Audience:  Early Childhood Special Education Teachers (Birth - Five),  ECSE Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Head Start/Excite Teachers, and Early Childhood Providers, Parents/Family Members, Administrators, and  Service Coordinators, Other professionals working with very young children in a home or community childcare center who maybe displaying early red flags of ASD.

Participants will learn:  An over-view of ASD characteristics for young children, Early “Red Flags” for young children and ASD, Key curriculum components and strategies for teaching very young children with ASD. 

These include:   Imitation,  Joint attention,  Intentional Communication,  Social Turn-Taking,  Beginning Play Skills