Wednesday, January 15, 2025

This webinar will offer interested potential applicants an opportunity to interact with the AUCD Leadership Academy faculty. The webinar will feature a brief overview of the 2025 Academy curriculum and timeline. This will be followed by a time for questions from potential applicants to the 2025 AUCD Leadership Academy. In addition, alumni will share their reflections about the benefits they gained from participation in the week-long academy and the follow-up activities.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Location: Zoom

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly popular and are emerging as an empirically supported practice for autistic people. Mindfulness-based interventions are thought to directly target emotion regulation and self-compassion, and can be tailored to sensory needs, cognitive needs, and communication preferences. Despite growing interest in mindfulness for autistic people, there are few clinical delivery resources to support providers untrained in the use of mindfulness with autistic clients. This session will provide an overview of mindfulness approaches for autistic people with and without intellectual disability, including the Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) program (Conner et al., 2019; Beck et al., 2020). The session will conclude with common challenges and solutions for providers intending to use mindfulness with autistic people (Beck et al., 2020). 

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Location: Zoom

This webinar will provide an overview of the barriers to identifying, diagnosing, and caring for autistic females. We know that girls are diagnosed with autism with a lower frequency and later than boys; but why? This talk will cover the specific challenges faced by females on the autism spectrum, across the lifespan. Particular emphasis will include recent research conducted with the SPARK cohort, where intrinsic and extrinsic factors are considered, as well as the impact of co-occurring conditions on the autistic female. Clinical relevance and next steps to better serving females on the autism spectrum will be discussed.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

There are few specialists that serve adults with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD), and most adults with NDD receive care from providers without specialty training in NDD. Care for this population is highly variable, and patient and caregiver priorities in this age group are not well known. We aimed to explore individual and caregiver values around adult neurodevelopmental care.

In this qualitative study, we conducted 22 semi-structured virtual interviews from September 2021 to February 2022 with randomly selected adults with NDD and/or their caregivers. The need for adult neurodevelopmental care is growing as more individuals with NDD are living into adulthood. Better understanding of patient and caregiver values can help shape this emerging field to meet the needs of this unique, often overlooked and underserved, population.

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

This interactive webinar will focus on practical, neurodiversity-affirming approaches in medical settings that are both cost-effective and time-efficient. Join four autistic members from the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) Autistic and Neurodivergent Scholars Working for Equity in Research (ANSWER)  as they share their personal experiences with medical care. They will highlight the profound impacts of neuro-affirming and non-neuro-affirming practices they encountered, providing valuable insights for clinicians.

Participants will also engage in brainstorming sessions to develop additional simple yet impactful neurodiversity-affirming strategies that could be applied in similar situations in the future.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

This webinar will provide an overview of a participatory project in which a team of Autistic and non-Autistic collaborators created and delivered an adaptable, multi-modal research training curriculum for Autistic Adults to build capacity for inclusion in research, and to build transferrable skills like teamwork, consensus-oriented decision making, and effective communication. The trainees participated in focus groups to set a research agenda on gender and sexuality.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Location: Zoom

This webinar will provide an overview of the intersection between two initiatives funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) and The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND) Program. Panelists will describe how they leverage the AIR-P to further the mission of the LEND program. They will discuss successful research projects their trainees have worked on that align with the goals of these programs. Panelists will also discuss challenges with instituting collaborative research and training projects and potential strategies for addressing these challenges. Finally, they will discuss ongoing work within the AIR-P LEND committee.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Location: Zoom

This webinar will provide an overview of facilitators and barriers to participating in physical activity for autistic adults.  Attendees will learn of new approaches to supporting inclusive physical activity with community partners. There will also be time for questions and answers.

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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Location: Zoom

This webinar will celebrate the end of the academic year and share professional development tips with outgoing and continuing trainees in the Emerging Leaders Community, including advice on staying engaged with the AUCD network. Participants will hear from Emerging Leaders Program Manager Mollie Blafer and trainees who held Emerging Leaders leadership roles this year as Interns and Council Trainee Representatives. After this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify opportunities to engage with the AUCD network.
• Understand the importance of staying connected to your training program.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Location: Zoom

Webinar Description: This workshop helped prepare trainees for the 2024 Disability Policy Seminar taking place from April 8-10, 2024, in Washinton, DC, to learn how to educate policymakers in DC and at home, as well as how to connect their experience and expertise to policy.

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Monday, February 26, 2024
Location: Zoom

The LEND and Learn session will be held Monday, February 26, 2024, at 3:00 PM ET, and the subject is IDD Curricula in the Health Professions: Results from a Medical Education Study and LEND capstone discussion. Kashia Rosenau, PhD, Clinical and Training Director at UC-LEND, University of California, Los Angeles, will facilitate this session.

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Monday, February 12, 2024
Location: Zoom

This webinar offered interested potential applicants an opportunity to interact with the AUCD Leadership Academy faculty. The webinar featured a brief overview of the 2024 Academy curriculum and timeline. It was followed by a time for questions from potential applicants to the 2024 AUCD Leadership Academy. In addition, alumni will shared their reflections about the benefits they gained from participation in the week-long academy. and the follow-up activities.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Location: ZOOM Meeting

Trainees joined this webinar to learn about the Emerging Leaders Community and how you fit within the AUCD Network. Presenters shared resources and opportunities to help you make the most of your traineeship! Former trainees or fellows are were encouraged to attend.  

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Location: Zoom

Join the Project ECHO Orientation to learn more about the ECHO model and how you can incorporate it into your work as a UCEDD or LEND program (or partner organization). Cari Glantz and Amy Rieser from the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities will share how they have utilized ECHO in their trainings and how you can become an ECHO partner. ECHO is a training and capacity-building model intended to support inter-professional connection and best practice implementation. Hosted by AUCD's Community Education and Dissemination Council.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Location: Zoom

AUCD hosted a webinar for trainees to learn about policies that support family and family caregivers. The participants received an overview and history of family support, current needs of families and family caregivers and policies and practices of Respite.

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
Location: Webinar

AUCD hosted an educational webinar for trainees to learn about the structure and financing of the Medicaid program and Home and Community-Based Services. The speakers provided an overview of the Medicaid program and its structure and financing. The webinar also provided an overview of what is happening in Congress and the Administration regarding the Medicaid program.

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Monday, September 18, 2023
Location: Zoom

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Location: Zoom

This webinar is to celebrate the end of the academic year and share professional development tips with outgoing and continuing trainees in the Emerging Leaders Community, including advice on staying engaged with the AUCD network. Participants will hear from our Emerging Leader Board Member, Aliana Romero, AuD, CCC-A, and AUCD's Council Trainee Representatives.

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Frances Holguin Slides - End of Year Emerging Leaders Webinar [download]

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Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Location: Zoom

This presentation introduced the LEND Audiology Fellows to the Fostering Joy movement, which aims to promote positive engagement between families and their deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children, and to bolster professionals' ability to emphasize joy in the work that they do with children who are DHH. The presentation included descriptions of Fostering Joy and the science behind why doing so is important. It also offered suggestions for audiologists interested in embracing a "joy lens" in their work.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Location: virtual

The IACC Strategic Plan, first issued in 2009, guides federal agencies and private organizations in planning ASD-related research, services, and support activities. It is produced by the IACC, including federal officials and public stakeholder members. It is informed by extensive input from researchers, adults on the autism spectrum, parents, advocates, and the general public. This inclusive process ensures that the IACC Strategic Plan reflects diverse perspectives across the autism community.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Location: Virtual

This workshop helped trainees learn how to educate policymakers in DC and at home. It also taught trainees how to connect their experience and expertise to policy. Finally, the workshop helped prepare trainees for the virtual 2023 Disability Policy Seminar that was on Monday, April 24th, and the fly-in hill day on Thursday, April 27th.

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Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Location: Zoom

This webinar will offer interested potential applicants an opportunity to interact with the AUCD Leadership Academy faculty. The webinar will feature a brief overview of the 2023 Academy curriculum and timeline. This will be followed by a time for questions from potential applicants to the 2023 AUCD Leadership Academy. In addition, alumni will share their reflections about the benefits they gained from participation in the week-long academy. and the follow-up activities.

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Thursday, December 01, 2022
Location: Zoom

The LEND Self-Advocacy Discipline Network (LSDN) aims to strengthen the Self-Advocacy discipline across the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) network by supporting self-advocate trainees and faculty, developing best practices, and providing leadership opportunities across the LEND network. The LEND Self-Advocacy Discipline Competencies are a product of the LEND Self-Advocacy Discipline Network.

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Introduction to SA Competencies 12-1-2022 [download]

Plain Language Version of MCH Competencies by VT LEND [download]

Transcript Introductions to SA Competencies 12-1-2022 [download]

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Monday, October 31, 2022
Location: Zoom
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Friday, September 30, 2022
Location: Zoom

Welcome (or welcome back) to the AUCD network, emerging leaders! Join us to learn about the Emerging Leaders Community and how you fit within the AUCD Network. Presenters will share resources and opportunities to help you make the most of your traineeship! Former trainees or fellows are also encouraged to attend.

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Thursday, August 04, 2022
Location: Zoom

Join us for a coaching workshop focused on common challenges to implementing the ED&I Action Plan. Learn alongside network peers how to make a more meaningful and sustainable impact at your UCEDD. The workshop will focus on 1) data collection and reporting to measure progress, 2) staff training and development to build capacity, and 3) making and sustaining action of self-assessment data.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Location: Zoom

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN; Indigenous) children are at high risk for neurodevelopmental disorders including developmental delay, learning disabilities, and conduct disorders. Major risk factors, in addition to low socioeconomic status, are the loss of traditional child-rearing practices due to historical trauma, racism, and oppression.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Location: Zoom

This webinar is to celebrate the end of the academic year and share professional development tips with outgoing and continuing trainees in the Emerging Leaders Community, including advice on staying engaged with the AUCD network. Participants can also expect to hear from alumni trainees on how their training experience has helped them achieve professional and personal goals.

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Friday, May 13, 2022
Location: Zoom

Join us for an interactive discussion exploring alumni trainee engagement strategies. The panel will feature former trainees currently serving as LEND program faculty/staff.

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
Location: Zoom

Suicide is a leading cause of death in autistic people. Autistic people have significantly higher rates of suicidal thoughts, suicidal behaviors, and deaths by suicide than the general public. Warning signs of imminent suicidal behavior in the general public do not represent the unique needs of the autism community. Misunderstanding a suicide warning sign in an autistic individual can have devastating consequences. The presenters will describe warning signs of suicide for autistic people based on the latest research findings and expert consensus. They will also share information about crisis supports for this population.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Location: Zoom

Join us for a practical legal discussion tailored for the autism community on the protections offered by mental health parity laws. Learn what insurance practices are prohibited and what you should do if you encounter such prohibited practices.

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Wednesday, April 06, 2022
Location: Zoom

This presentation will discuss clinical and research approaches for developmentally anchored social skills supports across the lifespan. The growing literature on social skills suggests promising clinical and socio-cultural approaches with the potential to improve relationships and reduce the impact of accumulated social disability and isolation across development. We will briefly review the literature and present clinical applications that integrate recent discoveries on social cognitive, pragmatic language, and implementation sciences.

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Monday, April 04, 2022
Location: Virtual

This workshop will introduce LEND pediatric audiology trainees to the various challenges of effectively serving children with hearing loss (including those with additional disabilities) and their families.

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Mentimeter Poll Results [download]

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Location: Zoom

This webinar will help to prepare interdisciplinary professionals to become important team members and crucial partners to parents and teachers in the early childhood intervention field (e.g., teachers, speech/language pathologists; occupational therapists, physical therapists; early behavior specialists; and social workers).

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Authentic Assessment A Venerable Idea Whose Time is Now [download]

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Utility and Validity of Authentic Assessments and Conventional Test for International Early Childhood Intervention Purposes: Evidence from U.S. National Social Validity Research [download]

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