AUCD: Poster Symposium: Transition Strategies: Partnership and Progress: Maryland regional focus groups for parents of transition-age young adults with autism spectrum disorder

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Partnership and Progress: Maryland Regional Focus Groups for Parents of Transition-age Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Authors: Elizabeth Hall, MSW, Trish Kane [download]

Presenter

Elizabeth Hall, MSW, Evaluation and Development Coordinator
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Jacqueline Stone, PhD, Baltimore, MD, United States, MD - Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND;
Rebecca Rienzi, Executive Director, Pathfinders for Autism , Hunt Valley, MD, United States;
Trish Kane, Director of Programs, Pathfinders for Autism , Hunt Valley, MD, United States;
Parent participant, Germantown , MD, United States;

Description

The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities and Pathfinders for Autism, Maryland?s largest autism non-profit, will discuss their regional focus group project for parents of transition-age young adults with autism spectrum disorder. Topics to be discussed are: best practices for UCEDDS and their partner agencies to create needs assessments for annual and five year reviews; focus group development, structure, and logistics; outreach strategies; and future plans and partnerships.

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