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  • Gael Orsmond, PhD
    Dec 1
    Seminar – Gael Orsmond, PhD – “Contextual Aspects of Autism in Adolescence and Adulthood”

    December 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center

    Gael Orsmond, PhD Boston University Profile   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 the development and well-being of adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum. Her main areas of research include social and community …

    Gael Orsmond, PhD
  • Courtney Venker, PhD
    Nov 10
    Seminar – Courtney Venker, PhD – “Advancing Our Understanding of What Constitutes ‘High Quality’ Language Input for Young Autistic Children”

    November 10, 2023 @ 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. She is also the director of the Lingo Lab, which is located in the Oyer Speech and Hearing Building on …

    Courtney Venker, PhD
  • Lizbeth Finestack, PhD
    Oct 13
    Seminar – Lizbeth Finestack, PhD – “Identifying Effective And Efficient Language Interventions For Children With Significant Language Impairments”

    October 13, 2023 @ 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. Her research focuses on identifying effective and efficient language interventions for children with significant language impairments, including children with primary …

    Lizbeth Finestack, PhD
  • CYSHCN Community of Practice Logo
    Oct 11
    Autism COP: Stories of Belonging: School Engagement & Connection

    October 11, 2023 (all day) 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, both individuals with disabilities and service providers. Share the Save the Date with your networks! Are you a school, a …

    CYSHCN Community of Practice Logo
  • Patrick Lao, PhD
    Sep 15
    Seminar – Patrick Lao, PhD – “A Multiple Biomarker Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease for Underrepresented and Underserved Groups”

    September 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center

    Patrick Lao, PhD Columbia University Profile About the Speaker: Patrick Lao, PhD is an associate professor of neurological sciences at Columbia University in Neurology and in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center. His research focuses on a multiple biomarker approach to Alzheimer’s disease (i.e., amyloid-β, hyperphosphorylated tau, cerebrovascular disease, and neurodegeneration), informed by contextual factors (i.e., genetic, …

    Patrick Lao, PhD
  • Autistic Flourishing: Fostering Happy, Healthy Brains & Bodies
    Jun 13
    Autistic Flourishing: Fostering Happy, Healthy Brains & Bodies – In Person Training

    June 13, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 Community Relations

    Register Here $30 Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training will be charged the full registration fee. Because much of the current clinical and scholarly information around autism is deficit-based, limited, and some, even completely inaccurate, much of the clinical support is also misguided and unintentionally harmful. However, when we know …

    Autistic Flourishing: Fostering Happy, Healthy Brains & Bodies
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