Webinar Series | Organization for Autism Research

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We offer free webinar events for parents, educators, and other professionals to participate live. Webinars are an excellent way to gain expert information and have your topical questions answered, flexibly fitting your demanding schedule. All of our past events are archived below.

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Upcoming Events

Sep

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Supporting Paraprofessionals to Implement Functional Communication Training to Address Challenging Behavior @ GoToWebinar

Sep 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

2:00 pm

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Supporting Paraprofessionals to Implement Functional Communication Training to Address Challenging Behavior Practical guidelines for training paraprofessionals Presented by Virginia L. Walker and Megan E. Carpenter Description Paraprofessionals play an important...

Sep

Wed

Webinar: Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 @ GoToWebinar

Sep 29 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

11:00 am

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Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 A presentation about supporting the education and physical health of autistic youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by Priyanka Fernandes,...

Oct

Thu

Webinar: abilIT: Changing Lives @ GoToWebinar

Oct 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

2:00 pm

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AbilIT: Changing Lives How Melwood’s abilIT program is transforming the industry’s approach to career development for autistic individuals. Presented by Michael Lumpkins, abilIT Program Coordinator, Melwood Description This webinar gives...

Oct

Thu

Webinar: Preparing Young Adults for Employment! @ GoToWebinar

Oct 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

2:00 pm

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Preparing Young Adults for Employment! A presentation on empowering disabled young adults to take charge of their transition out of high school. Presented by Christina Eagle, Program for Employment Preparedness...

Nov

Wed

Webinar: Employment Supports for Transition-Aged Autistic Youth @ GoToWebinar

Nov 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

2:00 pm

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Employment Supports for Transition-Aged Autistic Youth A presentation on how to support autistic young adults in the workplace. Presented by Jennifer McDonough, MS, CRC, & Alissa Brooke, MS, CRC, PBSF...

September – November 2021 Sep – Nov 2021

Past Webinar Events

THE AASPIRE HEALTHCARE TOOLKIT: IMPROVING HEALTHCARE FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS

April 15, 2021

Christina Nicolaidis

An introduction to online tools to improve healthcare for autistic adults.

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SELF-DETERMINATION: TIPS FOR INCLUDING STUDENTS IN THEIR EDUCATION AND TRANSITION PLANNING

April 28, 2020

Deborah Hammer, Sarah Cornett, Danny Gulyn, and Justin Boatner

An introduction to building and supporting self-determination skills for students with autism.

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Social Skills for Adolescents and Adults with ASD

March 28, 2019

Dr. Mary Jane Weiss

Finding relevant targets for instruction, using instructional strategies that work, and balancing self-determination with skill-building

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Mental Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention: Addressing Needs of Autistic Adults

April 7, 2021

Teal Benevides and Lisa Morgan

Understanding warning signs of suicide risk adapted for autistic adults.

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SEMINAR IN CRISIS SAFETY FOR THE ASD POPULATION

April 9, 2020

Scott Fowler

Best practices and tools to support parents and educators in addressing safety concerns.

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Sexuality on the Spectrum

October 15, 2018

Dr. Peter Gerhardt and Ms. Amy Gravino

Identifying critical information to promote safe sex and healthy relationships for young adults with ASD.

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Health and Health Care in Autistic Children and Adults

April 1, 2021

Jessica Rast

National indicators of health and health care from the National Autism Indicators Report.

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UNSTUCK AND ON TARGET: IMPROVING YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS

December 11, 2019

Dr. John Strang and Dr. Laura Anthony

An introduction to UOT, a cognitive behavioral intervention that improves young people's executive function skills.

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Transition to Adulthood

April 3, 2018

Dr. Peter Gerhardt

Identifying critical skills to promote more positive outcomes in the transition to adulthood for young adults with ASD.

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AUTISM AND THE SKILLED TRADES

October 8, 2020

Danny Combs

Training, educating, and preparing individuals with autism for employment.

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Addressing Problem Behavior: A Successful Team Approach

August 12, 2019

Dr. Jane Barbin

Problem behavior for children with autism across school and home settings: Working with the school team to assess and treat problem behavior effectively

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Don’t see a topic relevant to your needs? We’re always accepting new ideas. If you have any suggestions on what webinar topics you would like to see, please let us know at programs@researchautism.org.