Tuesday, January 31, 2012

USA Autism Interest Group to Host Autism Grand Rounds

The University of South Alabama's Autism Interest Group is hosting Autism Grand Rounds on Feb. 10, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the College of Education, Room 3212, at University Commons.

As part of this year's professional conference, Dr. Elisa Kennedy, assistant professor of physical therapy, will present "Parent and Staff Perceptions of Family Centered Care Provided by a Multidisciplinary Autism Diagnostic Clinic."

In addition, the conference will include a presentation titled "Emotion Affects Audiovisual Speech Perception in Children with Autism & Controls." The talk will be presented by John Shelley-Tremblay, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and Sarah Bauman, MS, department of psychology.

This event is open to USA faculty, staff, and students. The meetings are designed to provide a forum for discussion of research and service provision within the University community related to autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.

The conference does not provide CEUs, but a certificate of attendance will be available.

For additional information, contact Amy Mitchell at abmitchell@usouthal.edu