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AutCon 2025 Schedule

(Parent track workshops are bolded in black.)

10:00 – 10:45: Keynote Address |  Speaker: Meg Raby 

11:00 – 11:45: Concurrent Sessions

•  Dating and Intimate Relationships. Jared Stewart

•  UUAMP- AMY Wadswoth and Johnny Ferry

•  Eating habits – Josh Olivas 

•  Staying safe on Social Media – Xinru Page, Ph.D and Katie Kablacka, Ph.D Candidate

•  What is Mental Health and How we can use Mental Healthy F.i.T. Tips – Brian Higgins

•  College strategies – Taylor Walters

•  Financial Planning – Tanner Withers

•  Public Transportation Safety – Sgt. John Pearce and Justin Pearce

Transition

12:00 – 12:45: Concurrent Sessions

•  Social life without friends – Melissa Nellesen

•  Employment options – Mark Fister

•  Financial Planning – Tanner Withers

 Surviving Autism – Suicide Awareness Screening and panel discussion – Brian Higgins

•  Autistic parents of autistic kids panel

•  Disability Services in Higher Education

•  Exploring APPS for resources and safety

•  UUAMP- AMY Wadsworth and Johnny Ferry

12:45 – 1:45 | Lunch Break

1:15 – 1:45 | Afternoon Keynote – Brian Higgins

2:00 – 2:45: Concurrent Sessions

•  Employment Basics/ Job readiness – Amy Wadsworth, Lisa Willis

•  Creative Communication skills – Brian Higgins 

•  The Stories We Tell: Reframing How We Talk About Neurodiversity -Sam Easter

•  Interpersonal Aspects of Employment – Jared Stewart

•  Navigating the health care sysytem/Medicaid – Aimee Klien – UHHP

Vocational Trades – SLCC

•  Exploratory – Taylor Walters

Transition

3:00 – 3:45: Concurrent Sessions

•  Social Trauma and relationships – Amy Corry

  Eating Habits – Josh Olivas 

•  Exploratory – Taylor Walters (panel) 

•  ALT Autism – Mark Fister

•  Film Fest Screenings – Brian Higgins

•  Life Hacks – Taylor Walters

Taekwondo – Journey Martial Arts

•  LGBTQ panel

Transition

4:00 – 4:45: Concurrent Sessions 

•  Style and confidence Natalie and Angie Castro

•  ROBOTICS – STEM Utah

•  Life Hacks – Taylor Walters

•  Activities and Education Groups

•  Cos-play – Amanda Frisby

•  Sean’s Origami – Screening and Workshop

•  Taekwondo – Journey Martial Arts

•  Parent Group

Contact Us

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