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2027 ANNUAL AUTISM CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 2027 SATURDAY/SUNDAY SCHEDULE

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2027SESSION #PRESENTATION TITLEPRESENTER(S)
KEYNOTE
8:00AM-9:30AMK1Designing for Neurodiversity Drives Performance/
Tom D’Eri
BREAKOUT 1
9:45AM-11:00AMB1AProtecting the Future: Special Needs Trusts and Estate Planning for Individuals with Autism and Related DisabilitiesNadia Zormpa
9:45AM-11:00AMB1BYou Are Not Alone at This Table
Rachel Payne
9:45AM-11:00AMB1CRethinking Social Skills: Evidence Based, Strength Centered Approaches for Autistic ChildrenTracy Crosby
9:45AM-11:00AMB1DSocial Media, Self-Diagnosis, and Criterion Validity of Autism MeasuresAmy Camodeca & Jennifer Croyle
9:45AM-11:00AMB1ERethinking Driver Readiness for Neurodiverse Learners
Richard Greene
9:45AM-11:00AMB1FB1F: Employers Perspectives on Supporting Autistic Employees: A Qualitative StudyHeba Elsayed
9:45AM-11:00AMB1Gdetails coming soon
9:45AM-11:00AMB1HConsiderations for Behavior Analysts in Coordinating Care with Medical ProfessionalsJoanne Li
BREAKOUT 2
11:15AM-12:30PMB2AAutistic Burnout: Building Bridges to Safety through Interoception
Jennifer Feinstein & Michelle Morcate
11:15AM-12:30PMB2BGame Recognizes Game: Supporting Healthy GamingCrystal Grey-Hewett
11:15AM-12:30PMB2CEmpowering Families: How to Make Confident, Informed Decisions About Therapy ApproachesTracy Crosby
11:15AM-12:30PMB2DNavigating SSI: A Benefit Roadmap for Autistic AdultsAlyssa Wilbanks & Amanda McDonald
11:15AM-12:30PMB2EClinical neuroscience in ASD: dysfunctional brain, or dysfunctional research?Alex Rockenstyre
11:15AM-12:30PMB2FAutism and Emergency Response: What Families Need Before 911Jose Gregorisch
11:15AM-12:30PMB2GVisual Supports: Who, What, and WhyNina Garcia & Natalie Dominguez
11:15AM-12:30PMB2HThe ABCs of IEPs for BCBAsTish Melton
LUNCH
12:30PM-2:00PM
BREAKOUT 3
2:00PM-3:15PMB3AStorytelling in Autism Advocacy: Turning Narrative into ImpactTamika Lechee-Morales & Hugo Morales
2:00PM-3:15PMB3BUnderstanding How to Expand Traditional Counseling Treatment for Youth with AutismJazzmine Dallas
2:00PM-3:15PMB3C Building Independence from the Inside Out: Essential Home Skills that Foster Work Readiness and Self-DeterminationDenise Barnes
2:00PM-3:15PMB3D A Decision-Analytic Machine Learning Study for Autism Screening in Toddlers Using PythonAustin Lubetkin
2:00PM-3:15PMB3E Autism Before Autism: Historical Constructions of NeurodivergenceChristina Spencer
2:00PM-3:15PMB3F Growing up a Girl with Level 1 Autism: What I wish everyone knew and I wish they would stop talking aboutMeg Lietzau & Amelia Conrad
2:00PM-3:15PMB3GSharing the Secret Sauce: What Your Child’s Teacher Needs to Know: Tips for ParentsDanielle Liso
2:00PM-3:15PMB3H
Functional Assessment		Alexandra Ramirez
BREAKOUT 4
3:30PM-4:45PMB4ABlack Boy Joy and Neurodiversity: Celebrating the Brilliance, Resilience and Humanity of Black Boys on the Spectrum Chandra McKinney-Clarke
3:30PM-4:45PMB4B Masking in Autism: Burnout and What Assessment Scores Don’t Capture
Taylor Rosenblat Lauren Milgram
3:30PM-4:45PMB4CThrice-Exceptional Learners: Where Giftedness, Disability, and Marginalized Identity IntersectJohnson Ho
3:30PM-4:45PMB4DStill Standing: Persistence, Progress, and Success on My Own TimelineJose Velasco Jr.
3:30PM-4:45PMB4EB4E: Navigating and Supporting Autistic ParenthoodOlivia Macdonald & Codye Manning
3:30PM-4:45PMB4FWater Readiness: Preparing Children with Autism for Swim Lessons
Andrew Stark
3:30PM-4:45PMB4GUnderstanding the Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic ProcessJennifer Branscome
3:30PM-4:45PMB4HHas behavior analysis lost its Soul? Facing some inconvenient truthsJack Scott & Terri Daly
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2027
KEYNOTE
9:00AM-10:00AMK2Building Communities that Honor NeurodivergenceCommissioner Raquel Regalado
10:00AM-11:00AMK3Find What You Are Not Looking ForJose Velasco

 

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