Session Category: Applied Research
National Conference 2013: Session Information
Session Category: Applied Research
The following list of sessions all fall under the Applied Research category
*Education and Outcomes For High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives From Multiple Stakeholders
Brief Description: The Center for Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a research and development project funded by the Department of Education focusing on developing, adapting, and studying a comprehensive school-and community-based education program for high school with ASD. This presentation describes the phases and components of the center, as well as results from 28 focus groups that highlight the challenges and successes of high school education for students with ASD as experienced by adolescents, parents, and school professionals.
Speaker(s): Suzanne Kucharczyk, Sam Odom
* Using PRT For Speech and Language Delays
Brief Description: Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is a behaviorally-based and effective method for increasing communication skills. The presenters will describe the multiple components of PRT and briefly review its research base and the results of their own research study. Emphasis will be given to how parents and professionals can implement PRT to maximize learning opportunities across environments. Motivation, goal selection, program monitoring and incorporating siblings will also be discussed.
Speaker(s): Sarah Woldoff-Kern
* Peer-Mediated Supports For College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Brief Description: College-bound students with ASD face unique challenges in a variety of domains, including socialization, academic functioning, and self-advocacy. Many post-secondary institutions are developing models of support to meet these challenges. One type of support is the peer-mediated model, which pairs students with ASD with trained and appropriately matched peers to work toward self-determined goals. This presentation will discuss Drexel University’s peer-mentoring model of support, and will present the program’s strategies for meeting the students’ academic, social and self-advocacy goals.
Speaker(s): Julia Grayer, Felicia Hurewitz
*Practical Strategies to Address Executive Function Deficits in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brief Description: Executive functions are the cognitive tasks that allow us to regulate and monitor behavior. If your student or child has any of the following concerns, he may be struggling with executive function deficits: *Is unorganized *Can’t seem to hold directions in his/her brain *lacks motivation *Can be blunt *Is forgetful *Has difficulty “letting things go,” Come and learn practical strategies for school and home that will empower your student or child to succeed, while capitalizing on his/her strengths.
Speaker(s): Rebecca A. Moyes
* Primer For Therapists: Establishing Medical Necessity In Clinical Documentation
Brief Description: Children suspected of having an ASD often benefit from outpatient therapy services. To obtain reimbursement for services, clear documentation submitted by licensed clinicians in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology is necessary. Establishing medical necessity in documentation, when a deficit is present requires a systematic approach. Understanding the components of medical necessity and how they vary from state to state is essential. This program will provide a strategy from which to begin. Case studies included.
Speaker(s): Ana Mieres
