The eighth annual Autism: A Day with the Experts is hosted by the Autism Society of Greater Madison and the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Waisman Center. All are welcome.

Registration is requested.

Schedule

9-9:30am: Welcome and Introduction to the Waisman Center, Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, Director, Waisman Center

9:30-10:15am: Investigations of Brain Connectivity in Autism Using MRI, Andrew Alexander, PhD, Associate Professor, Medical Physics

10:15-11am: Transitioning Together: An Intervention for Families of Adolescents with ASD, Leann Smith, PhD, associate scientist, Waisman Center

11-11:15am: What is the Autism Society of Greater Madison? David George, president, Autism Society of Greater Madison

11:15am-noon: Lunch (optional, $5 box lunches available for purchase)

Noon-12:45pm: Teaching Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Works? Linda Tuchman-Ginsburg, PhD, outreach program manager, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Waisman Center

12:45-1:45pm: Panel discussion with experts, including an individual with ASD and family members.