Past Event Category: Autism
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Oct 25Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Waisman Center
Save the Date - AAC Day with the Experts
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Oct 21Transition Talks Tuesdays – Youth Health Transition InitiativeFeaturing: The Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative (YHTI)
Virtual Meeting
Register Here About this Training: The Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative (YHTI) supports youth and families by providing educational materials, training, and resources to help with the complex process of transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare systems. This support includes workshops like “Build Your Bridge” for families and “Dreaming Differently” for families of children with …
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Oct 7Transition Talks Tuesdays – WI FACETS
Featuring: WI FACETS
Virtual Meeting
Register Here About this Training: WI FACETS supports youth moving into adulthood by offering resources, training, and one-to-one assistance for families and youth with disabilities, focusing on special education rights, transition planning, and helping them develop a vision for their lives in areas like employment, higher education, independent living, and healthcare. They contribute to the Wisconsin Integrated …
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Sep 30Transition Talks Tuesdays – Wisconsin Technical College System
Featuring: Wisconsin Technical Colleges
Virtual Meeting
Register Here About this Training: The Wisconsin Technical Colleges support youth and families during the transition to adulthood by offering a variety of post-secondary programs, including technical diplomas, degrees, and certificates, which can lead to competitive integrated employment and community integration. Through partnerships with high schools, youth can also access technical college courses to work …
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Sep 26Seminar – Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH – “Testing and Evaluating the Implementation of Autism Intervention”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH UMass Chan Medical School Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert is a professor of pediatrics and implementation scientist who studies early diagnosis and treatment for autistic children as well as children with other developmental, behavioral, and/or mental health disorders. She is Executive Director at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at …
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Sep 25But They Get Me! Countering Online Radicalization of Neurodivergent Youth and Adults – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Youth and young adults are becoming more and more susceptible to being manipulated into very extreme views online.
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Sep 23Transition Talks Tuesdays – What’s After High School?
Featuring: Family Voices of Wisconsin
Virtual Meeting
Register Here About this Training: Learn about the transition to adult life for youth with disabilities and special health care needs from Family Voices of Wisconsin. This training covers the role of schools, long-term supports, public benefits, the change to adult health care, supported decision making options and other legal options, advocacy, employment, housing and living, …
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Sep 12Seminar – Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L – “Health Outcomes Among Autistic Older Adults in the US: Findings from Nation-wide Medicare Data”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L The Ohio State University Profile About the Speaker: Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L, is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University. Dr. Hand’s research centers on optimizing health service delivery and patient health outcomes among adults on the autism spectrum and a variety of …
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Aug 6Looking Beneath the Surface of “Challenging Behavior” – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Angela Marx, PhD
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Discover alternative models for understanding what challenging behaviors represent and how to best support people who experience them.
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Jul 16Trauma’s Influence on the Brain, Body, and Behavior: Promoting Healing and Well-Being – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Angela Marx, PhD
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
This session will highlight the impact of trauma and stress on the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.