8:30AM - 9:00AM
- Introduction
- What is Autism
- Autism Facts
- Autism Causes
- Early Signs of Autism
9:00AM - 10:30AM
- Current Therapists in Autism
- Applied Behavioral Analysis
- Relationship Developmental Intervention
- Applied Verbal Behavior
- PECS / AAC
- Floortime / DIR
- Biomedical
- Oral Placement Therapy
- PROMPT
- Summary
10:30AM - 10:45AM BREAK
10:45AM - 12:00PM
- Getting Started
- Diagnosis of Autism
- Standardized Test in the Diagnosis of Autism
- General Complications
- OPD Diagnosis in Autism
- OMD in Autism
- What is an OMD
- Oral Placement Therapy – an overview
- OPT and Evidence Based Practice
12:00PM - 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM - 2:15PM
- OPD Assessment and Program Plan
- Co-existing OPD Issues in Autism
- Goals of an OPD Assessment
- Standardized Measures vs. Informal Measures
- Talk Tools Hierarchies
- Program Planning
- Tactile Approaches
- Sensory Integration Therapy
- Oral Placement Therapy
- Tactile Speech Therapy
2:15PM - 2:30PM BREAK
2:30PM - 3:45PM
Clinical Parameters
Problem Solving
Seating
Reinforcers
Scheduling
ABA
PECS
Verbal Behavior
Floortime
Biomedical & Feeding
RDI
Speech Activities
3:45PM - 4:00PM
