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5933
Screening In Community Childcare Settings
Friday, July 27, 2012: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Pacific Salon 1 (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)
This session will share data from a completed pilot study and some additional dissemination work utilizing community childcare settings for autism screening. Implementation of the screening process, rate of return and social validity information from the childcare workers whom implemented the screening will be presented. Autism screening can be easily completed via a parental report with an empirically validated screening tool. Given the current prevalence of autism, screening for this disability within childcare settings may be plausible.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to verbally describe the outcomes of a pilot project utilizing community childcare centers for autism screening
- Participants will be able to discuss potential opportunitites to improve autism screening rates utilizing community childcare centers
Content Area: Early Intervention
Presenter:
Patricia Wright, Ph.D., MPH
National Director, Autism Services, Easter Seals
Easter Seals
Patricia Wright has a passion for education and advocacy and has dedicated her career to ensuring that individuals with autism are fully-included in society. Her personal mission is to offer the support that makes it possible for people with autism lead meaningful, happy and productive lives. As Easter Seals National Director of Autism Services, Wright leads autism programs for Easter Seals, one of the nation’s largest provider of services for individuals with autism across the life span.