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ACT's 6th Annual Focus on B.C. Research
In Celebration of April - Autism Awareness Month!

MAIN EVENT
(For information about the pre-conference event click here for details > )

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* Continuing Education Credits - BC-ABA will be providing Continuing Education Units for the presentations marked with a *. See www.bc-aba.org for more info.

15 Presentations on BC Autism Research Projects

Opening Remarks
The Honourable Mary Polak
Minister of Children and Family Development and Minister Responsible for Child Care

Keynote
Autism Research - Translating from the Lab to Treatment
Presented by:
Professor Dan Goldowitz Canadian Research Chair in Developmental Neuro-Genetics (UBC)
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1. Policy Pathways to Better Outcomes for Children with ASD
Presented by: Charlotte Waddell & Cody Shepherd (SFU)
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2. Family-Centred Positive Behavior Support for Children with ASD *
Presented by: Joe Lucyshyn (UBC)
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3. Moving Forward: Conducting Autism Research in BC Schools
Presented by: Georgina Robinson (UBC & POPARD), William McKee (UBC),
and POPARD Consultants
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4. Clinical Genetic Clues to the Origins & Outcomes of ASD
Presented by: Suzanne Lewis (UBC & BC Children’s & Women’s Health Centre)
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5. Video Modeling for Children with Autism: From Research to Practice *
Presented by: Pat Mirenda, Liana Maione, and Vickie Kleeberger (UBC)
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6. Positive Behavior Support for Deaf Persons with Additional Disabilities:
Staff Training & Family-Centered Intervention *
Presented by: Brenda Fossett (UBC)
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7. Pathways in ASD: A Longitudinal Canadian Study of Children and Families
Presented by: Steve Wellington, Vikram Dua, Karen Kalynchuk, and Pat Mirenda (UBC/BCAAN)
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8. Factors Affecting Student-Teacher Relationships for Students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presented by: Jacqueline Brown and Kent McIntosh (UBC)
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9. Predictors of Language Development in Autism: Implications for Intervention
Presented by: Karen Bopp (UBC/MCFD)
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10. Inclusive Real Work for Real Pay
Presented by: Paul Malette (CBI Consultants), co-presenter: Nicole Dunning
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11. Promoting Social Interactions Between Students with Autism and
Their Peers Using Augmentative Communication *
Presented by: Lorraine Kamp (SET-BC) and Nadine Trottier (UBC)
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12. Social Attention, Perception and Competence in Autism
Presented by: Grace Iarocci, co-presenters: Elina Birmingham, Adrienne Rombough and Krista Johnston (SFU)
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13. Expanding the Unit of Analysis & Intervention for Young Children with Autism
& Food Refusal Behavior *
Presented by: Lauren Binnendyk (Coast Behavior Analysts)
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14. Breakthrough Interventions in Autism: The Let’s Face It! Program
Presented by: Jim Tanaka (University of Victoria)
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15. Formative Evaluation of Group Self-Determination/Self-Advocacy Training for Adolescents with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome
Presented by: Brooke Myers (UBC)
Panelists: Howard Chen, Ben Glasgow, Brian Lin, Eric Forbes, Eric Guzman Skotnitsky, and Aaron Fagerlund
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For more details & presentation times > View Registration Form (.pdf)

Continuing Education Units
BC-ABA will be providing Continuing Education Units for the presentations marked with a *.
See www.bc-aba.org for more info.