Connecting & Communicating with Young Learners with Autism Through AAC – Part 1 (on-demand registration)
Connecting & Communicating with Young Learners with Autism Through AAC – Part 1
Available October 8, 2024 - September 30, 2029 | 60 minutes | 0.1 ASHA CEUs
In this session, participants gained a framework outlining the central role of social-emotional foundations in building communication skills for young learners with autism. Participants engaged with “connection concepts” like engagement, regulation, and relatedness and explored pre-linguistic AAC modalities. Participants identified strategies to maximize outcomes.
Presenter: Tanna Neufeld, Speech-Language Pathologist
Relevant Financial Relationship: Tanna receives consulting fees as a private consultant for Summit AAC & Autism Support. She also receives honorariums for speaking engagements at conferences and on several online teaching platforms. Tanna is the founding director at AACcessible & The AAC Academy, where she receives a commission for the sale of courses and resources she has authored.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Tanna is a member of ASHA and ASHA SIG12, the founding director of AACcessible and the AAC Academy, and is a practicing early interventionist who uses AbleNet devices with her clients. Tanna is also affiliated with the DIR/Floortime Model through training and doctoral coursework at Fielding Graduate University. She is a member of ISAAC, USAAC, RESNA, and ZERO TO THREE.
Presenter Biography: I am a speech-language pathologist with over 15 years of experience supporting children and young adults with complex learning needs. In my work as an early interventionist, AAC consultant, and coach, I provide online tutoring to children and young adults learning to connect and communicate and offer coaching to families and teams supporting complex communicators across their daily lives. As the founding director at AACcessible - a nonprofit organization driven to improve global access to AAC through education, advocacy, awareness, and action- I lead a board of volunteers and contributors with a similar heart to serve the AAC and special needs communities. At AACcessible, we are building a robust “village” and resource library of free and low-cost training, digital tools, and support services for those touched by communication challenges and other barriers to living and learning.
Presenter: Tanna Neufeld, Speech-Language Pathologist
Relevant Financial Relationship: Tanna receives consulting fees as a private consultant for Summit AAC & Autism Support. She also receives honorariums for speaking engagements at conferences and on several online teaching platforms. Tanna is the founding director at AACcessible & The AAC Academy, where she receives a commission for the sale of courses and resources she has authored.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Tanna is a member of ASHA and ASHA SIG12, the founding director of AACcessible and the AAC Academy, and is a practicing early interventionist who uses AbleNet devices with her clients. Tanna is also affiliated with the DIR/Floortime Model through training and doctoral coursework at Fielding Graduate University. She is a member of ISAAC, USAAC, RESNA, and ZERO TO THREE.
Presenter Biography: I am a speech-language pathologist with over 15 years of experience supporting children and young adults with complex learning needs. In my work as an early interventionist, AAC consultant, and coach, I provide online tutoring to children and young adults learning to connect and communicate and offer coaching to families and teams supporting complex communicators across their daily lives. As the founding director at AACcessible - a nonprofit organization driven to improve global access to AAC through education, advocacy, awareness, and action- I lead a board of volunteers and contributors with a similar heart to serve the AAC and special needs communities. At AACcessible, we are building a robust “village” and resource library of free and low-cost training, digital tools, and support services for those touched by communication challenges and other barriers to living and learning.
ASHA CEU Requirements: Must complete the post webinar assessment with 80% accuracy. Unlimited attempts are allowed. Partial credit is not available.
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