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SUMMARY:Social Emotional Learning Lunch and Learn - Presented by Leslie Rogers\, SLP & Kirsten Smith\, SLP
DESCRIPTION:To register for this lunch and learn\, click here. \n  \nThis course will explore key components and stages of social emotional learning (SEL)\, related brain anatomy and function\, and factors that may impact SEL development.  Additionally\, participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of factors that may impact a child’s use of social emotional skills across the school day and techniques and strategies that will assist children in making use of these skills. \n  \nLeslie Rogers\, M.S.\, CCC-SLP\, has a variety of experience in speech therapy\, occupational therapy and working with children with autism. She graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and  the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2002 with a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. After graduating\, she worked for Omaha Public Schools for five years as a SLP.    Leslie currently works at ChildServe\, a non-profit specialty healthcare organization focusing on pediatric rehabilitation. Leslie is the Autism Clinical Manager for the ChildServe Autism Program\, which focuses on serving children with Autism up to 21 years old. In 2019\, she became a board member of the Autism Society of Iowa. \nKirsten Smith\, M.A.\, CCC-SLP\, has a variety of experience in providing speech therapy and co-treating with occupational therapy. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders in 1997 and From Indiana University with her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology in 1999. After graduating\, she worked for the public schools in Indiana and California from 1999-2003 as a Speech-Language Pathologist. Leslie then moved to Des Moines\, IA\, where she started work at ChildServe\, a non-profit specialty healthcare organization focusing on pediatric rehabilitation. Kirsten is the Clinical Manager for Speech and Occupational Therapies at ChildServe. In her current role\, Kirsten enjoys developing specialty services and educating staff members at all levels.  Recently she has become a co-leader of ChildServe’s Trauma Informed Care team which is focusing on helping the organization develop trauma informed care practices.
URL:https://autismia.com/event/social-emotional-learning-lunch-and-learn-presented-by-leslie-rogers-slp-kirsten-smith-slp/
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SUMMARY:Communicating with your Physician\, Recording Information and Organizing Medical Visits Lunch and Learn - Presented by - Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller\, M.D.\, Marie Ugorek\, Susan Askeland
DESCRIPTION:To register for this lunch and learn\, click here. \n  \nThis course will teach effective techniques for communicating with your physicians\, recording your medical information and organizing medical visits. \nSusan 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 language pathologist and a member of the autism resource team for 37 years. In 2013 she moved to eastern Iowa where she worked as an autism consultant for Grant Wood AEA until her retirement in 2017. \nSusan continues to be actively involved in the autism community . She is a board member of the Autism Society of Iowa\, Corridor Autism Resource Expo (CARE) and the Awesome Autism Awareness and Acceptance Art Project.  Susan also facilitates several support groups that currently meet on Zoom. \nSuzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller is an OB-Gyn and integrative medicine physician who works in Waterloo\, Iowa. She is the parent of a 20-year-old son with autism and has been a board member and past president of ASI since 2005. Dr. Suzanne will share her perspective based on her experiences as both a medical provider and parent\, with the goal of empowering listeners to get the most out of their healthcare encounters. \nMarie Ugorek is an autistic ADHDer with co-occurring EDS and secondary anxiety and depression. Marie’s neurodivergent diagnoses were medically confirmed in 2019 and 2020\, after she came to suspect that there were one or more neurological differences underlying the fact that\, despite the anxiety and depression being consistently well-controlled over two decades\, her ability to function in society had decreased rather than increasing. Marie lives in Cedar Rapids with her husband of twenty years\, where she works part-time in Christian education.
URL:https://autismia.com/event/communicating-with-your-physician-recording-information-and-organizing-medical-visits-lunch-and-learn-presented-by-suzanne-bartlett-hackenmiller-m-d-marie-ugorek-susan-askeland/
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SUMMARY:Autism\, Gender and Sexual Identity Conference
DESCRIPTION:Autism\, Gender and Sexual Identity Conference\nFriday\, April 9\, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nTo register for this conference\, click here. \nFor a printable event flyer\, click here. \n  \nAgenda \n9:00 a.m. – Welcome \n9:05 a.m. –  Autism and Identity: Making Sense of Gender\, Presented by Peter Daniolos\, M.D. \nLearning Objectives: \nParticipants will leave this seminar with heightened appreciation of the importance of not foreclosing on gendered options when working with all youth\, including those who present as gender nonconforming (GNC)\, gender diverse (GD)\, gender expansive (GE)\, gender non-binary\, or transgender\, with or without the clinical diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria (GD). Additional learning goals include: \n\nTo understand the role that Autism might play in the consolidation of gender identity.\nTo develop a deeper knowledge base of environmental and psychological factors that play central roles in adolescent identity formation in all adolescents\, and the distorting impact of STIGMA leading to psychopathology.\nTo review the emerging data base supporting a higher rate of gender diversity (GNC/GE/etc.) in youth with autism\, and vice versa.\n\n10:30 a.m. – Break \n10:45 – Noon – ASD & LGBTQ Panel \n\nElizabeth Graham\nSascha Klomp\nJillian Nelson\nAbby Niederhauser\n\n12:00 p.m. – Overview of LGBTQ Clinic at the University of Iowa – Katie Imborek \n12:15 – Lunch Break \n1:00 p.m. – The Gender and Autism Program: The First Clinical Care Program for Gender Diverse Neurodiverse Youth and Young Adults\, Presented by John Strang\, PsyD.  \nJohn Strang will describe the development of the Gender and Autism Program\, the first clinical support initiative for autistic gender-diverse youth and young adults. Co-created by autistic gender-diverse young people and their parents\, the program offers evaluation\, consultation\, and ongoing support services. Dr. Strang will discuss the clinical models that inform care provided by the program. Structural elements of the clinical service will also be explored\, including its multidisciplinary design\, young clinician training initiative\, and positioning within the larger autism and gender care programs at Children’s National. Practical approaches for adapting components of the program for diverse settings will be discussed \n2:00 p.m. – Break \n2:15 p.m. – Covering More Spectrums: On the Intersections of Autism\, Gender Diversity\, and Sexual Diversity.\, Presented by Anna van der Miesen\, M.D. \nDescription: As not only gender diversity seems to be more common in autistic individuals\, but also sexual orientation seems more diverse among autistic individuals\, the literature to date with regard to sexual diversity and autism will be discussed including the potential impact on mental health. In addition\, examples of stakeholder-derived research initiatives around sexual and gender diversity in autism will be discussed with directions for future research. \n3:15 p.m. – Break \n3:30 p.m. – Gender Identity and Autism: Partnering with the Community to Understand how Biology Plays a Role\, Presented by Jacob Michaelson\, Ph.D. \nSome people are skeptical when scientists talk about genes and autism. Add gender identity to the mix and people get really nervous. We asked stakeholders and non-stakeholders about their attitudes regarding whether and how genetic research should investigate the links between brain development and gender identity. Surprisingly\, we found that the stakeholder community was not opposed to this kind of research. Encouraged by these results\, we have begun to partner with the community in the first genetically informed research into the intersection between autism and gender identity. \n4:00 p.m. – Adjourn \nSpeakers \nPeter Daniolos\, M.D. \nDr. Daniolos is an adjunct Clinical Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital\, where he served as the Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program\, and provided clinical evaluations as part of the University of Iowa Autism Center’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry team.  He also ran the Gender Evaluation Program (GEP) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\, working in close collaboration with the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics’ LGBT Clinic at Iowa River Landing. \nDr. Daniolos recently moved to Andover\, Massachusetts\, from Iowa with his husband and two sons.  Prior to moving to Iowa\, he served as the Training Director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center/ The George Washington University Center\, and the medical director of the Center  for Autism Spectrum Disorders\, where he worked with a multidisciplinary team engaged in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of autism spectrum youth. \nHe attended the University of Denver as an undergraduate\, followed by medical school in his home state at the University of North Dakota.  He then did his Psychiatry residency at Duke\, followed by his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Harvard/The Cambridge Hospital. \nJacob Michaelson\, Ph.D. \nDr. Jake Michaelson is a Roy J. Carver associate professor in psychiatry and neuroscience and the division director of computational and molecular psychiatry at the University of Iowa. His lab uses advanced computational approaches to study the effect of genetic variations on the development of the brain\, with specific applications in autism and language impairment. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in biological engineering at Utah State University before earning his PhD in computational biology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany in 2010. After his time in Germany\, he joined the lab of psychiatric geneticist Jonathan Sebat at UC San Diego\, where he completed his postdoctoral training and published several of the earliest papers dealing with whole genome sequencing in autism. In 2013 he joined the faculty at the University of Iowa\, and his current research is supported by NIMH\, NIDCD\, the Simons Foundation\, and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. \nJohn Strang\, PsyD \nJohn Strang\, PsyD\, is a neuropsychologist at Children’s National Hospital in Washington\, DC. Dr. Strang is the founder and Director of the Gender and Autism Program\, the first specialty service designed to support the care needs of autistic transgender and gender diverse youth and young adults. In 2014 he identified a high rate of gender diversity among autistic youth (DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0285-3). He then led an international expert work group to develop initial clinical guidelines for autistic gender diverse adolescents (2016; DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2016.1228462). Since then\, he has collaborated with autistic transgender young people\, their parents\, and self-advocates and key stakeholders to develop and refine a clinical model to support autistic gender diverse youth and their families (2020; DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1731817). Dr. Strang is also a specialist in self-report measure development\, and is in the midst of calibrating a self-report measure to capture broad gender identities (binary and nonbinary) in youth and adults\, on and off the autism spectrum. As part of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Global Education Initiative (GEI) and Standards of Care revision workgroup\, Dr. Strang is advocating for awareness of the common intersection of autism and gender diversity. \nAnna van der Miesen\, M.D. \nAnna van der Miesen is a medical doctor in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria of the Amsterdam UMC\, VU University Medical Center\, Amsterdam\, the Netherlands. She combines her clinical work with gender and sexual diverse and neurodiverse/autistic children\, adolescents\, and young adults with research on the intersections of gender and sexual diversity\, neurodiversity\, and mental health. Dr. van der Miesen’s recent work has focused on community-based participatory approaches\, partnering with gender-diverse\, sexually diverse\, and neurodiverse stakeholders to set research priorities and interpret study findings. \nPanelists \nElizabeth Graham (pronouns: she/her/hers) \nElizabeth is an autistic transgender woman. She was diagnosed with Asperger’s during her high school years while attending a private arts-based special education school in Washington\, DC. Elizabeth was among the founding members of her school’s Gay-Straight Alliance when she was a post-graduate student in boarding school in Pennsylvania. In 2013\, she graduated with her B.A. in Psychology and minor in Counseling from Marshall University in Huntington\, West Virginia where she received support from the College Program for Students with ASD. Her academic area of focus was bereavement in people with autism\, inspired by personal experience. At Marshall she was involved with the student LGBTQ activist group\, helping to bring awareness of transgender issues. Elizabeth began in the I/DD field as a direct care worker supporting adults with developmental disabilities in Montgomery County\, Maryland who live in staff supported group homes and their own homes. She officially came out transgender and began her transition in the fall of 2015\, when she began her current job. Since then\, she has been working full-time at The Arc Prince George’s County where she is a Service Coordinator for the Maryland Medicaid Waiver for Children with Autism (aka Autism Waiver). In the fall of 2020\, she began working part-time with Shared Support Maryland as an administrative assistant and person-centered planning trainer. Elizabeth is a member of The Arc of the United States National Council of Self Advocates. She is a co-leader of Maryland Trans Unity\, a peer-led support group for transgender and gender nonconforming people in the DC-Maryland area. She plays the accordion as a hobby. She is active in her church where recently joined the choir in the alto section and has co-taught the Our Whole Lives sexuality education curriculum to the youth group. Elizabeth has been published by HuffPost\, The Arc of the United States Autism Now\, diverseAbility magazine\, and self-published on Academia.edu. \nSascha Klomp \nSascha (he/him) is a trans man with ASS from the Netherlands. He is a trans activist who seeks to educate health care professionals to ensure better care for trans* individuals \nJillian Nelson \nJillian Nelson is an autistic adult\, that works in the autism community as a Community Resource and Policy Advocate. Nelson was diagnosed as a young adult and has since focused her career on systemic changes to improve the lives of people impacted by Autism and other groups experiencing marginalization. Nelson is openly queer and polyamorous and shares her home with her dog and her life with her partners and support team. \nAbby Niederhauser \nAbby is a 33 year old diagnosed with autism. She is a member of the LGBTQ population.
URL:https://autismia.com/event/autism-gender-and-sexual-identity-conference/
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SUMMARY:Poor Sleep in Autism: Where Are You on the Map? Lunch and Learn - Presented by - Dr. Jacob Michaelson
DESCRIPTION:To register for this lunch and learn\, click here. \n  \nMost people with autism complain of poor sleep. Unfortunately\, previous research had a hard time understanding exactly what kinds of poor sleep were most prevalent in autism. With the support of over 5\,000 families with autism from the SPARK study\, we were able to identify eight distinct patterns that describe most kinds of poor sleep experienced in autism. We were able to identify genetic factors underlying these sleep patterns\, and also which sleep aids show the most evidence of working for each pattern. \nDr. Jake Michaelson is a Roy J. Carver associate professor in psychiatry and neuroscience and the division director of computational and molecular psychiatry at the University of Iowa. His lab uses advanced computational approaches to study the effect of genetic variations on the development of the brain\, with specific applications in autism and language impairment. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in biological engineering at Utah State University before earning his PhD in computational biology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany in 2010. After his time in Germany\, he joined the lab of psychiatric geneticist Jonathan Sebat at UC San Diego\, where he completed his postdoctoral training and published several of the earliest papers dealing with whole genome sequencing in autism. In 2013 he joined the faculty at the University of Iowa\, and his current research is supported by NIMH\, NIDCD\, the Simons Foundation\, and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. \n 
URL:https://autismia.com/event/poor-sleep-in-autism-where-are-you-on-the-map-lunch-and-learn-presented-by-dr-jacob-michaelson/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:"Swim Team" Virtual Viewing Party
DESCRIPTION: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. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://autismia.com/event/swim-team-virtual-viewing-party/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:2021 Billiards Tournament- Windsor Heights
DESCRIPTION:To register\, click here. \nFor a printable event flyer\, click here. \nPool Tournament to Benefit the Autism Society of Iowa At  \n   \n9 Ball Singles Tournament\, Race to 3 \nDate:  April 18\, 2021 \n1:00 – Registration and Rules Meeting \n2:00 – Play Begins \n$10.00 Registration Fee \n \nWinner receives ½ of Registration Fee \nQuestions?  Please call or text Jeremy Davis at 712-269-8889 \nCome and Enjoy the Taco Bar! \n$1.00 from every blue signature drink sold benefits: \n  
URL:https://autismia.com/event/2021-billiards-tournament-windsor-heights/
LOCATION:The Ridgement\, 7460 Hickman Road\, Windsor Heights\, IA\, 50324\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event,Outdoor/Recreation
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SUMMARY:Autism and Depression - How to Recognize Depression\, Anxiety and the Risk for Suicide Lunch and Learn - Presented by - Mikle South
DESCRIPTION:To register for this lunch and learn\, click here. \n  \nThis 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. \nMikle South is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University. He received a BA from Yale University followed by a PhD in Child Clinical Psychology at the University of Utah\, working with Dr. Sally Ozonoff. He returned to Yale for postdoctoral training in developmental neuroimaging. His research program is focused on understanding the interaction of anxiety and autism in brain and behavior\, and recent studies of sleep in autism and risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young adults. He loves playing soccer and eating proper pizza.
URL:https://autismia.com/event/autism-and-depression-how-to-recognize-depression-anxiety-and-the-risk-for-suicide-lunch-and-learn-presented-by-mikle-south/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Higher IQ Influences One's Experience with Autism and Not Always for the Better Lunch and Learn - Presented by - Dr. Jake Michaelson
DESCRIPTION:To register for this lunch and learn\, click here. \n  \nAlthough 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 is true. By partnering with the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa and reviewing the records of over 1\,000 gifted individuals\, we were able to identify both specific strengths\, and specific challenges that 2e individuals face compared to normal IQ individuals (with and without ASD). We found that 2e individuals have specific strengths in working memory and verbal comprehension\, but they also experience significantly more mood and anxiety problems than their autistic peers in the normal IQ range. Some analyses suggest increased rates of suicidal thoughts among 2e individuals\, underscoring the urgency of better understanding the twice-exceptional population. \nDr. Jake Michaelson is a Roy J. Carver associate professor in psychiatry and neuroscience and the division director of computational and molecular psychiatry at the University of Iowa. His lab uses advanced computational approaches to study the effect of genetic variations on the development of the brain\, with specific applications in autism and language impairment. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in biological engineering at Utah State University before earning his PhD in computational biology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany in 2010. After his time in Germany\, he joined the lab of psychiatric geneticist Jonathan Sebat at UC San Diego\, where he completed his postdoctoral training and published several of the earliest papers dealing with whole genome sequencing in autism. In 2013 he joined the faculty at the University of Iowa\, and his current research is supported by NIMH\, NIDCD\, the Simons Foundation\, and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
URL:https://autismia.com/event/higher-iq-influences-ones-experience-with-autism-and-not-always-for-the-better-lunch-and-learn-presented-by-dr-jake-michaelson/
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