We bring you a 90-minute, in-depth, live online webinar featuring a panel of diagnosed individuals sharing their questions and personal insights into the topics that matter most to those who are diagnosed and to those who want to help.

In this session, Dr. Jim Partington, an internationally recognized behavior analyst and member of the US Autism Association Advisory Board, provides a review of elements that need to be included when developing an intervention program to help children obtain the best outcomes.

Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman, School Psychologist and President of the US Autism Association, discusses various learning styles and the range of learning opportunities for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders that can be addressed within a project-based learning model.

Dr. Robin Brewer explains why it is crucial for students to be taught with the presumption that they can achieve. During the session she explains the important role classroom peers can have and discusses what the least restrictive environment means along with the current research on student outcomes in the classroom.

In this session, Robin Chalker will share her expertise as a special education lawyer and advocate on the topic of advocacy in school for individuals with autism who might otherwise slip through the cracks.

This session focuses on strategies to develop an individualized IEP and analyze the results. Suellen Inwood, director of a unique school that emphasizes authentic individualized education plans for all students, also explains the importance of understanding that a full team is needed to facilitate the development of an IEP that accurately provides an individualized education plan and program.

The primary purpose of this session with Dr. Patrick J. Rydell is to assist viewers in understanding the interrelationships among social-communication, learning styles, and independent thinking in children with autism spectrum disorders.

As children grow up, the role of occupational therapy changes and presents new opportunities for facilitating successful transition to adulthood. Dr. Jeanne Eichler, Occupational therapist, music therapist and educator, discusses reasons to seek that occupational therapist and bring them back to the team.

Dr. Michael McManmon is the founder of the College Internship Program and on the Advisory Board of the US Autism Association. His expertise stems from his Doctorate in Special Education, his Master’s in Counseling, and his Master’s in Human Development. He is also an individual that has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Michael McManmon, Ed.D., a psychologist who is himself diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and who is a US Autism Association Advisory Board member, provides information that is helpful for students, clients, or parents of young adult children with learning differences when they transition to college.

Dr. Gil Tippy has been a classroom teacher, a psychologist in schools, or both, for more than 40 years. He is one of the founders of the Rebecca School in New York City, where he was the Clinical Director for 13 years.

In this session, Andrew Arboe, the director of Community Outreach for Connecticut’s Planning Across the Spectrum, speaks about driving for those on the spectrum.