Events Calendar
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Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Contact: https://convention.thearc.org/
Connect and learn with advocates, professionals, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. If you are interested in employment, education, advocacy, housing, criminal justice, and more – our sessions are sure to challenge, inspire, and motivate! Registration requested.
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08:00am - 11:15am Executive Function Challenges: How to Turn a Can't into a Can
This presentation will discuss the importance of executive functions in regulating emotions and behavior. It will highlight how executive functions are essential skills that we use in our daily lives, but often take for granted. The development of executive functions from infancy to adulthood are explored with different skills peaking at various developmental stages. The course will emphasize that adverse environmental circumstances can hinder the growth of executive functions and addresses the challenges faced by children with delayed executive function skills, including social and academic difficulties. We will discuss promising interventions and programs aimed at fostering executive functions, such as computerized programs, classroom curricula, cognitive behavior training, and mindfulness practices. Registration requested.
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12:00pm - 03:15pm Supporting Young Children with Autism at Home and in School
This workshop will provide an overview of ways to foster parent-teacher-child relationships and proactive strategies to prevent child meltdowns at home and in classroom settings. Qualitative and quantitative data on implementation of this program with early care and education providers and educators in Rhode Island will be presented. This workshop is ideal for caregivers, direct providers, as well as administrators looking for ways to support their teaching teams who work with young children with autism. Registration requested.