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Building Independence Webinar Series: Considerations for Building Independence and Preparing for Transition for Autistic Students of All Ages
This session will identify the three barriers to successful transition as well as strategies to building independence in autistic individuals of all ages.
Communication Webinar Series: Leveraging AAC for Individuals with Autism
Think about effective augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention as 20% hardware and 80% follow-through. Once a system or device is chosen, the real work begins for educators, speech-language pathologists, families, and students. Adequate support and training are essential to decrease the chances of device or system abandonment. During this webinar, we’ll explain what AAC is and explore strategies, resources, and supports proven to be effective for successful AAC intervention and outcomes.
Building Independence Webinar Series: Instructional Strategies
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.
Communication Webinar Series: Emergent Communication
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.
Behavior Webinar Series: Supporting Appropriate Behavior
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.
Webinar: What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
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.
Early Childhood Provider Autism Immersion Day
This day-long training for early childhood education providers is FREE and includes lunch.
ADOS-2 Advanced/Research Training
Registration for this event is closed Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree or higher and relevant work experience and current occupational role. Must complete the ADOS-2 Introductory Clinical training in Modules 1-4 priorContinue reading “ADOS-2 Advanced/Research Training”
Show Me Research Week 2024
Several researchers and trainees from the Thompson Center presented posters at Mizzou’s Show Me Research Week last week. Topics included neuroscience, speech-language pathology, and more!