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Program Leader’s Discussion
Program Leaders' Discussion about state and federal funding sources, with Liz Green, an OT with a lot of experience in this area. Free and open to all (please invite interested colleagues if you'd like).
Find out more »Square One Workshops Day 1
Open this event for the event details and click on this link to take you to the website and Zoom links. Square One is a two-day virtual instructional series for higher education professionals interested in launching a campus program or initiative to support autistic and other neurodivergent students. Sessions will be held March 21st from 12 pm to 5 pm ET and March 22 12 pm to 2 pm ET. Registration Deadline is March 15, 2024. Autism support programs take…
Find out more »Square One Workshops Day 2
Open this event for the event details and click on this link to take you to the website and Zoom links. Square One is a two-day virtual instructional series for higher education professionals interested in launching a campus program or initiative to support autistic and other neurodivergent students. Sessions will be held March 21st from 12 pm to 5 pm ET and March 22 12 pm to 2 pm ET. Registration Deadline is March 15, 2024. Autism support programs take…
Find out more »March CANVAS Meeting
Presenters: Chiara Latimer (Co-Director Center for Neurodiversity, PATH Program Coordinator, Rowan University); Dr. Amy Accardo (Co-Chair and Associate Professor, WISE Department, Rowan University); and Dr. Casey Woodfield (Assistant Professor, WISE Department; Faculty Fellow, Center for Neurodiversity, Rowan University) Presentation Title: Affirming Neurodiversity Culture on Campus: Priorities of Neurodivergent Students, Faculty and Staff Presentation Description: Through the lens of the neurodiversity paradigm and holding the understanding that neurodiversity is valuable to society, we gathered the perspectives and priorities of neurodivergent university students, faculty, and staff…
Find out more »Halfway to the Summit Day 1
We are halfway to the annual College Autism Summit, and it’s time to stop, catch our breath, and look around at the landscape of autism, neurodiversity, and higher education. Join us for two virtual half-day professional learning opportunities offering in-depth exploration of some of the most important topics of the day. Halfway to the Summit includes six important topics: mental health, neurodivergent relationships, disclosure, employment readiness, student readiness and engagement, and working with faculty/creative accommodations. Each session will include useful content, presented live and…
Find out more »Halfway to the Summit Day 2
We are halfway to the annual College Autism Summit, and it’s time to stop, catch our breath, and look around at the landscape of autism, neurodiversity, and higher education. Join us for two virtual half-day professional learning opportunities offering in-depth exploration of some of the most important topics of the day. Halfway to the Summit includes six important topics: mental health, neurodivergent relationships, disclosure, employment readiness, student readiness and engagement, and working with faculty/creative accommodations. Each session will include useful content, presented live and…
Find out more »April CANVAS Meeting
Presenter: Mark Tapia, Ph.D. (Researcher) Presentation Title: Self-Advocacy at the University Level: Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Advocate for Their Needs Presentation Description: Research provides some evidence to support self-advocacy skills, but little has occurred to explore how best to teach these skills at the postsecondary level. To that end, there is a positive model that emphasizes the unique needs of persons with autism, and it is the video model. Video modeling has a solid evidence base; however,…
Find out more »CANVAS: Cultivating Community through Research: A Participatory Project Exploring the Experiences of Autistic Burnout and Educator Burnout for Autistic Educators in the United States
Presenters: Alex Newson, PhD (University of Oregon), Erin Hopkins PhD (Case Western Reserve University), Lauren Collier, MA (Associate Director for Disability Services at University of Massachusetts Amherst), Liam Whitney, MS Ed., (COMS, VRT), and Madeline Mueller (MSSW/MPH Candidate at Columbia University) Presentation Description: In their AIR-P-funded project, Double Burnout: Exploring the Experiences of Autistic and Educator Burnout Among Autistic Educators, they have purposefully curated a space where Autistic educators and researchers can collaborate effectively. Guided by principles of community-based participatory…
Find out more »CANVAS: Predictors of Sexual Victimization Among Autistic and Non-Autistic College Students
Presenter: Natalie Libster (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Presentation Description: Sexual victimization is a critical and prevalent issue on college campuses, and undergraduate students with certain disabilities are more likely than students without disabilities to be sexually victimized. The current study examined whether autistic college students are more likely than non-autistic students to experience unwanted sexual contact and sexual assault, controlling for co-occurring diagnoses. This study further examined whether students with other disabilities, specifically ADHD, learning disability (LD),…
Find out more »Program Leaders Call: Parent Coaching
We'll be joined by parent coaches Colin Cass and Mary Hickey who are excited to meet with such a knowledgeable group. Here's their description: During this meeting we will introduce common parenting themes and how to meet the unique needs of families of neurodiverse students. The role of parents in this transition will be discussed, highlighting the challenges they face and the need to shift from being primary advocates to fostering their children's independence. Key components of what we have learned through a…
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