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





