Upcoming Conference: Webinar: Identifying and Supporting Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Scheduled date: 08.19.10
Location:
MEDS-PDN Webinars presents:
A Girl’s Eye View:
Identifying and Supporting Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Enjoy this continuing education opportunity in the comfort and convenience of your own office and stay on the cutting edge of your field. This webinar will provide practical information for school and community-based clinicians and educators interested in developing skills in better understanding and working with girls with autism spectrum disorders.
This webinar offers continuing education credit for select professions.
Please visit the website for enrollment and details.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. CST
Webinar agenda:
- The new interest in girls with ASDs
- Overview of sex differences – Symptom presentation, developmental trajectories, prevalence rates
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Questions and answers
- Developing a treatment plan
- Unique issues facing girls with ASDs – implications for intervention
- Recommended resources
- Questions and answers
At this webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Describe three of the research findings related to sex differences in ASDs
- Discuss how girls with ASDs may be “missed” or “overlooked”
- Describe approaches to assessment for ASDs in girls
- Identify characteristics of bright girls with ASDs
- Discuss the unique social and developmental issues facing girls with ASDs
- Describe treatment targets that can be goals in school or clinic settings clinicians