Presenters:

• Dr. David Nicholas, Social Work Researcher, Universities of Calgary and Alberta.
  How to ‘Forge Forward’ -- Experiences and strategies of parents and families living with ASD.
• Dr. Veronica Smith (Speech language pathologist, Autism and training issues)
  Speaks on her findings from (and an invitation to participate in) a Training Needs Assessment. What is the need for training programs in Alberta? And how are those training programs delivered publicly and privately.
• Dr. Suzanne Curtin (An expert in infant speech and language development)
  The Infant Siblings Project: examines whether infants at risk for developing ASD exhibit different preferences for speech and communication early in life. That is, are there clues in early language development and use, and attention preferences, that may lead to earlier diagnosis of ASD?