Autism Spectrum Disorders: Best Practices for Assessment and Interventions
This course will help practitioners identify, assess, diagnose, and accommodate the symptoms of ASD and co-occurring conditions from infancy through adulthood. The first 4 sessions cover screening, detection, and diagnostic evaluations using state-of-the-art measures, including how telehealth practices and scientific biomarkers can be used to help inform the diagnostic process. The second four sessions cover evidence-based intervention practices, as well as educational, therapeutic, adaptive, and vocational supports and accommodations.
J&K Seminars does not provide NBCC credit for this program.
All orders include the entire presentation with handouts and a CE test.
Streaming videos and audio downloads will be available immediately after checkout
Mailed CD and DVD formats include the printed handouts and CE test in an attractive portfolio
Objectives
Participants will be able to describe:
· Features of Autism Spectrum Disorder across varying profiles of cognition and language
· Common co-occurring conditions with ASD, including other neurodevelopmental disorders and affective disorders
· Concepts of masking and camouflaging in individuals with intact cognition, particularly females
· Evidence-based methods of intervention
· Strategies and accommodations to foster social, emotional, and behavioral skills
· Supports for transitional and vocational services
Topics
Clinical Features of & Epidemiological Update on ASD
(2 hr 17 min 31 sec)
· Diagnostic Criteria for ASD
· Risk Factors in Infancy
· Prevalence and Epidemiological Statistics
· Race, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities
Screening and Detection Methods
· Research on Genetic & Environmental Influences on ASD
· Screeners for Infants, Toddlers, and School-Age Individuals
· Use of Biomarkers to Detect ASD
Comprehensive Developmental Approach to Evaluation
(1 hr 40min 38 sec)
· Assessing Cognition and Adaptive Behavior
· Assessing Speech/Language/Communication Skills
· Conducting a Diagnostic History
· Direct and Remote Diagnostic Assessment Measures
Diagnostic Differentials and Co-Occurring Conditions
(1 hr 26 min 45 sec)
· Assessing Social-Emotional & Behavioral Skills
· Neuropsychological Assessments
· Common Diagnostic Differentials and Co-Occurring Conditions
Translating Assessment Results into Intervention Objectives
(1 hr 30 min 53 sec)
· Writing Comprehensive and Integrated Reports
· Developing a Hierarchy of Needs
· Differentiating Educational Eligibility from Standards of Best Practice
· Determining Appropriate Educational Placement
Overview of Evidence-Based Practices
(1 hr 31min 25 sec)
· Applied Behavior Analysis
· Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions
· Parent Coaching/Parent Training Models
· Universal Design for Learning and SEE-KS
· Educational, Organizational, and Visual Supports
Strategies & Interventions to Foster Social-Emotional Functioning
(1 hr 19 min 41 sec)
· Social Stories
· Video Modeling
· Social Skills Groups
· Peer Training
· Social-Emotional and Behavioral Interventions
Adolescence and Adulthood (1 hr 51 min 31 sec)
· Puberty, Self-Care, and Adaptive Behavior Strategies
· Pharmacological Treatments
· Transition Planning
· College and Vocational Supports
· Self-Advocacy and Family Supports