Early Echo Session: Supporting Children with Social Communication Delays and ASD

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Early ECHO is one project which is part of the USU Project ECHO series. Session was held March 9, 2021.

Best practices in supporting young children with social communication delays and ASD: An overview of Naturalistic Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) strategies

This ECHO webinar will provide attendees with an overview of approaches with a strong empirical basis to support young children with social communication delays, including those who are at high-risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Many of these approaches are based in Naturalistic, Developmental, and Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) strategies. Attendees will learn about the types of toddlers and young children who may benefit from NDBI approaches, and will receive an overview of the types of strategies that are typically included in NDBI approaches.

Presenters: Katherine Pickard, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Marcus Autism Center and Emory School of Medicine. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Michigan State University and completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at JFK Partners at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her primary research interest is in the translation of evidence-based practices into community systems that are naturally positioned to serve children with ASD and developmental delays. This interest is rooted in a longstanding commitment to better understanding and addressing treatment disparities. At the Marcus Autism Center, Dr. Pickard leads and collaborates on research examining mechanisms that foster the adoption, implementation, and sustainment of evidence-based practices within a variety of community systems, including the Early Intervention and public school systems. She is particularly interested in the role of families and community stakeholders in shaping interventions as they are implemented within the community, and in other factors that impact the reach and sustainability of translation efforts. Nicole Hendrix, PhD, BCBA, is an Assistant Professor at the Marcus Autism Center and Emory University School of Medicine. As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Hendrix conducts diagnostic evaluations with children and adolescents referred with signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and provides caregiver-mediated intervention to promote social communication in young children with ASD. Her clinical and research interests include increasing accessibility of effective early intervention and examining mechanisms by which to facilitate early identification of neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Hendrix completed her bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University and her doctorate in school psychology at the University of Iowa.

TIMESTAMPS
11:20 Didactic Presentations
59:09 Case Presentation