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SPD 9th International Symposium

Thursday, October 8
Pre-Conference Institute
Standardized Scales and Qualitative Methods of Assessment

8:15 – 9:00Registration and Exhibits
9:00 – 9:15Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
Founder and Executive Director,
SPD Foundation
Welcome and Announcements
9:15 – 10:45Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, OTR
Director of Applied Research,
SPD Foundation
Measuring functional performance at school and in the clinic: MFUN & GOAL
10:45 – 11:05Break
11:05 – 11:30Antje Price, OT, FAOTAPraxis and the role of the cerebellum in sensory motor based disorders
11:30 – 12:45Lunch
12:45 – 2:15Meryl Lipton, MD, PhD
Clark McKown, PhD
Rush NeuroBehavioral Center
The Social Lives of Children: Assessment Matters
2:15 – 2:30Break
2:30 – 3:30Beth Osten, MS, OTR/L
Beth Osten and Associates
Assessing Emotional Development
3:30 – 4:30Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
Founder and Executive Director,
SPD Foundation
Evaluations for children birth – 19: The what, when and how
4:30 – 5:00All facultyQ&A

Friday, October 9
International Symposium
Advanced Research and Innovative Practice

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Founder and Executive Director, SPD Foundation
Author, Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with SPD
Building bridges toward knowledge: Current research and DSM advocacy
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Break and Exhibits
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mary L. Schneider, PhD – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Neurobiological correlates of SPD in a primate model: Habituation, sensitization and dopamine
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Lunch and Exhibits
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. H. Hill Goldsmith, PhD – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Are sensory processing symptoms distinct from other childhood behavioral challenges? A genetic epidemiological perspective
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Movement break with Carol Kranowitz, author The Out-of-Sync Child
2:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Karen R. Gouze, PhD
Author, The Sensory Sensitive Child
Betrayed by their senses: Managing children's emotional and behavioral responses to Sensory Processing Disorder
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break and Exhibits
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Julie Wilbarger, PhD, OTR
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Clinical reasoning in treating sensory defensiveness
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Special Closing
5:30 p.m.Reception, book signing and movie night featuring Autistic-Like: Graham's Story, a film by Erik Linthorst - an intimate portrait of one dad's quest to find the right doctors, the right therapies and even the right words to describe his son. A cash bar will be open at this sensational evening event.

Saturday, October 10
International Symposium

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Welcome and Announcements
8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Barry Stein, PhD – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Wake Forest University
How the brain develops the capacity to integrate information from different senses
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Break and Exhibits
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, OTR
Director of Applied Research, SPD Foundation
Assessment of Sensory Modulation Disorder using the Sensory Processing Scales
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Awards Ceremony
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.Lunch and Exhibits
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Barbara Brett-Green, PhD
Director of Psychophysiology Research, SPD Foundation
Characterizing multisensory integration in children with SPD
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.Movement Break with Carol Kranowitz, author The Out-of-Sync Child
2:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Deanna Sava and Cheryl Huber Lee
North Barrington School District
School-based OT intervention to address sensory processing issues: A pragmatic approach
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Break and Exhibits
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Carol Kranowitz, MA, author
The Out-of-Sync Child
Title: Sensational music and rhythm activities for SPD
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Special Conference Closing

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