10th Annual MSU Autism Conference
About this Event
Navigating Autism Science & Identity in the (Mis)Information Age
Panel discussions between families and professionals to address the following:
Navigating (Mis)Information
Navigating Identity
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
MSU Autism Agenda
🕑: 09:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Session 1: Navigating (Mis)Information
Host: Mandy Stewart, PhD Supt. Charlotte Public Schools
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:40 AM
Effectively Navigating (Mis) Information about Autism and Language Development
Host: Emily Jensen, PhD and Courtney Venker, PhD
Info: We will present qualitative data to present some challenges encountered by Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) evaluating information/misinformation on social media about autism interventions. We will focus on the importance of critical thinking in media consumption for parents, professionals, and researchers.
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:05 AM
Meeting the Need: Statewide Parenting Education Programs
Host: Courtney Aldrich, MA
Info: Parenting can be challenging, and parents who need information, education, and support are often uncertain about how to begin finding resources that are both accurate and accessible. Discover how Michigan State University Extension’s Child and Family Development Team has developed a menu of ongoing, no-cost statewide virtual programming to support all families with the education and connections to the information and resources they are seeking.
🕑: 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
Working Together: Helping Families Navigate Autism Information with Confidence
Host: Tisa Johnson-Hooper, MD and Brienne Clemons
Info: Dr. Tisa Johnson- Hooper and parent Brienne Clemons will blend clinical insight and lived experience to offer practical strategies to strengthen communication with providers and build confident family centered decision making.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
The Ever Changing Landscape in Health Care in the Online Era
Host: Marissa Roslyn-Clark, FNP-BC C
Info: Marissa Roslyn-Clark, 18 years as Nurse Practitioner, will discuss her knowledge of coordinated care of the laboring, the antepartum, postpartum patient, newborn, multidisciplinary health care team, advocacy, and patient education. Marissa will discuss educating prenatal patients/reproductive age people, guiding them through pregnancy and finally the On Line Era.
🕑: 10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
Q&A - Discussion with Panel
Host: Mandy Stewart, PhD
🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Session 2: Navigating Identity
Host: Jane Turner, MD
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Navigating the Worlds of Special Education with a Clinical Diagnosis
Host: Misty Herson, MA
Info: Misty Herson from Eaton RESA, a certified School Psychologist, will present on the difference between a clinical diagnosis and special education eligibility of ASD.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Unique Perspectives of Navigating Identities
Host: Belinda Lee, Iesha Brassell and Jade Conyers
Info: Belinda Lee, HFH GROW Center for ASD and IDD, and self- advocates Iesha Brassell and Jade Conyers will share their perspectives of navigating identity.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Navigating the Ethics of Early Screening and Autism Identification
Host: Ariel Cascio, PhD
Info: Dr. Cascio will present findings from focus groups with autistic adults and parents of autistic people about the ethical issues surrounding the pursuit of autism screening efforts in young infants. The presentation will also focus on the way participants described the impact of the current political climate on their perspectives about autism screening and diagnosis.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:25 PM
Q&A Discussion with Panel
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Provost Laurie McIntyre
🕑: 03:55 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Host: Barbara Thompson, PhD
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Resource Fair
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 75.00
