Dr. Prizant has fifty years of experience as a clinician, an international consultant and researcher. He has published five books, more than 150 articles and chapters, and is a co-author of The SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach, now being implemented in more than a dozen countries. His book, Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism has been the best-selling book on autism since 2015 and was ranked by Book Authority as #1 of the “100 best books on autism of all time.” It’s been translated into 26 languages!

Learn how to empower neurodiverse individuals and families. This course focuses on strengths rather than deficits of autistic clients, offering strategies for enhancing social communication and emotional regulation. Ideal for parents and professionals seeking to better understand and support autistic individuals.

Neurodiversity in Action is a course by the amazing Dr. Barry Prizant. Dr. Prizant puts his five decades of experience into action, showing us how we can foster empowerment in neurodiverse individuals and their families by focusing on the strengths of our autistic clients rather than their deficits.

Dr. Barbara J. Ehren is an ASHA Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language, ASHA Fellow, and recipient of Honors of the Association. Currently she is President of Student Success Initiatives, Inc., an entity dedicated to development of materials and delivery of professional learning services on behalf of children and adolescents who struggle with language and literacy with a special focus on secondary students.

 In her many years of experience in public schools as an SLP, classroom teacher, and district administrator, she has served on numerous committees and editorial boards and is a frequent consultant to countries, states, school districts, and professional associations. She has authored many publications related to language/literacy and school practice.

The complexity of working with special education students from diverse backgrounds makes collaboration essential. While we all know this, finding the time, buy-in, and resources to do it well can be difficult. What we need is a plan that addresses personality conflicts, scheduling conflicts, and respect of boundaries, so that we can all pool our knowledge and expertise.  

Join Dr. Barbara Ehren as she emphasizes the importance of collaboration in education, drawing from her extensive experience in teaching, speech-language pathology, administration, and university instruction. She provides practical tips for effective collaboration with educational teams to support students from diverse backgrounds.

How can we hone our skills to provide culturally responsive assessments, effective interventions, and better professional collaboration when our students come from diverse backgrounds? By incorporating the goals of the entire educational team, relying on everyone’s expertise, and working together.  

Join Dr. Rosa Lugo as she shares some great inclusive support strategies and culturally responsive approaches that can be implemented when you are working with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.