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Wednesday October 24, 2012
Pre-Conference sessions
Registration 7:30am - 9:00am
TIME	SESSION	SPEAKER & TITLE
9:00am - 4:00pm	Pre-Conference sessions
	Pre-Conference - Session #1	Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D. Effective Transition Planning
	Pre-Conference - Session #2	Catherine Faherty A Practical Approach to Fine-Tuning Your Teaching Style and Improving Communication with Verbal Students with ASD or Asperger's

Thursday, October 25, 2012
Symposium Sessions
Registration 6:30am - 8:30am
TIME	SESSION	SPEAKER & TITLE
8:30am - 9:00am	Opening Ceremony
8:30am - 9:00am		Featuring Musical Talents: Michael Moon and Tommy Amoroso
9:00am - 12:00pm	Keynotes The Evolution of ABA
	Keynote #1	Bridget Taylor, Ph.D. Autism Treatment: A Rich History and a Promising Future
	Keynote #2	David Celiberti Don't Treat Autism Without It!
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Special Session for Physicians and Psychologists Only
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Session #3	Moderator Peter Szatmari, Ph.D. Anthony Bailey, M.D. Wendy Roberts, M.D. Stephen Scherer, Ph.D. Cutting-Edge Research and New Understanding in the Genetics of Autism: Does it Inform Clinical Practice?
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session #4	Michelle Garcia Winner, SLP Social Thinking – Social Communication Profile
	Session #5	Dennis Debbaudt Stephen Shore, Ed.D. Plan Your Response to an Autism Emergency!
	Session #6	Dennis H. Reid, Ph.D., BCBA Evidence-Based Quality of Life: Strategies for Promoting Happiness Among Adults with Autism
	Session #7	Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D. The Science of Teaching Social Skills to High-Functioning Teens and Adults with ASD: The UCLA PEERS Program
	Session #8	Peter Vermeulen, Ph.D. ASD and Relationships: Clarifying the Challenge - Part I
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session #9	Michelle Garcia Winner, SLP Social Thinking at Work: Why Care?
	Session #10	Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D. Environmental Issues and Autism
	Session #11	Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA Children Who Struggle to Speak: Shaping Vocal and Verbal Behavior
	Session #12	Moderator: Dick Winters, RECE Jennifer Krumins David Nicholas Dennis Debbaudt Tensions of Practice When Wearing Two Hats
	Session #13	Peter Vermeulen, Ph.D. ASD and Relationships: The Challenge of Clarifying – Part II

**Friday, October 26, 2012**
Symposium Sessions
Registration 7:00am - 8:30am
TIME	SESSION	SPEAKER & TITLE
8:30am - 10:00am	Concurrent Sessions
	Session #14	Evdokia Anagnostou, MD Current Trends in Biomedical Research in ASD
	Session #15	Tony Attwood, Ph.D. Adolescent Issues for Teenagers with Asperger's Syndrome
	Session #16	Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., BCBA-D Supporting Behavior Change
10:30am - 12:00pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session #17	Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Ph.D. Advances in Early Detection and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
	Session #18	Moderator: Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., BCBA-D Rudy Simone Daniel Share-Strom CaroleAnn MacDonald Navigating the World of Work While Living with an ASD
	Session #19	Teresa A. May-Benson, Sc.D., OTR/L Praxis Essentials for Children with Autism
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session #20	Tony Attwood, Ph.D. Managing Challenging Behaviour in Children with Autism
	Session #21	Nancy Freeman, Ph.D. Adrienne Perry, Ph.D., C. Psych, BCBA IBI Effectiveness Research in Ontario
	Session #22	Marg Spoelstra, C.M. Are We Listening to Families?
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Closing Address
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Session #23	Stephen Scherer, Ed.D. Translating Genomic Discoveries to Diagnostics