Concurrent A Sessions

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease

Moderator: Tamar Heller, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Wayne Silverman, PhD, FAAIDD, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Warren Zigman, PhD, FAAIDD, New York State
Joseph Lee, PhD, DrPH, Columbia University
Nicole Schupf, PhD, DrPH, Columbia University

DSM-5 and ICD-11: Possible Implications for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Moderator: Nathalie Garcin, PhD, Gold Learning Centre

Jarrett Barnhill, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marc J. Tassé, PhD, FAAIDD, Ohio State University
Ruth Luckasson, JD, FAAIDD, University of New Mexico

Sexuality: The ID Project

Moderator: Melissa DiSipio, MSA, FAAIDD, Philadelphia Coordinated Care

Leslie Walker-Hirsch, MEd, FAAIDD, Consultant

Parents and Inclusive Education

Moderator: Judith Gross, PhD, University of Kansas

"Eye on the Prize": Parents' Beliefs about the Benefits of Inclusive Education
Priya Lalvani, PhD, Montclair State University

In the Hands of Parents: The Key to Future Success of Inclusive Education
Marina Dupasquier, MA, McGill University
Tara Flanagan, PhD, McGill University
Hailey Sobel, MA, McGill University

Parent Involvement in the IEP Process: What might parents who do not attend tell us?
Andria Young, PhD, University of Houston-Victoria

Restraint Reduction Practices: Analyses of Individual Program, and Organizational Contingencies

Moderator: Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD, Luzerne County Community Collage

Terry Page, PhD, AdvoServ
Zachary Houston, MS, QBS, Inc
David Lennox, PhD, QBS, Inc

Health Care Ethics

Moderator: J. Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN, FAAIDD, University of Tennessee

For a Future:-The "Deathmaking" of People Who Are Vulnerable Needs to Stop
Guy Caruso, PhD, Temple University

Integrated Multidisciplinary Primary Healthcare: Tailoring Healthcare to the Needs and Experiences of Individuals with IDD
David Ervin, MBA, The Resource Exchange
Ashley Williams, PhD, The Resource Exchange

Ethics and Intellectual Disabilities: A Conversation
Peter J. Smith, MD, MA, FAAIDD, University of Chicago