NELI Autism & Disabilities Conference25A

NELI 31st Annual Autism & Disabilities Conference

Welcome! This page is for those who have registered for our upcoming Conference and will be YOUR CENTRAL HUB for everything to do with our Autism & Disabilities Conference! You might want to bookmark this page for easy access.

Below you will find links to the topics that have been recorded, where to sign up for the Live Webinars that will occur on April 10 and where to download the handouts for each topic. Certificates of attendance will be emailed shortly after April 10.

*You will have access to recorded versions of ALL topics covered at the conference through May 31, 2025. Watch as many times as you would like at your own pace…and at your own place.

Live Webinars

You will need to sign up for each of the Live Webinars to be held on March 6, 2024. To sign up, click on the title of each Live Webinar below:

“2024 in the Rearview Mirror”: A Legal Update of the Cases that Involved Autism (presented by Cynthia Buechler – Buechler & Associates, P.C.) LIVE WEBINAR April 10 @ 10:00 am cst
“You’re Under Arrest!”: Students with Autism and Their Interactions with Law Enforcement (presented by Ann Hughes, Ph.D. – Sanger ISD) LIVE WEBINAR April 10 @ 2:00 pm cst

Attend the Live Webinars on the specific dates OR watch the recorded version at your convenience!

Recorded Webinars

All On Demand topics of our Conference are available for viewing! Follow this link to gain access to all available On Demand topics. The topics you can watch On Demand include (Live Webinars will be available via recorded version on this same page shortly after the Live Webinar is completed):

“His Behavior is So Extreme, It is Unsafe for Him to be at School”: Providing FAPE to a Student with Significant Behaviors (presented by Dr. Heather Hughes, Ph.D., BCBA – Eagle Mount Saginaw ISD) AVAILABLE
“He Doesn’t Have Any Friends”: Providing Social Skills in a Way that Actually Works (presented by Audra Hasting, BCBA – Educational Consultant) AVAILABLE
“From Their Perspective”: Young Adults with Autism and Their Parents Share What Has and Has Not Worked at School (presented by Dr. Ann Hughes, Ph.D. – Sanger ISD.) AVAILABLE
“Can a Student Have Autism and Also be Emotionally Disabled?”: Effectively Evaluating for Co-Morbid Eligibilities (presented by Dr. Gail Cheramie, Ph.D. – Educational Consultant) AVAILABLE

Handout Materials

We will be adding handouts for each of the topics as we get closer to the presentation being available. You may access handouts for each topic by clicking on the links below and downloading the handout once they are available:

“2024 in the Rearview Mirror”: A Legal Update of the Cases that Involved Autism
“You’re Under Arrest!”: Students with Autism and Their Interactions with Law Enforcement
“His Behavior is So Extreme, It is Unsafe for Him to Be at School”: Providing FAPE to a Student with Significant Behaviors
“He Doesn’t Have any Friends!”: Providing Social Skills in a Way that Actually Works
“From Their Perspective”: Young Adults with Autism and Their Parents Share What Has and Has Not Worked at School (No Handouts for this Topic)
“Can a Student Have Autism and Also be Emotionally Disabled?”: Effectively Evaluating for Co-Morbid Eligibilities