The QC-RCASD, located at Queens College, City University of New York, believes that education is the key to an improved quality of life and educational outcomes must include skills, relationships, and a sense of community. We believe that all of us are learners, including children on the autism spectrum, their families, community members, and all the professionals who have dedicated their careers to supporting these children and their families. The goal of QC-RCASD is to reach all these individuals through promoting educational opportunities.
Single presentations, individually geared to the intended audience, provide participants with information on a variety of topics, such as:
- Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Overview of evidence-based instructional strategies
- Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Positive Behavior Supports
These presentations provide 2 or more sessions to the same group. Presentations can be either individual topics as described above, or a more in-depth sequenced set of talks within a topic. Presentations are individually geared to the intended audience.
Each year QC-RCASD hosts a conference with keynote presentations by internationally known experts in the field of autism, and break-out sessions delivered by a variety of presenters, including: national and local autism experts, family members, and self-advocates.
- Personal Paradigm Shifts in PBS Experts: Perceptions of Treatment Acceptability of Decelerative Consequence-Based Behavioral Procedures
- Personal Paradigm Shifts Among ABA and PBS Experts: Comparisons in Treatment Acceptability
- Evidence-Based Social Skills Interventions for Children with Autism: A Meta-analysis
- Effects of a Parent Training Program on the Interactive Skills of Parents of Children with Autism in China
- APBS Standards of Practice
- Andrew Bauman, Director,
New York Families for Autistic Children - Mike Baldasare, Self-Advocate
Student, Nassau Community College - Dr. Emily Jones, Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology Queens College, City University of New York - Stephanie McCaskill, Director,
District 75, Office of Autism Spectrum Disorders - Pat Schissel, President,
Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association - Randy Horowitz, Education Director,
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