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Complexity in managing young children with special needs requires multidisciplinary approaches, along with family-focused interventions and support. Coordination of these interventions across multiple settings adds an even greater challenge for health care providers, special educators, pre-school teachers, therapists, speech pathologists and parents. As professionals working with young children with developmental disabilities, we are charged with enhancing our knowledge of medical and behavioral conditions, refining our assessment skills and expanding our tools and strategies for managing these special needs children.
We invite you to attend the 25th Annual Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Interventions for the Young Child Conference (formerly “The Young Child with Special Needs”) where you will hear the latest applied research, learn strategies for addressing a variety of developmental disabilities, enhance your tool kit for dealing with problem behaviors, and recognize the importance and impact of early intervention. Network with the faculty from a variety of disciplines, as well as colleagues from around the nation, will enhance your professional development as you strive to provide the best possible outcome for these children and their families.
*The following sessions ONLY have been approved for IL EI credit:
PRECONFERENCE B
8:00-Beginning Feeding Skills Necessary for the Newborn Infant-0.75 TYP
8:45-Practical Strategies to Improve Feedings for the Bottle and Breastfed Infant-1 INT
10:00-Feeding Skills Necessary for Transitioning to Solid Foods(Pureed,Meltable&Textured Table Foods)-2 TYP
1:30-Practical Strategies to Improve Feedings for the Infant&Toddler Transitioning to Solid Foods-1.5 INT
3:15-Strategies to Improve Feedings for Children with an Extremely Restricted Food Repertoire-1.25 INT
4:30-Parent Strategies to Improve Mealtimes in the Home - Q&D - Faculty Panel-0.5 WWF
MAIN CONFERENCE
October 15th
8:00-Think Big:My Approach on Overcoming Obstacles-1 INT
9:30-Improving Dietary Quality for the “Junk Food” Lover-0.75 WWF
10:15-Immunizations: Facts vs. Myths-0.75 WWF
11:00-Redrawing the Lines-Neurodiversity:A Compass to a Changing World-Q&D-Faculty Panel-0.75
1:30-Engagement Strategies for Play and Trust: Building Blocks of Communication-0.75 INT
2:15-Not all Autisms are Alike:Linking Clinical Approaches to Biologically Based Subgroups-0.75 ATY
3:30-ADHD: So Much More Than Poor Attention-0.75 ATY
4:15-Evidence-Based Practices for Children with ASD: Findings from the National Professional Development Center - Q&D - Faculty Panel-0.5 INT, 0.5 ATY
October 16th
8:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1-
#14 Toilet Training for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities-1 WWF, 0.5 INT
10:00-CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
#22 Social Development&Evidence-Based Social Supports for Young Children w/ Autism Spectrum Disorder-1 ATY, 0.5 INT
12:45 pm-CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3-
#31 Pivotal Response Training Part 1- 1.5 INT
2:30-CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4
#42 Pivotal Response Training Part 2- 1.5 INT
October 17th
8:00-The Different Faces of Anxiety: Hiding in Plain Sight-0.75 ATY
8:45-Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion-0.75 INT
9:45-Video Modeling: How It Could Work for Your Student-0.75 INT
10:30-A Trauma Informed Approach for Working with Students with ASD-0.5 ATY, 0.25 INT
11:15-Hope and Humor: Learning and Laughing - Q&D - Faculty Panel-0.75 WWF
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