6th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference
Autism Conference 2009
At our 6th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference held in April of 2009, our keynote speaker was Carol Schall, Ph.D. who has been learning from and supporting individuals with autism for over 25 years. She is involved in supporting individuals across Virginia through her work as the director of the Virginia Autism Resource Center at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research areas include autism and the transition to adulthood, teacher competency in autism, and the implementation of positive behavior support for individuals with ASD.
Dr. Schall delivered a keynote presentation on Career Development and Self Determination: Essential Transition Activities for Elementary through High School Aged Students with ASD.
Click here to download handouts from the keynote presentation – Career Awareness and Self-Determination Keynote Handout.
Breakout Sessions
Following the keynote presentation, participants attended breakout sessions that covered a variety of topics related to supporting individuals with ASD. Below you will find links to handouts of many of the presentations from this year’s conference.
10:30 – 11:45 Breakout sessions
Diane Koontz Lowman – Developing a Feeding Plan for Students with Sensory-Based Feeding Difficulties
Margaret Vaughan and Selina Flores – Creating a Template for Individual Task Boxes
Carol Schall – Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Transition to Adulthood and Handout
Mickey VanDerwerker – We can make it Better: Encouraging Social Problem Solving; Handout 1 | Handout 2
Lora Kingma – Echolalia: Characteristics and Teaching Strategies for Persons with Autism
Ruth McLachlan – The Why and How of Instructional Match
Pam Lloyd-Curtis and Brian Dye – Math and Elementary Students with ASD: Considerations for K-5 Math Instruction
12:45 – 2:00 Breakout Sessions
Liz Kasza – Trying to make SENSE of the World Around Us | Sensory Integration handout
Margaret Vaughan & Selina Flores – Creating a Template for Individual Task Boxes
Cameron P. Scott – Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders: My Long and Arduous Journey | Food Additives handout
Sally Chappel – Reaching Social Competence: A Collaborative Effort in Busy Times | Developing a Social Skills Program handout
Brad Bizzell & Diann Eaton – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Whitney Miller & Kathleen Shelor – Websites and Software and it’s FREE, Oh My!
Brian Dye – SMART Use of Interactive Whiteboards in Inclusive Classrooms
2:15 – 3:30 Breakout Sessions
Liz Kasza –Trying to make SENSE of the World Around Us | Sensory Integration handout
Kim Sheridan – “I’m Determined”: Virginia’s Self-Determination Priority Project
Mickey VanDerwerker – Autism ABC: All Behavior Communicates
Chip Clarke – Basics of Motor Planning and AAC
Selina Flores – Using Word to Create Visual Tool Bars and Overlays
Tammy Craft – Supporting Literacy and Reading Comprehension | Literacy Handouts
Pam Lloyd-Curtis, Diann Eaton, Kariann Alley, & Susanne Conroy – From Intervention to Practice: Using the Ziggurat and CAPS Models