Warning Signs of Suicide and Crisis Supports for Autistic People
Thursday, April 28, 2022
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
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.
Read More >What You Need to Know About Autism, Health Insurance, and Mental Health Parity Law
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
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.
Read More >AIR-P Presents: Autism Acceptance Month Double Webinar
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
3:00pm - 5:00pm
This month, AIR-P celebrated Autism Acceptance Month with two webinar presentations! We held a back-to-back webinar session as follows. 12-1pm PT / 3-4pm ET: The Intersection of Autism, Health, Poverty and Racial Equity (2022 National Autism Indicators Report (NAIR)). This presentation will be provided by Dr. Lindsay Shea and Dr. Kristy Anderson from Drexel Autism Institute. 1-2pm PT / 4-5pm ET: Why Studying Puberty in Autism Research Matters. This presentation will be provided by Dr. Jenny Mai Phan, postdoctoral fellow at University of Wisconsin Madison.
Read More >Your Personal Haven: Building a Sensory Lifestyle
Friday, April 15, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 p.m. ET
This presentation blends first-person experiences with practical techniques to help identify and problem-solve for addressing sensory needs in a variety of contexts. Discuss how to develop low-tech, low-cost pre-emptive strategies and contingency plans for sensory needs!
Read More >Building a Lifespan Socialization Curriculum
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET
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.
Read More >2022 Post-EHDI LEND Workshop: Adaptability in an Ever-Changing EHDI Environment 
Monday, April 04, 2022
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET
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.
Read More >AIR-P Presents: A to Zzzzs of Sleep and Autism
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Dr. Rujuta B. Wilson provided education on sleep difficulties in autism in this webinar. The following areas were addressed: (1) prevalence and diagnosis of sleep difficulties in autism, (2) the current knowledge in the field of why sleep difficulties occur in autism, and (3) behavioral and pharmacologic treatment for sleep difficulties.
Read More >Tuesday, February 15, 2022
4:00pm - 5:00pm
After introducing common aims and controversies surrounding the neurodiversity movement, this presentation will empirically examine how support for the neurodiversity movement intersects with perspectives about socially valid "intervention" goal among autistic and non-autistic stakeholders.
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