Day 1

8:15 am - 8:30 am: Welcome & Conference Overview
Marc Ellison, Ed.D., LPC and Mrs. Chris Fair 

8:30 am-10:00 am: Connecting with the Autistic Experience
Russell Lehmann, International Disability Rights Advocate

10:15 am-11:45 am: Early Intervention and Autism: Real life questions; real life answers
Jim Ball Ed.D., B.C.B.A.-D., LBA

1:00 pm-2:30 pm: Fostering Self-Advocacy in Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
Emily Curnutte, MA, BCBA

2:45 pm-4:15 pm: You can't make me: Proactive strategies for positive behavioral change
Jim Ball Ed.D., B.C.B.A.-D., LBA

Day 2

8:15 am - 8:30 am: Welcome & Conference Overview
Marc Ellison, Ed.D., LPC and Mrs. Chris Fair

8:30 am-10:00 am: Current Cultural Issues Affecting the Autism
Community
Marc Ellison, Ed.D., LPC

10:15 am-11:45 am: Increasing Autonomy and Independence while Navigating a Successful College Experience
Shelby Babbington, MA; Kelly Preston, MA; Jackie Hayslett, MA; Marshall University

1:00 pm-2:30pm Teaching Internet Safety to Individuals Diagnosed with Autism
Bill Gardner, Ed.S, MAJ, OSCP, Security+

2:45 pm-4:15 pm: You can't make me: Proactive strategies for positive behavioral change
Jim Ball Ed.D., B.C.B.A.-D., LBA

2:45 pm-4:15 pm College Student Panel Discussion
Jackie Clark, Ed.D, PEERS® Certified Provider

*CEUs are in process

Stipend funds are available to people with developmental disabilities and family members of people with developmental disabilities through funds from the WV Developmental Disabilities Council. Please email ASWV President, Chris Fair, for stipend information and application at jfair3@comcast.net. lf approved, you'll be given a coupon code to use to register online.

Early Bird Rate through July 31, 2025:

$75 for 1 day; $150 for both

As of August 1, 2025:

$90 for 1 day; $150 for both

Marshall students:

$15 for 1 day; $25 for both

(must show valid student ID)

WVATC Clients:
please email Libby Rayment at stephen3@marshall.edu for special pricing and to register. 

Sponsored by the West Virginia Autism Society, the West Virginia Autism Training Center and the West Virginia Developmental Disability Council.

Register by visiting https://bit.ly/3HtYogE