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The Many Faces of Autism: From Behavior to Biology
Presenter: Robin Hansen, M.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 50:48
Summary: Current research on the heterogeneity of autism spectrum disorders in terms of both behavior and biology, and advances in our knowledge of etiology and application for treatments.
Assessment and Educational Planning for Children with ASD: Using "Gold Standard" Methods and Tools
Presenters: Patricia Schetter, M.A. & Kristine Strong, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute & Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 59:45
Summary: Standardized as well as non-standardized methods to plan for the educational achievement of students with ASD with a special focus on using assessment to help design goals and provide rationale for placement and educational recommendations.
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in Autism: Evaluating Efficacy and Safety
Presenters: R. Scott Akins, D.O.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 59:37
Summary: Evidence-based paradigm to evaluate complimentary and alternative medicine treatments for safety and efficacy, i.e. gluten- and casein-free diets, supplements, chelation and antifungal treatments.
Strategies for People Who Fall Through the Cracks
Presenters: Kathryn W. Page, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Fetal Alcohol Teamwork, Consultation, and Training
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 26:18
Summary: Strategies for working with individuals with underserved disabilities to improve identification, intervention, employment, legal advocacy, and social inclusion, paying particular attention to those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Assistive Technology for Adolescents and Young Adults
Presenter: Cathy Bodine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Affiliation: Assistive Technology Partners, University of Colorado
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 59:40
Summary: Using assistive technology for education and transition to employment or post-secondary education.
Managing Neurodevelopmental Disabilties Within the Medical Home
Presenter: Paul S. Carbone, M.D., FAAP
Affiliation: University of Utah
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 59:18
Summary: Family-centered medical home model including features that support the needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism, and their families.
Social Skills Training in Adolescence: Important Issues and Future Directions
Presenter: Marjorie Solomon, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 58:57
Summary: Models for social skills training with focus on issues encountered when working with adolescents and implications for future research.
Students with Intellectual Disabilities go to College: Opportunities for Higher Education in California
Presenter: Olivia Raynor, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 53:22
Summary: Trends, common challenges and program options in higher education for students with intellectual disabilities as a pathway to independent living, meaningful employment and community participation.
A New Age of Treatment for Fragile X Syndrome
Presenter: Randi Hagerman, M.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 58:05
Summary: Neurobiological abnormalities in Fragile X Syndrome, review of targeted treatments available and the mechanisms by which they work, with preliminary data regarding minocycline, fenobam, and R-baclofen.
Update in Pharmacologic Treatments of ASDs
Presenter: Robert Hendren, D.O.
Affiliation: UC San Francisco
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 55:18
Summary: Symptoms, co-morbidities and monitoring guidelines to inform decisions regarding benefits/risks associated with use of pharmacologic agents to treat behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders.
Best Practices for Developmental Screening and Referral: Early Identification Makes a Difference
Presenters: Robin Hansen, M.D. & Gina Guarneri, M.A.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 51:11
Summary: Guidelines for implementing developmental surveillance and screening, using parent report and developmental screen measures.
From Research to Culturally Responsive Practice: Addressing the Needs of Dual Language Learners
Presenters: EunMi Cho, Ed.D. & Vera F. Gutierrez-Clellan, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Sacramento State University & San Diego State University
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 59:13
Summary: Patterns of typical/atypical bilingual acquisition in Latino and Korean English language learners that inform development of culturally responsive interventions.
Becoming an Effective Wellness Advocate
Presenters: Sharon Fallis, B.S. & Robert Taylor
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities & California Department of Developmental Services
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 48:42
Summary: Assisting people with disabilities to establish successful partnerships with health-care professionals and to maintain their own wellness plans.
Personal Stories of Successful Transition to Self Sufficiency and Employment
Presenters: Laurie Hoirup, M.S., Rachel Stewart, B.A., & Tammy Eudy
Affiliation: California State Council on Developmental Disabilities & California Health Incentives Improvement Project
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 30:42
Summary: Assisting people with disabilities to obtain employment and self-sufficiency, i.e. benefits planning, Social Security work incentive programs, personal assistance services, assistive technology, independent living, and employment services.
The Evaluation and Treatment of Behavioral Feeding Disorders in Young Children
Presenters: Mary Beth Steinfeld, M.D., Becky Penrod, Ph.D., & Ann Tompkins, M.S., CCC-SLP
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute & Sacramento State University
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 1:06:02
Summary: Developmental pathways from common infant feeding issues to more serious feeding problems and a multidisciplinary approach to evaluation and treatment of sensorimotor, nutritional and behavioral aspects of these complex disorders.
Understanding and Educating Higher Functioning Individuals with Autism
Presenter: Peter Mundy, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 59:32
Summary: Social behavioral, emotional and learning characteristics of higher functioning children with autism with emphasis on challenges in school.
The Power of Parent Training
Presenter: Danielle Liso, Ph.D., BCBA
Affiliation: Empowered Quality Parent Training
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:11:35
Legislative Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Presenter: Randi Knott, MPA, Myesha Jackson, Catherine Blakemore, & Tony Anderson
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:16:14
Preparing Students with Disabilities to Transition into Post-Secondary Activities
Presenter: Robin Church, Ed.D. & Derek Glaaser, Ed.D.
Affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:05:30
New Targeted Treatments for Fragile-X Syndrome
Presenter: Randi Hagerman, M.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:20:21
Change Your Thoughts -- Change Your Life: A Rational Emotive Education Group for Parents, Part 2
Presenter: Mardi Bernard, B.Sc.N.
Affiliation: Academy at King Edward School
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:14:58
Change Your Thoughts -- Change Your Life: A Rational Emotive Education Group for Parents, Part 1
Presenter: Mardi Bernard, B.Sc.N.
Affiliation: Academy at King Edward School
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:12:18
Improving School-Related Peer Relationships: Challenges and Solutions
Presenter: Connie Kasari, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:21:50
Involvement or Isolation: Research on the Social Lives of Children with Autism at School
Presenter: Connie Kasari, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 56:57
Early Interventions for Struggling Readers
Presenter: Barbara Foorman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Florida State University
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:28:39
The Linguistic Basis of Reading Disabilities
Presenter: Barbara Foorman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Florida State University
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:07:40
How Blood Gene Expression Profiles in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Can Assist Clinical Diagnosis
Presenter: Lisa Lit, M.A.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 51:20
Psychiatric Comorbidity and Differential Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presenter: Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:16:19
Evaluating Cortisol, Stress, and Tic Severity in Tourette Syndrome
Presenter: Blythe Corbett, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:09:43
Providing Students with Severe Autism Access to the General Education Curriculum
Presenters: Robin Church, Ed.D., Dawn Ibberson
Affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:29:46
Transition to Adulthood: Meeting Post-Secondary Needs of Older Adolescents
Presenters: Susan Bacalman, LCSW, Jay Lytton, Lynne Weissman, Louise Kronick, MA
Affiliation: Various
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:16:07
Educational Approaches for Students with Autism, Part 2
Presenters: Linda Brooks, B.A., Kristi Baysinger, M.A., BCBA, Jennifer Kurth, M.Ed., Sharon Hensley, M.A.
Affiliation: Various
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:07:41
Educational Approaches for Students with Autism, Part 1
Presenters: Linda Brooks, B.A., Kristi Baysinger, M.A., BCBA, Jennifer Kurth, M.Ed., Sharon Hensley, M.A.
Affiliation: Various
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:28:52
ASD Guidelines for Effective Intervention
Presenters: Ron Huff, Ph.D., Lynne Huffman, M.D., Rick Ingraham, Susan Wilczynski, Ph.D., BCBA
Affiliation: Various
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:15:16
New Theory of Mind Investigations on the Remediation of Language Processing Deficitis: A Review of the Science with Promising Possibilities
Presenter: Paul Worthington, M.A.
Affiliation: Lindamood-Bell Learning Systems
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:21:13
Imagery-Language Connection for Language Comprehension and Thinking: An Overview of Visualizing and Verbalizing and Talkies
Presenter: Nanci Bell, M.A.
Affiliation: Lindamood-Bell Learning Systems
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:12:30
An SLP and OT Team Model for Assessment and Intervention, Part 2
Presenter: Aimee Bord, M.A., CCC-SLP & Cecilia Martinez, OTR/L
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:15:24
An SLP and OT Team Model for Assessment and Intervention, Part 1
Presenter: Aimee Bord, M.A., CCC-SLP & Cecilia Martinez, OTR/L
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:32:01
Helping Students Manage Their Lives at School: What Roles Do Executive Functions Play? Part 2
Presenter: Georgia Bozeday, Ed.D.
Affiliation: Rush Neurobehavioral Center
Date: August 2, 2007
Length: 1:16:29
Helping Students Manage Their Lives at School: What Roles Do Executive Functions Play? Part 1
Presenter: Georgia Bozeday, Ed.D.
Affiliation: Rush Neurobehavioral Center
Date: August 2, 2007
Length: 1:16:19
Executive Functions in ADHD
Presenter: Catherine Fassbender, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:05:30
Reading Fluency Interventions: What Works and Why
Presenter: Marcia Davidson, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Maine
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:10:50
Keynote: Functional Brain Imaging Studies of Reading and Reading Disabilities
Presenter: Guinevere Eden, D.Phil.
Affiliation: Georgetown University Medical Center
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:10:08
The Cognitive Basis of Behavior in ASD: Implications for Memory and Learning and for Behavior Intervention
Presenter: Nancy Minshew, M.D.
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Date: August 2, 2007
Length: 1:34:08
Limbic-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical (LHPA) Axis in Children with Autism
Presenter: Blythe Corbett, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 3, 2007
Length: 1:32:39
Keynote Address: The Reshaping of the Neurobiology of Autism
Presenter: Nancy Minshew, M.D.
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Date: August 2, 2007
Length: 1:09:45
The Nuts and Bolts of Emotional Communication
Presenter: Steve Nowicki, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Emory University
Date: August 11, 2006
Length: 1:25:34
Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In
Presenter: Steve Nowicki, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Emory University
Date: August 11, 2006
Length: 1:04:44
Structured Teaching Environments Promoting Success: Beyond Basic Structure
Presenters: Karen Honkala, Liz Zastrow
Affiliation: Private Consultants
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:29:42
Early Assessment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presenter: Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:07:49
The Role of Imagery and Verbal Comprehension, Hyperlexia, and Autism
Presenter: Nanci Bell, M.A.
Affiliation: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Date: August 11, 2006
Length: 1:24:46
Beyond Competence: Achieving Independence and Self-correction in Reading and Writing
Presenter: Barbara Wise, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Center for Spoken Language Research
Date: August 11, 2006
Length: 1:12:00
Structural and Functional Neuroimaging of the Amygdala in Children with Autism
Presenter: Blythe Corbett, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 11, 2006
Length: 1:06:03
The Use of Technology in the Education and Treatment of Children with Autism
Presenter: Linda K. Haymes, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Spectrum Center
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:19:08
Update on Pharmacologic and Biomedical Treatments of Autism Spectrum
Presenter: Robert Hendren, D.O.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:18:38
Social Emotional Learning Framework (SELF): Conceptual, Clinical, and Research Aspects
Presenter: Meryl Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Rush University
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:07:03
Best Practices in the Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presenter: Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 11, 2006
Length: 1:14:26
Children with Autism Show Differences in the Processing of Mental Arithmetic
Presenter: Susan M. Rivera, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:17:11
Neurocognitive Profiles of Children from Several Developmental Disorder Populations
Presenter: Tony Simon, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:18:02
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Using Positive Behavior Supports to Manage Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior
Presenter: Jeffrey Sprague, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Oregon
Date: August 10, 2006
Length: 1:16:30
Families and Phenotypes: Lifecourse Perspectives
Presenter: Jan Blacher, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Riverside
Date: August 5, 2005
Length: 54:35
Research Guiding Psycho-pharmacologic Intervention in Fragile X and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Presenter: Randi Hagerman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 4, 2005
Length: 1:03:18
Alternative Treatments in Autism
Presenter: Robin Hansen, M.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 4, 2005
Length: 1:22:14
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Children and Adolescents
Presenter: Robert Hendren, D.O.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 5, 2005
Length: 1:23:30
What’s New in Tourette’s
Presenter: Frank Sharp, M.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 5, 2005
Length: 1:08:25
Circumscribed Interests in Autism
Presenter: Marjorie Solomon, Ph.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 4, 2005
Length: 53:26
Seizures in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presenter: Barry Tharp, M.D.
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: August 4, 2005
Length: 1:25:41
