Autism Conference Program Agenda
Friday, February 8
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Opening Reception: Poster Session
1 & Exhibitors
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Author Signing Fair
Saturday, February 9
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Opening Remarks and Introductions
William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA, The
Ohio State University
8:15 am - 9:15 am
Because Our Kids Are Worth It: A
Parent's Perspective on Behavioral Interventions at Home and
School
Mary Beth Walsh, Ph.D., Caldwell
College
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Teaching the Social Dance: Using Script-Fading
Procedures to Promote Conversation
Patricia Krantz, Ph.D., Princeton
Child Development Institute
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am - 11:45 am
A Clear Picture: The Use and Benefits of
PECS
Andy Bondy, Ph.D., Pyramid
Educational Consultants, Inc.
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Effective School-Based Programs
for Children with Autism
Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D., BCBA,
University of Washington
12:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Lunch Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
From DT to DI: Using Direct Instruction to
Teach Students with ASD
Cathy L. Watkins, Ph.D., BCBA,
California State University
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Using ABA to Improve the Lives of
Adults with Autism in Work, Community, and Residential
Settings
Gregory MacDuff, Ph.D., Princeton
Child Development Institute
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Break
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
"Evidence-Based Practice:"
Improvement or Illusion?
Gina Green, Ph.D., BCBA, San Diego
State University
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Poster Session 2 & Exhibitors
In order to accommodate our large number of poster presentations an
additional poster session has been scheduled.
Sunday, February 10
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Developing Active Learner
Participation by Children with Autism: Capturing the Motivational
Variables
James W. Partington, Ph.D., BCBA,
Behavior Analysts, Inc.
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Comprehensive ABA Programming: Matching
Learner Needs with Instructional Strategies
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA,
Rutgers University
10:30 am - 11:30 am
One Size Does Not Fit All: Developing
Individualized Treatment Protocols for Children with Autism
Laura Schreibman, Ph.D., University
of California, San Diego
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Concluding Remarks
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