2024 National Autism (In-Person) Conference

Session Dates

Monday August 05, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM - PaTTAN - CENTRAL
Tuesday August 06, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM - PaTTAN - CENTRAL
Wednesday August 07, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM - PaTTAN - CENTRAL
Thursday August 08, 2024 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM - PaTTAN - CENTRAL

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This Conference highlights comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist educators, other professionals, and families in developing effective educational programming for all students with autism spectrum disorders. Local, state, and national educators and experts will share best practices, on a variety of topics, to support early childhood, elementary, and secondary educators and families in the development of positive student engagement and growth in the educational, home, and social settings.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Cite specific research findings concerning autism spectrum disorders and relate them to assessment, instruction, and progress determination, including specific communication.
• Describe appropriate interventions, materials, and progress-monitoring practices based on continuous instructional evidence in the areas of cognition, language, social skills, and motor skills.
• Identify, analyze, and apply evidence-based practices for the treatment of students with autism spectrum disorders in cognition, communication, and social and motor skills.
• Formulate practical and evidence-based instructional plans for students with autism spectrum disorders in order to have them progress in the general education curriculum with specific accommodations in language, cognition, and social and motor skills.
• Incorporate the use of instructional technology and visual-graphic organizers into the instruction of students with autism spectrum disorders in order to increase organizational skills and improve achievement.
• Relate specific assessment and intervention procedures to the general education curriculum and academic standards and benchmarks, including specific applications to communication-based approaches.

Target Audience

Family members, physicians, speech-language pathologists, administrators, higher-education faculty, general and special education professionals, early-intervention staff, related service personnel, behavioral health analysts/professionals, and anyone interested in autism spectrum disorders. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Ashley Eckenrode, at 717-901-2272, or aeckenrode@pattan.net.