9:00- 10:30 am

Keynote, Understanding the Hidden Curriculum: The Unstated Rules in Social Situations

Brenda Smith Myles, PhD

Brenda Smith Myles Ph.D., a consultant with the Ziggurat Group and Chief of Programs and Development for the Autism Society of America, is the recipient of the 2004 Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Professional Award and the 2006 Princeton Fellowship Award. She has written numerous articles and books on Asperger Syndrome and autism including Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns (with Southwick) and Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical Solutions for School Success (with Adreon). The latter is the winner of the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Literary Work. Brenda has made over 500 presentations all over the world, written more than 150 articles and books on autism and Asperger Syndrome, and served as the co-chair of the National ASD Teacher Standards Committee. She is on the National Institute of Mental Health’s Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Strategic Planning Consortium and the Autism Society of America’s Panel of Professional Advisors. Myles is also on the executive boards of several organizations, including the Organization for Autism Research and Maap Services, Inc. In addition, she was recently acknowledged as the second most productive applied researcher in ASD in the world from 1997 to 2004.

10:45- 12:15 pm – Workshops A

A-1 Making Your Child/Student's Daily Program Meaningful: CAPS

Brenda Smith Myles, PhD

Participants will be able to:

1. identify elements of a comprehensive plan.

2. describe how to implement a comprehensive plan.

3. identify how to enfuse interventions throughout the student's day.

A-2 Medical Research: Myths & Facts

Max Wiznitzer, MD, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University

1. Participants will learn the truths about medical research and autism

Max Wiznitzer, MD, graduated from Northwestern University Medical School. He is a Pediatric Neurologist at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and Associate Professior in the Pediatric and Neurology Departments at Case Medical School. Dr. Wiznitzer was an NIH fellow in higher cortical functions at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a Child Neurology fellowship at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, as well as a Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship at Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders. Dr. Wiznitzer has served on numerous panels and task forces on the local, state, and national levels, including the Ohio Autism Task Force which produced the Service Provider Guidelines.

A-3 Basics of Behavioral Intervention for Children (Hands-On Session)

Kiersten Johnson, Milestones Autism Organization

Michelle Nameth Connor, MEd, ABA Consulting

Participants will learn:

1. the basic principles of ABA: discrete trials, shaping, reinforcement and prompting

2. how to use the basic principles to teach children in the home and school setting

3. how to be proactive with behaviors at home and school

Kiersten Johnson , Behavioral Consultant for Milestones Organization, earned a B.A. in Psychology, with a special interest in autism and early intervention, from Hiram College. She continued her course of study toward a Masters degree in early childhood education at Nova Southeastern University, Florida, and earned a Certificate in Education from Hiram College. For seven years Kiersten worked as a behavior therapist and trainer, managing and implementing home ABA programs for families with children on the autism spectrum. Kiersten’s specialty is training and supervising ABA tutors and helping parents implement behavioral programs.

Michelle Nameth Connor MEd is a private consultant who coordinates home ABA programs and provides behavior therapy to children with autism.  She received her Master’s degree in Special Education from Cleveland State University and is completing coursework towards becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Mrs. Nameth Connor also does trainings for parents, teachers, and other professionals through the Milestones Organization.  Her experience includes seven years utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis in California, Oregon, and in Ohio at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism.  She also taught in a cross-categorical special education classroom in the Beachwood School District. Mrs. Nameth Connor also taught Introduction to Special Education as an adjunct professor at Cleveland State University.

A-4 Musical Play to Ease Their Way: Music Therapy for Young Children with ASD

Ronna Kaplan, MA, MT-BC- The Music Settlement

Marcia E. Humpal, MEd, MT-BC- Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Participants wil be able to:

1. identify social and communication skills and cognitive concepts desirable for young children with ASD.

2. list levels of social play and possible methods to facilitate play musically for young children with ASD.

3. describe 1 or more music therapy interventions/techniques to facilitate acquisition of the following for children with ASD:Social skills, Communication skills, and Cognitive concepts

Ronna Kaplan, MA, MT-BC, NMT, is Director of the Music Therapy Department at The Music Settlement, a community music school in Cleveland, Ohio.  Her thirty-five years of clinical music therapy experience have encompassed premature infants through adults up to the age of 103 years, with varied disabilities and levels of functioning.  She has conducted research on the effects of music on preemies in the NICU at The Cleveland Clinic as part of a multi-site study led by Akron Children’s Hospital and on music therapy program goals and outcomes for clients with ASD at The Music Settlement. Her special interests are young children, individuals with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, and those with language delays and problems in the area of social skills

Marcia Humpal, M.Ed., MT-BC, NMT is a board certified music therapist at the Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in Cleveland, OH.  She has worked extensively with young children of varying abilities and their families.  In addition, she has taught music in the public school setting.  Marcia is the co-editor of Effective Clinical Practice in Music Therapy: Educational and School Age Educational Settings (2006) and has published several journal articles and book chapters.

A-5 Functional Communication: A Reason to Talk

Jill Jackson, MA,CCC-SLP- Beachwood Schools

Participants will learn to:

1. provide a framework for understanding your child’s/client’s expressive communication skills

2. provide tools for identifying and prioritizing expressive communication goals that are functional for your child/client

3. provide strategies for teaching communication targets across settings

Jill Jackson, M.A., CCC-SLP currently serves as a speech pathologist for Beachwood City Schools.  She also provided assessment and intervention using ABA to students at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism and the Hudson City School District.  Ms. Jackson has training in TEACCH and ABA and seeks to provide quality instruction to students with a wide variety of communication and educational needs, and provide assistance to her colleagues to best meet those needs. 

A-6 Vocational Struggles for the Adult with Asperger's: A Work in Progress

Kurt Jensen, PsyD- Private Practice

Norm Szylakowski, MA Ed- Human Resources Manager with Dave’s Markets

Participants will learn:

1. The primary symptoms of AS and how they can interfere with work-related challenges.

2. At least 10 interventions that AS adults can use to better navigate common on-the-job trials and tribulations.

3. At least 7 issues that AS adults often deal with in the workplace and at least 7 accommodations that employers can use to address these issues.

Kurt Jensen, PsyD is a consulting psychologist and the President of Jensen Assessments, LLC. Since receiving his Doctorate from Wright State University's School of Professional Psychology in 1988, Dr. Jensen has worked with hundreds of children, adolescents, and adults with Asperger’s, ADHD, and High-Functioning Autism. He has presented on AS, ADHD, and other psychology-related topics to thousands of parents and professionals; he’s published in scientific journals and texts, has been interviewed numerous times on radio and television programs, and has been quoted extensively in newspapers, magazines, and other media. Dr. Jensen runs a therapy/education/support group for young adults with AS that has continued since 2005 on Cleveland’s east side. His favorite science fiction hero is Star War’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard, though he has yet to memorize the Rail/Rapid Transit schedule for RTA.

Norm Szylakowski MA Ed, is Human Resources Manager with Dave’s Markets here in Cleveland, Ohio. He has over fifteen years experience in Human Resources and has overall responsibility for Human Resources and Training for Dave’s Markets’ 1450 employees. He has been with Dave’s Markets since September, 2007.

A-7 Guiding Your Teen with Autism through Puberty

Nevada Reed, MD- KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center

Participants will learn to:

1. describe physiologic changes occurring in puberty and impact on medical care of teens with ASD

2.provide tips on discussion of sexual development for teens with ASD

3. discuss how to work on independence and self-reliance skills for teens with ASD

4. outline steps to start transition planning

Nevada Reed, PhD , completed medical school at Washington University School of Medicine. She finished her Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Neurology Fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She came to Akron Children’s Hospital in 2003 as a staff child neurologist and was named medical director of the Autism Program. During her years at Akron Children’s, she developed an inter-disciplinary autism assessment team. Dr. Reed was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Ohio Autism Taskforce and now serves in a three-year appointed position on the Advisory Board for the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence disabilities (OCALI). She also serves on the professional advisory board of the Akron Chapter of the Autism Society of America. Dr. Reed recently opened a multi-disciplinary private practice in Twinsburg called KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center. KidsLink focuses on the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. 

A-8 Using ABA to Teach Pretend Play to Young Children
(Advanced research based - BCBA)

Connie Wong, PhD- Cleveland State University

Participants will be able to

1. list the developmental levels of symbolic play skills and provide multiple exemplars of each.

2. apply the principals of ABA to teaching specific symbolic play levels.

Connie Wong, PhD , is an assistant professor of Early Childhood Special Education in the Department of Teacher Education at Cleveland State University. Dr. Wong’s research focuses on atypical development, specifically the early social-cognitive development of children with autism through teacher-child and parent-child interactions. She is currently the principal investigator of a treatment research project funded by Autism Speaks and is in the process of developing an autism certificate program at Cleveland State University. Dr. Wong has presented at several national conferences, including the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), and was a recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) predoctoral training grant at UCLA. Her prior experience also includes being a special education classroom teacher for children with moderate to intensive needs and a preschool teacher for a pilot autism intensive/ integrative classroom for Los Angeles Unified School District.

12:00 - 1:15 Lunch

1:30-3:00 pm - Workshops B

B-1 Asperger's Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage & Meltdowns

Brenda Smith Myles

Participants will be able to:

1. identify the stages of tantrums, rage, and meltdowns.

2. identify interventions for each stage of the rage cycle

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3. describe how to prevent tantrums, rage, and meltdowns.

B-2 Foundations for Life Long Social Indepedence

Jay Berk, PhD, Private Practice

Participants will learn:

1. why most social skill groups fail to deliver social skills outside the group to remedy this situation.

2. activities to start now while your child is younger to build for later social success.

3. how to prevent your son or daughter needing to live with you forever and ever.

Dr. Jay Berk is a licensed psychologist in two states and an expert in working with children, adolescents, and families. He also works with Oppositional Defiant children and their families, as well as social skills acquisition/groups for children and adolescents. In addition to providing therapy, Dr Berk has provided training and workshops throughout the country to schools, agencies, and a variety of groups. He functions as a special consultant to the Screen Actors Guild in New York City on an ongoing basis and has provided many seminars each year for the parents and young performers.

B-3 Strategies to Promote Success – Token Boards and Effective Shadowing
(Hands-on Make and Take Session)

Kiersten Johnson, Milestones Autism Organization
Michelle Nameth Connor, MEd, ABA Consulting

Participants will:

1. create a Token Board and watch video/role playing on using token economies in the home and school

2. learn the role of the paraprofessional and how to effectively shadow a student in the classroom

3. learn how to facilitate independence through shadowing at home and school

B-4 Inclusion in Boy Scout and Religious Programming

Matt Baker, Boy Scouts of America; Cara Marker Daily, PhD, Inner Health Ministries Child Center; Laurie Gross-Kammer, Gross Schechter Day School

Participants will:

1. learn adaptations to help children to be included in a variety of boy scout/religious programming

Dr. Cara Daily is a licensed Pediatric Psychologist and owner of Daily Behavioral Health, a behavioral health practice that specializes in autism spectrum disorders. She is also the founder and executive director of Inner Health Ministries Child Center. Dr. Daily received her Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of South Carolina, and completed an internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at The Children's Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Daily is a member of the Department of Pediatrics at Fairview Hospital and a member of the American Psychological Association, the Ohio Psychological Association, the Society of Pediatric Psychology, and the Christian Association of Psychological Studies.

Matt Baker is a commissioned professional for the Boy Scouts of America and he is serving in the position of Senior District Executive for the Crooked Creek District of the Greater Cleveland Council serving the Southeast portion of Cuyahoga County. Mr. Baker earned his Eagle Rank in 1999. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Scout Florida majoring in Management of Information Systems. Upon completed his degree he pursue a career in the Cleveland area and was recruited by the council to be a professional Scouter. Matt has been with the Greater Cleveland Council for 5 years and has served in two different districts. In that time, he has worked to start several Scouting units in special needs homes, and is currently in partnership with the Solon Blue Ribbon organization to start a Cub Scout program in the city of Solon specifically designed to help all youth with special needs succeed in the program.

Laurie Gross-Kammer is an intervention specialist for Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike. She also facilitates the Etgar program of the JECC which provides supplemental religious education (Sunday and Hebrew school) to Jewish students in the greater Cleveland area who are not able to learn in the regular congregational setting due to a variety of special needs. Our mission is a simple one: to provide quality Jewish education to all special education students in the greater Cleveland area who so desire it.

B-5 ASD’s and MFE’s: Understanding the Process

Michelle DePolo, PsyD, KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center

Participants will:

1. increase their understanding of the 2008 Ohio Operating Standards for Evaluating Students with Disabilities.

2. increase their understanding of which areas to the suspected disability should be assessed.

3. increase their understanding of which tests to use when evaluating a child with ASD and why.

Michelle DePolo, PsyD, is a child clinical psychologist currently in private practice at KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center, located in Twinsburg, Ohio.  Prior to joining the KidsLink team, Dr. DePolo served as the Clinical Director of the Autism Program in the NeuroDevelopmental Center at Akron Children's Hospital, where she served in this role for approximately 3 years. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the diagnosis and treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorders at The Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism. Following her post-doctoral training, she was appointed to the medical staff at The Cleveland Clinic, where she served as a pediatric psychologist for approximately 2 years. Dr. DePolo has worked extensively with children who have autistic spectrum disorders in the areas of psychological diagnostic evaluation, educational assessment and intervention programming, functional behavior assessment and behavioral treatment, social skills intervention/groups, feeding disorders treatment and treatment of anxiety and depression in children utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy.

B-6 It Can Be Done! A Manageable Process for Developing Behavior Support Plans

Jaclyn Crissinger, MA, BCBA, Positive Education Program
Karl Ruppelt MEd, Positive Education Program

Participants will learn to:

1. identify and describe the necessary components of the behavior support plan process.

2. identify and describe user-friendly data collection systems to guide decision making during the behavior support plan process.

Mr. Karl Ruppelt has over twenty-five years of experience working as a school psychologist in public and private schools as well as working with children and adults with severe and challenging behaviors.  He has 12 years of experience working with the local county board of mental retardation and residential facilities developing and monitoring behavioral support plans to assist and support individuals with challenging behaviors.  Mr. Ruppelt currently works with the Positive Education Program in Parma Heights, Ohio as a clinical supervisor at Harbor, a school for children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities who have severe interfering behaviors. 

Mrs. Jaclyn Crissinger has worked with children and adults with autism and developmental delays for 8 years.  She has held positions as a classroom teacher in public schools, a behavior consultant in a private center for children with autism, and currently works as a behavioral specialist for the Positive Education Program in Parma Heights, Ohio.  Mrs. Crissinger has worked with school districts and families to provide instruction and behavior support for individuals with severe and challenging behaviors. Mrs. Crissinger is a certified special education teacher and has completed her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University. 

B-7 Medical Transitioning from Adolescence to Adulthood

Garey Noritz, MD, MetroHealth Hospital

Participants will learn to:

1. describe the barriers patients with autism face when they reach adulthood.

2. reframe this as an opportunity

3. identify resources to help patients, families, and providers with these transitions.

Garey Noritz, MD is an Internist and Pediatrician at MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. He works in the Division of Comprehensive Care, which provides a medical home to children and adults with neurodevelopmental disabiliites. He is also medical consultant to the Cuyahoga County Board of MR/ DD and is an assistant  professor at the Medical School. He is a Graduate of Brown University School of Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and of the AMerican College of Physicians. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and is a Diplomate in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.

B-8 Using Token Economies and DRO as Reinforcement-Based Interventions for Students with Autism (Advanced research based - BCBA)

Jennifer Sweeney, MA, BCBA, Solutions Behavioral Consulting

Leah Gongola, PhD, Youngstown State University

Participants will be able to:

1. identify the importance of using reinforcement-based interventions and the recent trends that support reinforcement as best practice when working among students with autism.

2. identify components of reinforcement-based procedures such as token economies and DRO.

3. apply token economies and DRO in the classroom setting.

Jennifer Sweeney is a board certified behavior analyst and doctoral candidate completing her dissertation in special education at Kent State University.  Her research interests include intensive behavioral intervention, autism, and evidence-based practices. Jennifer currently runs her own private practice, Solutions Behavioral Consulting, LLC serving families and school districts in behavior analysis. She has presented on various topics in behavior analysis at conferences such as NATTAP, ABAI, and ASA.

Leah Gongola was a public school special educator for 6 years working among students with autism and intensive disabilities.  Gongola is now assistant professor in the special education department at Youngstown State University. She continues to consult and work directly among children with autism through Proactive Behavior Services, LLC. Gongola’s research interests are in autism, treatment integrity, social validity, and reinforcement-based behavioral interventions. Gongola is completing the process to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Leah has presented at ABAI, the ABA Autism conference, DEC, NATTAP, and ASA. 

3:15- 4:45 pm - Workshops C

C-1 Simple Strategies That Work: Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students With Asperger’s Syndrome, High-functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities

Brenda Smith Myles, PhD, University of Kansas, Dept. of Special Education

Participants will be able to:

1. describe the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome that require interventions.

2. describe ten strategies that can impact success for the student with AS.

3. identify practical ways to embed the strategies throughout the day in home, school, and community.

C-2 Practical Solutions for School Based Group Social Intervention

Nicole Gerami, MA, CCC-SLP -Western Reserve Speech and Language Partners
Speech Language Pathologist, Orange City Schools

Nicole Gerami, M.A., CCC-SLP, received her master's degree from Case Western Reserve University. Since 1993, Ms. Gerami has served children in public schools, clinical settings, and through her private practice. She treats children with a wide range of delays and disorders but is best known for her work with children with autistic spectrum disorders. Ms. Gerami is co-creator of the Program for Establishing and Enhancing Relationships through Social SkillsTM, a language based group social communication therapy program for children 4-18 years of age. She is a founding member of Western Reserve Speech & Language PartnersTM. From 1995 to 1997, Ms. Gerami was a member of the adjunct faculty in the Department of Communication Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Gerami is fully licensed by both the Ohio Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology and by the Ohio Department of Education, and she is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

C-3 Behavior Strategies for Peer Inclusion at Home and in the Classroom (Hands-On Session)

Kiersten Johnson, Milestones Autism Organization
Michelle Nameth Connor, MEd, ABA Consulting

Partcipants will:

1. learn the prerequisites to introducing a peer to your student or child

2. learn how to create a successful peer playdate

3. learn the importance of priming the peer and child with ASD

C-4 It Takes More Than a Village: Navigating the Medical Maze

Julie Knapp, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Steven Wexberg, MD, Cleveland Clinic

1. Participants will become familiar with an array of professionals and specialists who may be involved in the care of children with autistic spectrum disorders.

2. Participants will gain an understanding of the roles of a variety of professionals in the support of children with autism.

Julie Knapp, Ph.D. received her degree in Clinical Psychology in 2004, followed by completing a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology and autism spectrum disorders at The Watson Institute in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Knapp is a pediatric psychologist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation, Center for Autism. Her specialties include evidenced based assessment and diagnosis of children with suspected developmental disabilities, as well as evidenced based treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Knapp is currently participating in multiple research studies on autism, including a study funded by NIH. Dr. Knapp’s interests include the neuropsychology of autism spectrum disorders, very early diagnosis, social skills training, and the impact of autism on the family unit. Dr. Knapp has over ten years of experience in working with children with developmental disabilities and has presented at local, state, and national conferences on autism-related topics.

Steven Wexberg, M.D., is a general pediatrician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Beachwood Family Health Center.  He graduated from The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1982, completed his pediatric internship at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, and his residency in pediatrics at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  Dr. Wexberg is a Board Certified Pediatrician, Fellow of The American Academy of Pediatrics, Member of The Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Associate Fellow of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at CWRU School of Medicine and The Lerner College of Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Board Member of The Milestones Organization and an Advisory Board Member of The Northern Ohio Branch of The International Dyslexia Association.

C-5 Growing Interests into Possible Vocation
Madeline Rosenshein, MEd, OCALI

Participants will:

1. Learn activities and strategies to help students discover and expand their interests into a wide range of work areas.

2. Become aware of free online resources to assess and develop job related interests.

Madeline Rosenshein, MEd., Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI). Madeline has been working with OCALI, on transition to work issues for students with autism and has trained school district teams and individuals across the state on this topic. She has also written an online course on employment and co-authored guidelines on transition for individuals with autism. While at the Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center, Ms. Rosenshein worked for twenty years to provide transition training for the school transition personnel in the 34 districts in Cuyahoga County. While there, she also provided technology training and consultation to district staff and students on how to differentiate instruction and curriculum using technology. For the last six years she has been teaching technology courses via distance learning for Bowling Green State University. Madeline has also directed a computer programming and job placement program for adults with disabilities in the College of Business at Kent State University.

C-6 Does Animation Improve the Acquisition of Hard to Learn Language Concepts?

Howard Shane, PhD, Monarch Center for Autism, Boston Children’s Hospital Collaboration and Harvard Medical School

At the conclusion of this seminar the participant will:

1. recognize the effect of action (in the form of animation) on a person on the autism spectrum's ability to comprehend verbs and prepositions?

2. recognize the effect of consistency can increase ability to recognize action verbs and prepositions.

Howard Shane , PhD, received an M.A. in speech pathology/audiology from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in speech pathology from Syracuse University. He is Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Communication Enhancement, and the Director of the Monarch School/Children's Hospital Boston Collaboration. He is a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association, has received the Honors of the Association from that organization, and a recipient of the Goldenson Award for Innovations in Technology from United Cerebral Palsy Association. He has authored numerous papers and chapters and has produced numerous computer innovations.

C-7 Fascinating and Frustrating: Proactive Strategies to Support Positive Behavior of K-4 Students with ASD

Scott Gossett, Achievement Centers for Children
Marianne Canter, MEd, Achieve Consulting

Scott Gossett is the Autism Program Coordinator for the Achievement Centers for Children in Cleveland, Ohio. He has worked with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their families in a variety of roles for the past 17 years. He has been a residential supervisor for WNC Group homes for Autistic Persons, in Asheville North Carolina, Program Director of the Autism Society of North Carolina Summer Program, Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional (QDDP), autism consultant, and teaching assistant in a classroom for students with ASD. He is an instructor for the Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) model for the Achievement Centers. Scott has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults with ASD. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - Asheville, with a major in Psychology. Scott has extensive training in TEACCH methodology. He is also trained in DIR (Floortime) and Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) as well. 

Marianne Canter, M. Ed. is an Educational Consultant with Achievement Consulting. She has a M.Ed. in Early Childhood Intervention Specialist Graduate Certification for Kent State University. Mare has over ten years of experience serving young children with disabilities, their families and professionals across multiple settings. She has spent many years addressing the behavioral needs of children and youth with developmental, emotional, or behavioral disorders through the use of research based interventions and positive behavioral supports. Mare has served as the Behavior Intervention Consultant for the Akron Summit Community Action Head Start Program where she developed, implemented, and evaluated school-wide, class-wide, and individual behavioral and academic interventions for students and their families. Mare is the developer of the "Together We're Better" Positive Behavior Support Program, a universally designed and linked system that includes classroom rules, positive reinforcement and effective redirection. Mare has been formally trained in the Ohio approved AEPS (Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System) curriculum based assessment tool, TEACCH, the Comprehensive Autism Plannings System (CAPS) and Ziggurat models, the Reggio Approach, and Crisis Prevention Intervention.

C-8 Using ABA Technology to Evaluate Non-Behavioral Treatments
(Advanced research based - BCBA)
Suzann Fleming, MA, BCBA- Chagrin City Schools

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify the ethical issues concerning the use of interventions that lack strong empirical support. 

2. Describe the procedure for using an ABAB reversal design to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention.

3. Identify accurate data collection procedures and evaluation methods for determining the effectiveness of an intervention.

Suzann Fleming, M.A., BCBA Suzann Fleming currently provides consultation, training, and program development in Applied Behavior Analysis to public school systems and their families.  She was a Program Coordinator of Rutgers University Douglass Outreach where she served as consultant for school and home based programs. She received her Masters in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Cleveland State University.  Suzann currently holds National Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst and has presented at both local and national conferences on ABA and autism.  As a Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) ACE organization provider, she coordinates the BACB continuing education credits for the Milestones Organization Annual Conference.