Teaching for a stronger community.
We are here to equip learners with the essentials skills needed to create positive change in the lives of people with developmental differences.
For Parents & Caregivers
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Teaching for a stronger community.
We are here to equip learners with the essentials skills needed to create positive change in the lives of people with developmental differences.
This one-day Autism Parent Conference is for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of a child with autism.
Save the date: SLP Autism Immersion Day will take place June 21, 2024 at the Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment. Free ASHA CEUs available! Topics will include: speech generating devices, childhood apraxia of speech, and young adult & parent panels. Register now at bit.ly/SLPAutismDay
This day-long training for early childhood education providers is FREE and includes lunch.
Join us for an introductory webinar on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This session provides a foundational exploration of ASD, covering the core characteristics of social communication differences and restricted/repetitive patterns of behavior. We will also dispel common myths about autism. Learn about the diverse ways autism can manifest to better support all students in your learning environment.
2024 Parent Conference
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Ask The Experts Panel 2024
19th Annual Thompson Center Autism Conference
2024 Student, Trainee, and Early Professional Poster Session (STEPP)
This session will provide educational professionals with an overview of strategies to promote appropriate behavior in the classroom setting. The content will include functional information on why problem behavior may occur. Strategies to address the environment as well as teach/reinforce new behavior will be discussed. We recommend you also attend the Functional Behavior Assessment webinar. Note: This session is not intended for BCBAs.
This session will provide strategies for increasing communication and engagement for children with emergent language skills using evidenced based intervention for improving social-communication, play, and adaptive skills.
This session will identify effective instructional strategies to address independence and promote expected behavior for students with autism. This session will discuss common barriers to independence and how to address these including the use of antecedent strategies and environmental modification. Additional resources will be provided to participants.
