Geneva Centre for Autism’s International Symposium 2020 is a three day event brings together leading experts, professionals, educators, and parents from around the world to focus on leading research and cutting-edge developments in the field of autism. Sessions will be lead by Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe and Dr. Amanda Kelly to name a few. The event will also host the highly anticipated poster presentations.
We are pleased to announce the confirmed poster presenters for this year’s symposium.
An art therapy-based intervention with mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: From in-person to online strategies
Dr. Miranda D’Amico
Teaching Social Skills to Students with ASD Virtually
Shauna Hoekstra, Katie Phillips, Katie Bremner, Amber Broek, Shauna Kennelly
TCDSB: Autism Programs and Services Department Social Competency Program
Kate Wiley, Clare Chabot, Pina DeBonis
Identifying effects of COVID-19 pandemic related changes on academic and social experiences of autistic university students
Jacquie Ballantine, Natasha Artemeva, Kathryn Carreau
Brief Treatment Intervention For Managing Anxiety & Anger within High-Functioning Autism: A Guideline for Effective Use of Perseverative Interests Within Psychotherapy
Everett McGuinty (Maltby Centre & Adjunct Prof. University of Western Ontario), Jazlyn McGuinty (Health Sciences, Queen's University), John Nelson (Psychological Associate, One Kids Place)
“It really shouldn’t be this hard...”: Reflections on navigating the Ontario education system when a child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Margaret A. Schneider, Janet McLaughlin
Measuring the Effectiveness of the Attention Autism Programme on Improving Social Communication Skills for Primary School Children with Autism
Dr Rachel Ferguson, Sheila Cross, Laura Hynds, Dr Fiona McCaffrey
Evaluation of a group exercise-based social skill intervention for children with ASD without intellectual disability
Karl F. Kozlowski, Christopher J. Lopata, Marcus L. Thomeer, James D. Donnelly, Jonathan P. Rodgers, Adam J. Booth
Shared social activities for children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children
Hadas Dahary, Charlotte Rimmer, Mira Kaedbey, Eve-Marie Quintin
Emergent Literacy and Nonword Reading of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Hyperlexia
Dianne Macdonald, Bianca Mercadante, Gigi Luk, Eve-Marie Quintin
Autism Characteristics and Self-Reported Health in Older Adulthood
Jennifer Lodi-Smith, Jonathan D. Rodgers, Sarah Khan, Caleb Long, Valeria Marquez Luna, Karl Kozlowski, James P. Donnelly, Christopher Lopata, Marcus L. Thomeer
Desired Personality Trait Change and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Jennifer Lodi-Smith, Jonathan D. Rodgers
The Relationship of Age to the Autism-Spectrum Quotient Scale in a Large Sample of Adults
Jennifer Lodi-Smith, Jonathan D. Rodgers, Valeria Marquez Luna, Sarah Khan, Caleb Long, Karl F. Kozlowski, James P. Donnelly, Christopher Lopata, Marcus L. Thomeer
Impact of the Stay-at-Home Period during the COVID-19 Epidemic on Children and Adolescents with HFASD
Jonathan D. Rodgers, Marcus Thomeer, Christopher Lopata, James P. Donnelly, Adam Booth, Jennifer Lodi-Smith, Samantha Andrews, Zoe Gionis, Christian Rajnisz
Initial Feasibility Study of a Parent-Implemented Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Children with ASD: homeMAX
Jonathan D. Rodgers, Shelby Brennan, Annamaria Monti, Christian Rajnisz, Marcus Thomeer, Christopher Lopata
Correlates of Understanding Idiomatic Language in a Large Sample of Children with HFASD
Joe Wood, Thomas Chameli, Jonathan D. Rodgers, Christopher Lopata, Marcus Thomeer, Adam Booth
Caregiver perceptions of the educational experiences of their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD
Lina Casale, Janet McLaughlin, PhD
“I have to work less, he has to work more”: Gender, Work and Stress among Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum
Janet McLaughlin, Margaret Schneider, April Stark
Geneva Centre for Autism is an international leader in the development and delivery of clinical intervention services and training. As a full service agency, Geneva Centre for Autism offers personalized, strength based programming for children, youth, adults, and families. Our Sonderly Training and International Autism Symposium build professional capacity worldwide to empower all individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to reach their full potential.