Course Description

This course covers strategies for working with autistic individuals and adapting speech interventions for coexisting speech sound disorders and autism. Participants will learn to facilitate motor learning, apply motor-based treatment methods, and address important considerations when working with autistic individuals with coexisting speech sound disorders.

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze 3 strategies for facilitating motor learning
• Describe 3 treatment components of motor-based sessions
• Identify 3 special considerations when working with autistic individuals and SSD

Agenda

19:45 – 19:50 Registration and Welcome
19:50 - 20:10 - Current research for motor speech interventions
20:10 - 20:30 - Applying Neurodoversity affirming practices and bodily autonomy
20:30 - 20:50 - Modifications to motor speech intervention
20:50 – 21:00 Q&A followed by wrap-up of the day

Certificate of Completion Requirements

To receive the certificate of completion, participants must do the following: 

• Attend the full duration of the course (attendance will be tracked automatically)
• Must complete a self-assessment based on learning outcomes
• Complete a post evaluation survey after the course is complete

Deadline: Complete the post-evaluation survey by Thursday October 17th, 2024 - 11:59pm EST 

Jennifer Moore, Ed.D. CCC-SLP

Dr. Jennifer Moore is a speech-language pathologist with a multidisciplinary private practice in Fairfield, NJ. Dr. Moore has previously held positions in academia, home health, public schools, and a pediatric hospital. Dr. Moore is a PROMPT Certified Instructor and a subject matter expert in motor speech development and disorders. Her research projects pertain to the sub population of children who present with coexisting motor speech dysfunction and autism. She has presented at various conferences including NJSHA and Apraxia Kids (formerly CASANA) and has developed motor-based materials and workshops for SLPs and parents.

Aravind Namasivayam, Ph.D., Reg. CASLPO, S-LP (C)

Dr. Namasivayam is an internationally recognized expert in speech motor control and speech disorders in children, with a clinical degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and a specialization in Neuroscience at the Doctoral/Post-Doctoral level. He has led several governmental and industry-funded randomized clinical trials, resulting in policy changes at the governmental level and the development of evidence-based care pathways for children. He has published 53 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has over 80 international conference presentations and workshops. Dr. Namasivayam has received several awards at the national and international level from various organizations, such as the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (USA), Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA), Apraxia Kids and the prestigious National award for Excellence in Applied Research from the Speech-Language and Audiology (SAC), Canada. He routinely teaches speech physiology, research methods, and speech sound disorders in children at the University of Toronto. In 2018, he founded the Speech Research Centre Inc. with the aim of making evidence-informed practice accessible to frontline clinicians worldwide. Dr. Namasivayam is also the co-founder of Hear2Speak.org, a non-profit organization for improving speech pathology and audiology services in majority countries.

Jamie Boyle MS, CCC-SLP

Jamie Boyle is an autistic speech-language pathologist and owner of Speech Baby LLC in Philadelphia. Her mission over the last several years has been sharing neurodiversity-affirming practices that align with the Autistic community. In 2022, alongside a fellow autistic professional, she co-founded a volunteer group in Philadelphia with a shared goal of bridging the gaps within our community for interdisciplinary support and education. In addition to providing education to professionals within our community of what autism is and what autism is not, she has also educated a growing number of specialists of various professional backgrounds on the importance of providing neurodiversity-affirming care.  She is a co-author of the recently published article Neurodiversity-Affirming Motor Speech Intervention for Autistic Individuals with Co-Existing Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Tutorial in the International Journal of Autism and Related Disabilities. She believes communication and education across professions, and contributions from neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals, is foundational to effecting change for better developmental and mental health outcomes for autistic individuals.