Past Events
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Sep 27Respect Starts at Home: Teaching Neurodivergent Kids, Teens and Adults About Consent – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Register Here $30 Overview: The first place we learn about relationships is in the home, but too often kids, teens and adults with disabilities are not given opportunities to say “no”, set boundaries, or practice healthy relationship skills. By modeling consent and respecting boundaries at home, kids and teens will come to expect this in …
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Sep 21Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual TrainingRegister Here FREE Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support children 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 stage is paired with a positive action plan for caregivers …
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Sep 2150th Anniversary Scientific Symposium & Poster FairJohn D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
50th Anniversary Scientific Symposium & Poster Session Mark Your Calendars & Save the Dates Event Details September 21 | 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM September 22 | 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM Download Symposium Flyer When: September 21 | 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM September 22 | 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM Where: Waisman Center …
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Sep 17Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll for All Abilities 2023Waisman Center
Join us for the 9th annual Waisman WhirlRun, Walk, & Roll for All Abilities Sunday, September 17, 2023 5k run, walk or roll, and 1 mile walk or roll courses Proceeds benefit individuals and families affected by developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases. To Register: 2023 Waisman Whirl Registration Note: Online registration closes at 3:00 pm …
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Sep 15Seminar – Patrick Lao, PhD – “A Multiple Biomarker Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease for Underrepresented and Underserved Groups”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, …
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Sep 13Feria de recursos para discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo / Resource FairAldo Leopold Elementary School: 2602 Post Rd, Madison, WI 53713 Mapa y Direcciones / Maps and Directions
Evento / Event: Feria de recursos para discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo | Resources fair for intellectual and developmental disabilities Fecha / Date: miércoles, 13 de septiembre del 2023 / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Hora / Time: 5:30-7:30pm Lugar / Place:Aldo Leopold Elementary School (2602 Post Rd, Madison, WI 53713) Detalles / Details: Habrá información …
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Sep 12Looking Beneath the Surface of “Challenging Behavior” – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Discover alternative models for understanding what challenging behaviors represent and how to best support people who experience them. Focusing on supporting mental health, physiological needs, and social-emotional development can offer a different roadmap to support individuals with complex needs and developmental differences. By using a person-centered and brain science approach, behaviors are not difficulties to …
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Sep 8Seminar – Tina Grieco-Calub, PhD, CCC-A – “Communication Development: Considering the Influence of Hearing Experience on How Children Process and Learn Language”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Tina Grieco-Calub, PhD, CCC-A Rush University Medical Center Profile About the Speaker: Tina Grieco-Calub, PhD, CCC-A is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science and Communication Disorders and Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. Her research program aims to understand how differences in hearing experience – due to hearing loss, listening …
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Aug 21Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Register Here $75 Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step back, who to call for back up, and “when to duck.” This seminar is designed to put …
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Aug 8Annual Meeting and Awards ReceptionZiemann A, 8th Floor, South Tower
Welcome and Friends Update Christina Martin-Wright, President, Friends of the Waisman Center Waisman Center Update & Announcement of the Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships Qiang Chang, PhD, Director, Waisman Center • Ellie Breitfeld, nominated by Jenny Saffran, PhD • Ryan Risgaard, nominated by Andre Sousa, PhD Friends of the Waisman Center Awards Student Awards: Graduate Student …