therapy Time
Daytona 2
 
#3337- Improving Reading Comprehension for Good Decoders with Autism Spectrum Disorders*
Tallahassee 1
 
#3484- Lifespan Services for Adults with Autism; Who, What, Why and How*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3732- Make It Work: Ten Essentials for Social Skill Instruction in Elementary Settings
Captiva 1 & 2
 
#3519- Making Lemonade from Lemons: Focusing on Strengths of Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome*
Sarasota 3
 
#3552- Outcomes of Alternative Strategies: TAGteach Process and Implementation across Learning and Home Environments*
Tampa 1
 
#3493- Real Stories of Recovery Using Innovative Medical Care*
Sarasota 1
 
#3473- Review of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Autism and Implications for Treatment*
Sanibel 1
 
#3418- S.T.O.P. and Relax©, A Visual Curriculum Promoting Self-Control and Anxiety Management*
Sun Ballroom C
 
#3579- Supports Necessary for A Student on Autism Spectrum to Attend College Using the CIP Model*
Sun Ballroom 3
 
#3416- Ten Things You Need to Know When Your Child Turns 18*
Tallahassee 3
 
#3615- The Catching-up Years: Growing Older with Autism: Autistic Individuals and Caregivers*
Sanibel 2
 
#3494- Traveling with Lemonade*
Sun Ballroom 5
 
#3225- With Open Arms: Creating School Communities of Support for Socially Challenged Kids*
Miami 2
 

1:00 PM-2:15 PM
#3308- A Program for Interviewing Success for Adults with Asperger's Disorder and High Functioning Autism*
Sun Ballroom 1
 
#3451- Digestive Enzyme Supplementation: Hope or Hype?*
Sanibel 3
 
#3661- E-Learning: A Tool to Enhance Training*
Sarasota 2
 
#3378- From Early Engagement to Beginning Literacy Strategies for Children on the Autism Spectrum*
Sun Ballroom 3 & 4
 
#3618- Helping Parents to Create Comprehensive Intervention Plans for Home and School
Sun Ballroom D
 
#3258- Life Planning: A Primer for Families with Special Children*
Sun Ballroom 5
 
#3594- Memoirs to Mom and Dad
Sun Ballroom 2
 
#3658- Reducing Stress and Restoring Energy
Captiva 2
 
#3808- Skill Development and Transition Planning: Do Adults Have Desirable, Enviable Outcomes?*
Sanibel 2
 
#3298- The Importance of Parent Advocacy in Systems Change*
Sanibel 1
 
#3338- The Road to Adulthood*
Sun Ballroom B
 
#3541- The Student Planning Profile: Linking Educational and Medical Assessments to Instructional Practices*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3650- Work Place Bias - Dealing with Employer/Employee Issues at Work*
Tampa 1
 

3:00 PM-4:15 PM
#3527- How to Get Your Kids to Eat: Practical Strategies for Addressing Food Aversions*
Orange Blossom Ballroom
 
#3487- Show Me How You Feel: Social and Affective Behavioral Skills Tools*
Tallahassee 3
 
#3201- Single Parenting Plus*
Sun Ballroom C
 
#3609- Social Mentoring for Students with Asperger's Syndrome and Learning Differences*
Tallahassee 2
 
#3290- Teaching Employability Skills to Individuals with ASD: A Synthesis of the Literature*
Captiva 1 & 2
 
#3737- Teaching the Hidden Curriculum of Sexuality: Guiding Adolescents
Sun Ballroom B
 

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