Past UMARC Events
2018-2019 School Year
- May 2019: UMARC hosted the ADOS-2 Clinical Training at the University of Maryland, College Park.
- April 2019: Maryland Day!
- February-April 2019: UMARC launched its first Webex Series: Four Pillars of Financial Planning for Special Needs Families.
- November 2018: UMARC partnered with the Clarice to bring AZURE Concert Series for a sensory-friendly concert.
- November 2018: UMARC's Kathy Dow-Burger shared social skills interventions and strategies that help children with Autism during t he Parenting Autism Summit.
- October 2018: MAVRIC (Mixed/Augmented/Virtual Reality Innovation Conference) was held at the University of Maryland. An article about the conference was featured in the Diamondback.
- October 2018: UMD Hearing and Speech students volunteered at the Howard County Autism Society 5k walk/run at Centennial Park in Columbia, MD.
- September 2018: First Autism Support Group meeting.
2017-2018 School Year
- June 2018: PEERS School-Based Training with Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D.
- April 2018: Maryland Day!
- March 2018: "Transitioning to Adulthood: Questions of Parents of Teens to a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician" with Dr. Charina Reyes, MD, FAAP.
- December 2017: "Autism and Workplace Inclusion" with Nancy Forsythe, M.A., EdS.
- October 2017: "Use of Multi-Modal Communication Strategies at Home" with Tonya Williams-Walker
- October 2017: "Self Advocacy in Transition: Embracing Neurodiversity in College and Beyond" with Reid Caplan.
- September 2017: How to Create a Video Modeling/Self Modeling Intervention for Your Child with ASD with Gulnoza Yakubova, Ph.D.
PEERS Young Adult Training
2016-2017 School Year
- June 2017: The first ever PEERS Young Adult Training with Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D.
- May 2017: Maryland Day!
- April 2017: "Coexisting ADHD, Autism and Anxiety" with Dan Shapiro, M.D.
- February 2017: "Autism and the Brain" with Dustin Moraczewski
- January 2017: Using Technology to Support Skill Acquisition and Independence with Gulnoza Yakubova, Ph.D
- November 2016: IEP Accommodations with Susan Barnett, M.S., OTR/L & Kathy Dow-Burger, M.A., CCC-SLP
- October 2016: Dr. Rebecca Resnik presented "Executive Functioning in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Building on strengths."
- September 2016: Learning to Kiss with author Eve Megargel, advocate for nonverbal autistic individuals & AAC & Autism Workshop, with Barbara Delsack, MSPA-CCC
Maryland Day!
2015-2016 School Year
- September 2015: An Individualized Approach to Behavior Management in Autism with area pediatrician Dr. Dan Shapiro, M.D.
- October 2015: Financial Planning for Children with Special Needs with Mark Friese, CRPC and Matthew Bogin, Special Needs Attorney
- November 2015: What Comes Next? Preparing Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum for Life with Dr. David Black, PhD, a neuropsychologist, nationally and internationally recognized autism expert and director of the Center for Assessment and Treatment & Hope Harris-Black, MSW, an accomplished child and family therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience
- December 2015: Ways Parents Can Foster their Children's Language Development with Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, BRS-CLLD, UMARC Director
- April 2016: The College Planning Process for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders with Judy Bass, Certified Educational Planner
- April 2016: Maryland Day!
- May 2016: The Road Towards Independence: Living and Working with Autism with Jan Miller-Vogel & Sarah Shick from the Treatment & Learning Centers (TLC)
- June 2016: Updates on Autism Research at NIH with Audrey Thurm, Ph.D. from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2014-2015 School Year
- September 2014: Know Your Child; Know Yourself: Parenting with Your Child's Profile in Mind with Sarah Wayland, Ph.D.
- December 2014: Financial Planning for Children with Special Needs with Chase Phillips CSNA and Special Needs Attorney Matthew Bogin
- February 2015: Current Brain Research in Autism with Dr. Elizabeth Redcay, Ph.D.
- March 2015: Responding to Disruptive Behavior in the Home Setting with Dr. Andrew Egel, Ph.D.
- April 2015: UMARC & NSSLHA Movie Event and Guest Panel
- April 2015: Maryland Day
2013-2014 School Year
- March 2014: Supporting Functional Communication in Young Children with Autism with Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP
- May 2014: Accommodations for the IEP and Classroom with Kathryn Dow-Burger, M.A., CCC-SLP
Testimonials
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"We're lucky to have UMARC so close! I've enjoyed coming to the UMARC lecture series - the topics & resources are so valuable, parent-friendly, and such a service to the local community. The speakers have been happy to answer specific questions, too." |
Publications
Dufour N, Redcay E, Young L, Mavros PL, Moran JM, Triantafyllou C, Saxe R. (under review). What explains variability in brain regions associated with theory of mind in a large sample of neurotypical adults and adults with ASD?
Redcay E, Dodell-Feder D, Mavros PL, Kleiner M, Pearrow MJ, Triantafyllou C, Gabrieli JDE, Saxe R (in press). Atypical brain activation patterns during a face-to-face interactive joint attention game in adults with autism spectrum disorder. Human Brain Mapping.
Wagner JB, Hirsch SB, Vogel-Farley VK, Redcay E, Nelson CA (in press). Eye-tracking, autonomic, and electrophysiological correlates of emotional face processing in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Redcay E, O Young D, Slevc LR, Mavros PL, Gabrieli JDE, Sinha P (2012). Gaze cues in complex, real-world scenes direct the attention of high-functioning adults with autism. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
Dufour N, Redcay E, Young L, Mavros PL, Moran JM, Triantafyllou C, Saxe R (2012). What explains variability in brain regions associated with theory of mind in a large sample of neurotypical adults and adults with ASD? Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
Redcay E & Courchesne E (2008). Deviant patterns of fMRI brain activity in response to speech in 2-3 year old children with autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 64(7): 589-598.
Pierce K & Redcay E (2008) Fusiform activation in autism is a matter of "who". Biological Psychiatry. 64(7): 552-560.
Courchesne E, Pierce K, Schumann CS, Redcay E, Buckwalter J, Kennedy DP, Morgan J (2007) Mapping early brain development in autism. Neuron. 56(2):399-413.
Kennedy DP*, Redcay E*, Courchesne E (2006). Failing to deactivate: Resting functional abnormalities in autism. Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesUSA. 103(21):8275-80.
*Authors share first authorship
Courchesne E, Redcay E, Morgan JT, Kennedy DP (2005). Autism at the beginning: Microstructural and growth abnormalities underlying the cognitive and behavioral phenotype of autism. Development and Psychopathology. 17(3):577-97.
Redcay E & Courchesne E (2005). When is the brain enlarged in autism: A Meta-analysis of all brain size reports. Biological Psychiatry. 58(1):1-9.
Courchesne E, Redcay E, Kennedy DP (2004). The autistic brain: Birth through adulthood. Current Opinion in Neurology. 17(4):489-96.
Rubin, K.H. (2003). Social problem solving and social competence. Jenison Autism Journal: Creative ideas in practice. 15-23.
Rubin, K.H. & Clark, M.L. (1983). Preschool teachers' ratings of behavioral problems: Observational, sociometric, and social-cognitive correlates. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 11, 273-286.