Wednesday, February 14, 2024
5:00 PM–5:50 PM CST
- PMD: 1,7
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Intermediate
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- learn about recent prevalence data and trends, including gender and sex differences, complex presentations of behaviors, and co-occurring diagnoses and overlapping symptoms; practice-based implications of these research advances will be prioritized.
- describe current trends in research and practice centered on identifying autism using a comprehensive approach that considers comorbidities and existing risk factors.
- provide recommendations for intervention strategies for autistic children, with particular focus on collaborative treatment planning and evidence-based interventions in schools.
Description
Keeping up with new autism research and distilling school-based implications is challenging for busy practitioners. Learn about autism research and practice trends that may enhance school-based services for autistic learners.
Presenter(s)
Anna Laakman, University of Houston
Sarah S. Mire, Baylor University
Marianna Messerli, University of Houston
Ivana Lozano, Baylor University
