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Southern Utah Autism Conference 2025
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Saturday, April 26
 

9:30am PDT

Reframing Communication: Promoting Dignity and Inclusivity in Disability Discourse
Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Empowering Communication: Autism-Affirming Language
In this session, participants will explore the evolving dynamics of disability identity and how we talk about it. We’ll delve into the distinctions between disability-affirming language and person-first language, examining their origins, purposes, and real-world implications. We will discuss language choices that respect individual preferences and diversity while fostering inclusivity and empowerment. Through real-life examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical tools to communicate in ways that honor the dignity and identity of the people they interact with.
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Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Room D2

10:35am PDT

Maximizing Inclusion: Choosing the Right Supplemental Aides and Services (SAS)
Saturday April 26, 2025 10:35am - 11:35am PDT
Supplemental Aides and Services (SAS) are the “linchpin” of inclusion in general education. With limited guidance from the research literature, identifying appropriate accommodations can be difficult. Sometimes, decisions are based more on IEP team members’ personal experiences than the student’s individual needs in general education. In the session, we will discuss guiding questions IEP teams can use to determine supplemental aides and services. We will discuss a framework for considering a student’s need for SAS, (physical/accessibility, instructional, behavioral, social-communication, collaboration).
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Saturday April 26, 2025 10:35am - 11:35am PDT
Room D2

11:40am PDT

Supporting Young Children's Social Emotional Development: Practical Tools for Caregivers
Saturday April 26, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm PDT
The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovation has developed a library of resources to support professional and caregiver’s efforts to improving the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children birth to five. In this session the presenter will highlight practical tools for teaching emotional regulations, friendship skills, problem-solving, and behavior regulation. Resources are available in multiple languages and include family handouts that describe evidence-based practices.
ChallengingBehavior.org Resources
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Saturday April 26, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm PDT
Room D2

1:30pm PDT

Navigating the Hidden Curriculum with IEP Teams
Saturday April 26, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Identifying the Hidden Curriculum
General education curriculum is made up of the ‘explicit curriculum’ (linked to core standards and essential elements), ‘hidden curriculum’ (unspoken, implicit, values, and social norms for student’s behaviors, attitudes, and expectations), and the ‘null curriculum ‘(the knowledge, skills, or topics that are intentionally or unintentionally omitted). For all students to access each part of the general education curriculum, it is important for the IEP team to consider each aspect. In this session, we will discuss using assessment practices that support the IEP team in understanding what needs the student has regarding the ‘hidden curriculum’, and ideas for planning intervention and specially designed instruction to support their acquisition of skills.


Speakers
Saturday April 26, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room D2

2:30pm PDT

Unlocking Communication: Exploring the Spell to Communicate (S2C) Method for Autistic Kids
Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
We will talk about the Spell to Communicate (S2C) method and the in and outs of what it is and why it works for so many nonspeaking and minimal speaking autistic kids.
Speakers
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Kaley Stymeist

Spelling to Communicate (S2C)
Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room D2
 
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