| 7:30-8:30
AM | | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:45
AM | | Opening Remarks, Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:45-10:45
AM | 0.2 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #1, Keynote Address - Jacob Feldman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP,
How (Multi-)Sensory Perception influences Language in Autistic Children:
Research, theory, and implications for school-based practice
|
| 10:45-11:00
AM | | Break |
| 11:00-12:00
PM | 0.1 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #2 - Krystal L. Werfel, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP
The Role of Sleep Difficulties in Language and Academic Performance
|
| 12:00-1:00
PM | | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00
PM | 0.1 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #3 - Karla McGreggor, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; Justin Kueser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Jessica Hawthorne, M.Ed.
|
| 2:00-2:15
PM | | Break |
| 2:15-3:15
PM | 0.1 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #4 - Heather Porter, Au.D., Ph.D.,
CCC-A; Natalie Mason, M.S., CCC-SLP; Susan Loveall, Ph.D.
Hearing, Vocabulary, and Reading in Children and Adults with Down Syndrome
|
| 3:15-3:30
PM | | Closing Remarks |
Saturday, October 17, 2026
| 8:00-8:30
AM | | Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:45
AM | | Opening Remarks |
| 8:45-10:45
AM | 0.2 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #5 - Keynote
Benjamin Harder, M.S., CCC-SLP,
Bridging the Gap: Clinical Strategies and Barriers in Supporting Autistic
Children
|
| 10:45-11:00
AM | | Break |
| 11:00-12:00
PM | 0.1 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #6 - Hope Lancaster, Ph.D. Understanding and Handling Assessment Bias on Standardized Tests |
| 12:00-1:00
PM | | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00
PM | 0.1 ASHA CEU, Intermediate Level | Session #7 - Emma Kate Thome, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Counseling patients and caregivers to think critically about misinformation |
| 2:00-2:15
PM | | Break |
| 2:15-3:15
PM | 0.1 ASHA CEU, Introductory Level | Session #8 - Facilitated by Conference Presenters
Implementing the Research
|
| 3:15-3:30
PM | | Closing Remarks |
**Please note
this schedule is tentative and subject to change.
