Autism Conference Program Agenda
Friday, February 2
7:00 - 10:30 pm
Opening Reception and
Poster Session
Saturday, February 3
Opening Remarks and
Introductions
William L. Heward, Ed.D.,
BCBA, The Ohio State University
8:00 - 9:00 am
Autism in the 21st Century
Catherine Lord, Ph.D., University of Michigan
9:00 - 10:00 am
Applied Behavior Analysis: What
It Is and What It Isn't
Bobby Newman, Ph.D., BCBA, Room to Grow
10:00 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 11:30 am
What Has Behavior
Analysis Contributed to the Understanding and Treatment of Autism
Spectrum Disorders?
Tristram Smith, Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical
Center
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Critical Importance of
Science-Based Treatments for Autism
Richard Foxx, Ph.D., BCBA, Pennsylvania State University
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30 pm
A
Behavioral Approach to Language Assessment and Intervention for
Children with Autism
Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA, Sundberg and Associates
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Social and Interpersonal
Skills Interventions for Children with Autism
Marjorie Charlop-Christy, Ph.D., Claremont McKenna College
& The Claremont Autism Center
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Preventing and Reducing
Challenging Behavior in Home Settings
David Wacker, Ph.D., University of Iowa
5:00 - 6:00 pm
ABA Programming in the Home:
Characteristics of Quality Services and Providers
David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA, Private Practice
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Break for Dinner
8:00 - 11:30 pm
Reception and Poster
Session
Sunday, February 4
Introductions
William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA, The Ohio
State University
8:00 - 9:00 am
Effective School-Based
Programs for Children with Autism
Carol Davis, Ph.D., University of Washington
9:00 - 10:00 am
Improving Outcomes for Students with
Autism: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
of 2004, Evidence-Based Interventions, and Progress
Monitoring
Mitchell Yell, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
10:00 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 11:30 am
Evidence-Based Practices for
Helping Secondary Students with Autism Transition Successfully to
Adulthood
David Test, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Issues, Trends, and Scientifically-Based
Practices for Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome
Richard Simpson, Ed.D., University of Kansas
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:00 pm
New England Center for
Children, 2005 SABA Awardee for Enduring Programmatic Contributions
in Behavior Analysis
William H. Ahearn. Ph.D.
2:00 - 2:30 pm
May Institute, 2007 SABA Awardee for
Enduring Programmatic Contributions in Behavior Analysis
Dennis C. Russo, Ph.D.
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Organizational Members Round Table
Presentation/Discussion
Applied Behavior
Consultants, Inc. - Dr. Koji Takeshima
Center for
Autism and Related Disorders - Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh
The Institute
of Professional Practice - Dr. Le'Ann Milinder and Dr. Kim
Kelly
The
National Autism Center - Dr. Susan Wilczynski
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Facing Autism: Some Reflections,
Observations, and Hopes for the Future
Catherine Maurice, Ph.D., Association for Science in Autism
Treatment