High Functioning ASD (HFA)

Unstuck and On Target: Helping Students with Planning, Organization and Flexible Thinking: Part 2 Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Laura Anthony, PhD
This webinar will cover: How to tell if it’s a behavior is because of a can’t or a won’t, and How to explicitly teach EF skills, including how to make accommodations, use visual supports and techniques from the new edition of Unstuck and On Target.

Unstuck and On Target: Helping Students with Planning, Organization and Flexible Thinking: Part 1 Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Laura Anthony, PhD Increase your understanding of how to identify and teach executive functioning skills and accommodate executive functioning weaknesses.

Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders: For individuals with average to above average cognition and verbal skills Monday, October 8, 2018
Annette Wragge M.Ed, BCBA This webinar will focus on individuals with ASD who have average to above average cognition and verbal skills. Participants will gain information on supports for individuals with ASD to increase meaningful participation and success in a variety of settings.

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Females Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Cara Woundy, M.S., OTR/L, M.Ed., CAGS and Megan Hoffey This webinar provides critical information on the differences between females and males with ASD. The presenters will discuss why females are difficult to identify and explain the importance of early identification. The presentation will explore interventions specific to females with ASD.

Motivating Learner Participation with The 7 Steps to Earning Instructional Control (Part 1 of 3) Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Presented by: Robert Schramm, MA, BCBA 

Earning instructional control is the most important aspect of any intervention or
learning relationship. Instructional control is what motivates the learner to listen to you, to
develop new skills through instruction, and to do what you ask of them. Essentially,
instructional control is about developing a positive working relationship.

Sensory Processing: Self-Advocacy and Strategies- Part 2 Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Presented by: Judy Endow, MSW LCSW and Cara Woundy, M.S., OTR

This webinar will provide information on how sensory differences may impact an autistic person throughout their lifetime. Judy will share how often sensory solutions for an indivdual can be considered problematic behaviors instead of recognizing that the individual is problem solving and figuring our their differences.

Sensory Processing: Overview and Strategies - Part 1 Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Presented by: Cara Woundy, M.Ed, CAGS, OTR/L and Jamie Lewis, M.S. OTR/L

This webinar will provide an overview of sensory systems and how differences manifest. Participants will learn common terminology, which will allow them to understand and discuss sensory differences when working with students, teachers, administrators and parents. Sensory supports and strategies within the school and home environments will also be highlighted.

Making Math Meaningful: Supporting Students with Autism in Math - Part 2 Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Presented by Randy Ewert

Part 2: Making Math Meaningful for Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, strategies for making math topics meaningful for students.

Following this webinar click here to answer a few questions to receive a certificate.  

Making Math Meaningful: Task Analysis for math topics - Part 1 Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Task Analysis for Math Topics, including strategies for identifying valid learning objectives, breaking them into small parts, and then using task analysis as an assessment tool.

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Autism in Early Childhood: Joint Engagement and Joint Attention Strategies - Part 1 Wednesday, April 13, 2016

This webinar is the first in a series of four for early childhood educators. Today we will focus on joint engagement and joint attention. You will be introduced to applicable strategies to facilitate these developmental milestones in your classroom.