Conference Agenda
7:00
Registration/ Check-In Begins, Breakfast Provided
8:15
Welcome, Introductions
8:30
Morning Keynote:
Defining Autism: From Nonverbal to Professional Speaker
Kerry Magro, EdD
CANCELED
This session has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. NBCC Approval No. SP-3448
9:45
BREAK, Book Signing
10:15
Concurrent Sessions:
Session 1:
Unique Perspectives Panel
Dana Handmacher (Facilitator/ mother), John Rice (Father), Ace Baxter (Sibling), Laura Miller (Self-Advocate), Lance McLemore (Self-Advocate/ AAC user)
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Session 2: Supporting the Literacy Skills of Preschool and School-age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Strategies for Home, School, and Integrating Technology
Victoria Hembest, M.S. ABD, CCC-SLP
This session has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. NBCC Approval No. SP-3448
This session has NOT been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit.
11:30
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00
Afternoon Keynote:
The Power of kNOw
Dustin Chandler
This session has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. NBCC Approval No. SP-3448
2:00
BREAK
2:15
Concurrent Sessions:
Session 1:
Social Skills Development from Preschool to Young Adulthood
Elizabeth Fair, Ph.D. and Bridget Hannahan, Ph.D.
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Session 2:
Making Meal Times Happy Times
Amber Milller-Walker, M.S., OTR/L
This session has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. NBCC Approval No. SP-3448
This session has NOT been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit.
3:30
Dismiss
The 2020 Autism Matters Conference has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Sessions approved for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Autism Society of Alabama is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
NBCC Approval No. SP-3448