NELI Autism & Disabilities Conference26B

NELI 32nd 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 March 26 and where to download the handouts for each topic. Certificates of attendance will be emailed shortly after March 26.

*You will have access to recorded versions of ALL topics covered at the conference through December 31, 2026. 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 26, 2026. To sign up, click on the title of each Live Webinar below:

“He Can’t Help His Behavior, He Has Autism!”: What a School Can do When a Behavior is Related to the Disability (presented by Cynthia Buechler – Buechler & Associates, P.C.) LIVE WEBINAR March 26 @ 10:00 am cst
“From the Mouths of Babes”: Students Reveal What Strategies Worked with Them and What Didn’t (presented by Ann Hughes, Ph.D. – Sanger ISD) LIVE WEBINAR March 26 @ 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):

“Beyond One Size Fits All”: Ensuring Your Assessment is Able to Capture the Student’s Needs (presented by Dr. Gail Cheramie, Ph.D. – Educational Consultant) AVAILABLE
“Are the Services Coordinated by Stakeholders?”: An Attorney who is a Parent Provides Insight as to How to Work Collaboratively with Parents Even When a Parent May be Challenging (presented by Jennifer Swanson, Attorney – Swanson Law, PLLC) AVAILABLE
“Will You Be My Friend?”: The Necessity of Teaching a Student to Understand Social Cues to Navigate Effective Interactions (presented by Dr. Heather Hughes, Ph.D., BCBA – Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD) AVAILABLE
“The Year in Review”: The Most Interesting Cases from the Past Year (presented by William Buechler, Attorney – Buechler & Associates, P.C.) 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:

“Beyond One Size Fits All”: Ensuring Your Assessment is Able to Capture the Student’s Needs
“Are the Services Coordinated by Stakeholders?”: An Attorney who is a Parent Provides Insight as to How to Work Collaboratively with Parents Even When a Parent May be Challenging
“Will You Be My Friend?”: The Necessity of Teaching a Student to Understand Social Cues to Navigate Effective Interactions
“The Year in Review”: The Most Interesting Cases from the Past Year
“He Can’t Help His Behavior, He Has Autism!”: What a School Can do When a Behavior is Related to a Disability
“From the Mouths of Babes”: Students Reveal What Strategies Worked with Them and What Didn’t (No handouts for this topic)