Past Event Category: Autism
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Apr 8MNT: Monday Night TransitionsOnline - Register for Zoom
A chance for families of transition-aged AYA (Adolescents and Young Adults), 12-21years old, with disabilities/special health care needs, to get together and talk transition. Topics could include health care, school, employment, housing, decision making – it’s up to you. We believe families talking with families is the best support possible. The informal discussions will be …
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Mar 22The Mayor Paul Lecture – Matthew Mosconi, PhD – “Sensorimotor and Neurocognitive Traits Useful for Understanding Familial Mechanisms of Autism”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Matthew Mosconi, PhD University of Kansas Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Matthew Mosconi is the Director of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, Associate Director of the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies (Life Span Institute), and Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Kansas. His research focuses on understanding structural and …
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Mar 11MNT: Monday Night TransitionsOnline - Register for Zoom Code
A chance for families of transition-aged AYA (Adolescents and Young Adults), 12-21years old, with disabilities/special health care needs, to get together and talk transition. Topics could include health care, school, employment, housing, decision making – it’s up to you. We believe families talking with families is the best support possible. The informal discussions will be …
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Mar 5Managing Threatening Confrontations/Manejo de confrontaciones amenazantes – Free Virtual TrainingFeaturing: Josh Lapin MSSW
Online - Register for Zoom
Overview: Habrá traducción al español disponible en este evento. Vea el folleto a continuación. Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. This seminar is designed to put order to the chaos. Stages of escalation are described and each …
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Mar 1Seminar – Clare Harrop, PhD – “Accelerating Our Understanding of Females on the Autism Spectrum”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Clare Harrop, PhD University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Profile About the Speaker: Clare Harrop, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and investigator with both the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) and Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Dr. Harrop is a developmental psychologist who …
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Feb 15Managing Threatening Confrontations/Manejo de confrontaciones amenazantes – Free Virtual Training
Online - Register for Zoom
Overview: Habrá traducción al español disponible en este evento. Vea el folleto a continuación. Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. This seminar is designed to put order to the chaos. Stages of escalation are described and each …
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Feb 13The Double Rainbow: The Intersection of Gender Identity and Neurodivergence – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Research has shown that rates of LGBTQIA+ identification in the neurodivergent community are higher than in the general population, but little is done to provide increased and inclusive supports to them or to better understand their unique needs. And given trans and gender non-conforming youth are at a much higher risk of depression, anxiety, …
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Feb 12MNT: Monday Night TransitionsOnline - Register for Zoom Code
A chance for families of transition-aged AYA (Adolescents and Young Adults), 12-21 years old, with disabilities/special health care needs, to get together and talk transition. Topics could include health care, school, employment, housing, decision making – it’s up to you. We believe families talking with families is the best support possible. The informal discussions will …
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Feb 7Communicating about Communication – Community of Practice ASD/DDFeaturing: Mike Hipple, James Williams, Abygail Marx, Stasia Wilson, and Expert Panel
Free Online - Register for Zoom Code Register Here
Community of Practice Autism Spectrum Disorder / Developmental Disabilities Register Here “Communicating about Communication: A Conversation about . . .” Come together with us to celebrate the richness of communication diversity within our community, from traditional methods to innovative technology. We invite you to join us virtually to hear from lived experience partners and our …
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Feb 3Waisman Center Day with the Experts: AutismFeaturing: Maureen Durkin, James Li, Kathleen Kastner and a Community Panel
In Person - Waisman location TBA & Virtual Register Here
20th Annual | In-Person and Virtual Event Details When: Saturday, February 3, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Coffee & Connections with Refreshments at 8:15 a.m for in-person attendees (details below) Where: In Person – At the Waisman Center – Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium Virtual – Register to obtain the Zoom webinar …