Events
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Oct05
Is It Pain? - In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Many individuals have difficulty in understanding their pain or telling others about it. A person’s life can be greatly improved when pain and the cause of pain is discovered. WIN nurses are experienced in …
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Oct06
Seminar – Viridiana Benitez, PhD – "Learning Words in a Bilingual World" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center
Viridiana Benitez, PhD Assistant Professor, Arizona State University Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Viridiana Benitez’s research is in the area of cognitive development, with a focus on understanding how cognition and language experience support word …
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Oct11
Autism COP: Stories of Belonging: School Engagement & Connection Zoom
Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities Stories of Belonging: School Engagement & Connection Times and Registration Coming Soon! Join us virtually to hear from lived experience partners and our champions, …
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Oct12
Getting Comfortable Having Uncomfortable Conversations About Sexuality with Neurodivergent Kids, Teens, and Adults – In Person Training @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Register Here $30 Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training will be charged the full registration fee. Overview: Very few neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults get comprehensive, evidence-based sex education …
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Oct12
Anniversary Gala @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Monona Terrace Monona Terrace Convention Center
A gala celebration, dinner, and silent auction with keynote speaker David Egan, an award-winning and acclaimed self-advocate, author, and Special Olympian who is an alumnus of the Waisman Early Childhood Program.
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Oct13
Seminar – Lizbeth Finestack, PhD – "Identifying Effective And Efficient Language Interventions For Children With Significant Language Impairments" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center
Lizbeth Finestack, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Lizabeth Finestack is an associate professor in the department of speech-language-hearing sciences at the University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities. …
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Oct17
Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual Training @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register Here FREE Click here to register! *This training session will be offered with live Spanish translation. Limited to 150 participants. When you register, if a training date no longer appears, it means that session …
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Oct20
Seminar – Timothy LaVaute, PhD – "The NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing Program" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center
Timothy LaVaute, PhD Division of Neuroscience at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Timothy LaVaute is a Program Director in Division of Neuroscience at National Institute of Neurological …
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Oct27
Seminar – Robert Krencik, PhD – “Neuromodulation of Bioengineered Organoids with Reactive Human Astrocytes” @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center
Robert Krencik, PhD Houston Methodist Research Institute Profile About the Speaker: Robert Krencik received his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the laboratory of Dr. Su-Chun Zhang and conducted a postdoctoral fellowship …
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Nov03
Seminar – Allison Ebert, PhD – "Using Stem Cells to Model Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration" @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center
Allison Ebert, PhD Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Allison Ebert received undergraduate degrees in chemistry and psychology from Indiana University, a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Northwestern University, and post-doctoral training …
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Nov06
Empowering Neurodivergent Teens and Adults in Safe Online Experiences – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Sexting, Porn, and Online Dating, Oh My! Empowering Neurodivergent Teens and Adults in Safe Online Experiences – In Person Training Register Here $30 Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training …
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Nov09
Save My Skin! – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Keeping skin whole and healthy helps a person feel comfortable and prevents infection. When skin problems occur, severe infections can develop which are painful, life-threatening, or lead to amputation. Learn what you can do …
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Nov10
Seminar – Courtney Venker, PhD – Topic: Language Development in Children on the Autism Spectrum @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center
Courtney Venker, PhD Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Profile About the Speaker: Courtney E. Venker is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and an Assistant Professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. …
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Nov14
Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual Training @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Register for Zoom Code
Register Here Limited to 150 participants. When you register, if a training date no longer appears, it means that session has reached capacity. Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how …
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Dec01
Seminar – Gael Orsmond, PhD – Topic: Contextual Aspects of Autism Across the Lifecourse @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Gael Orsmond, PhD Boston University Profile: bu.edu/autismconnections/our-team About the Speaker: Dr. Orsmond is a developmental and clinical psychologist who conducts research to understand how the family, social, community, and school contexts are crucial to …
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Dec06
Trauma, Brains, and BIG Emotions: Providing Trauma-Informed Support to Neurodivergent Kids, Teens, and Adults – In Person Training @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Many approaches to “behavioral challenges” focus heavily on “eliminating a behavior” rather than understanding the purpose of an action. Trauma can impact our brains and nervous system’s ability to differentiate between safe and unsafe …
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Dec08
Seminar – Ruchira Singh, PhD – Topic: Using Patient-Derived Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) to Study the Molecular Mechanism of Retinal and Neurodegenerative Diseases that Affect the Retina @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Ruchira Singh, PhD University of Rochester Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Ruchira Singh is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Genetics at the University of Rochester. The overall objective of …