Autism Society of West Virginia Conference
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Bridgeport Conference Center
Conference Registration Opens July 1, 2016
Limited Space Available
To Register: Registration Fee: $90
Checks or Money Orders can be made out to the:
Autism Society-West Virginia
We are unable to accept credit cards.
Invoices and a W-9 provided on request.
Fill out the attached form and send with your check or money order to:
Autism Society-West Virginia
277 Bennett Drive
Weirton, WV 26062
Continuing Education
WVBESLPA – 6.25 hours
WV Licensed Social Worker – Pending
STARS – Approved
CLICK FOR PDF of Conference info and registration form – AS-WV 2016 Conference
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West Virginia State Autism Conference
Bridgeport Conference Center
300 Conference Center Way
Bridgeport, West Virginia 26330
AGENDA
“Supporting Individuals with ASD: A Day with Dr. Brenda Smith Myles”
Saturday, September 24, 2016
8:15 am Registration Opens
9:00 am Welcome – Christina Fair, President, AS-WV
9:15 am – 10:30 am Behavior Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
10:30 am – 10:45 am Break
10:45 am – Noon Behavior Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Noon – 1:00pm Lunch – Provided with registration
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Simple Strategies for Learners on the Spectrum
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm Simple Strategies for Learners on the Spectrum
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Questions
5:00 pm Adjourn
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Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D
Brenda is a consultant with the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) and the Ziggurat Group, is the recipient of the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Professional Award, the Princeton Fellowship Award, and the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Developmental Disabilities Burton Blatt Humanitarian Award. Brenda has made over 1000 presentations all over the world and written more than 200 articles and books on ASD. In addition, she served as the co-chair of the National ASD Teacher Standards Committee; was on the National Institute of Mental Health’s Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Strategic Planning Consortium; and collaborated with the National Professional Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders, National Autism Center, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services who identified evidenced based practices for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and served as Project Director for the Texas Autism Resource Guide for Teachers (TARGET). Myles is also on the executive boards of several organizations, including the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research (SCORE) and ASTEP – Asperger Syndrome Training and Education Program. Further, in the latest survey conducted by the University of Texas, she was acknowledged as the second most productive applied researcher in ASD in the world.