Rethinking High School: Gathering Your Voices To Create a National Vision For Adolescents With ASD (#6612)


Wednesday, July 10, 2013: 5:00 PM-8:30 PM
311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)

Join the Center on Secondary Education for Students with ASD (CSESA) for a FREE, interactive pre-conference session to explore high school successes for students on the autism spectrum and opportunities for change in the high school environment. We invite adults and teenagers on the autism spectrum, their families, school professionals, and others to share their perspectives and experiences as part of a national dialogue focused on improving the high school experiences and post-school outcomes for students on the autism spectrum. (Refreshments Provided) To be added soon.
Presenter:

Sam Odom, Ph.D.
Director and Principal Investigator, Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (CSESA)
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Sam Odom, PhD is Principal Investigator of the Center on Secondary Education for Students with ASD and Director of the FPG Child Development Institute at UNC. Dr. Odom has served on several national initiatives on autism. Recent publications have addressed the efficacy of focused intervention approaches for students with ASD.