Strategies and Resources to Support Learning at Home Lunch and Learn

Click here to register! This presentation will cover strategies and resources to help with the continued challenge of children learning at home. Many of you have already developed a solid plan for learning so hopefully this presentation will help to reinforce what is working for your family as well as provide new ideas and twists […]

Iowa Guardianship Lunch and Learn

Have questions about Guardianship in Iowa?     Register today for a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, March 4th at 12:00pm CST featuring Attorney Scott Lyon from Disability Rights Iowa. Zoom information will be emailed to registrants prior to event date. For a printable event flyer, click here. Click here to register! Hosted by:

Communicating with your Physician, Recording Information and Organizing Medical Visits Lunch and Learn – Presented by – Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller, M.D., Marie Ugorek, Susan Askeland

To register for this lunch and learn, click here.   This course will teach effective techniques for communicating with your physicians, recording your medical information and organizing medical visits. Susan Askeland graduated from the University of Nebraska with a master’s degree in speech language pathology.  She worked for Northwest AEA in Sioux City as a speech […]

Autism, Gender and Sexual Identity Conference

Autism, Gender and Sexual Identity Conference Friday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To register for this conference, click here. For a printable event flyer, click here.   Agenda 9:00 a.m. - Welcome 9:05 a.m. -  Autism and Identity: Making Sense of Gender, Presented by Peter Daniolos, M.D. Learning Objectives: Participants will leave this seminar with […]

“Swim Team” Virtual Viewing Party

Register today for a virtual watch party of the documentary, “Swim Team”, on April 15, at 7:00 p.m. Following the screening, join the live conversation with filmmaker, Lara Stolman. Brought to you by ASK Resource Center, Iowa DD Council and Autism Society of Iowa. Click here to register.

Autism and Depression – How to Recognize Depression, Anxiety and the Risk for Suicide Lunch and Learn – Presented by – Mikle South

To register for this lunch and learn, click here.   This lunch and learn will focus on recognizing depression and anxiety in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and will also highlight the experience(s) of women with autistic traits who were interviewed about their depression and shared their personal stories. Mikle South is Professor of Psychology and […]

Higher IQ Influences One’s Experience with Autism and Not Always for the Better Lunch and Learn – Presented by – Dr. Jake Michaelson

To register for this lunch and learn, click here.   Although intellectual disability is common among people with autism, some have a very high IQ. Individuals with autism and a very high IQ are sometimes called "twice-exceptional" or 2e. For some symptoms, a higher IQ is associated with fewer problems.  In other areas, the opposite […]

2021 Autism Society of Iowa Employment Conference

To register for this conference, click here.   The Autism Society of Iowa and Iowa DD Council are sponsoring a virtual conference via Zoom on Autism & Employment for those on the autism spectrum who are interested in employment, family members, employers, human resource managers, case managers, social workers and anyone interested in helping those […]