The Help Group's Annual Summit

About the Event

Imagining Possibilities

Join us for The Help Group's 28th Annual Summit, bringing together leading experts in neurodiversity to share applied research, evidence-based best practices, and innovative approaches in early intervention, education, transitions to greater independence, and social and emotional well-being and mental health. This one-day event will take place at The Skirball Center in Los Angeles and will offer an enriching environment for interactive learning and collaborative experiences.

Featuring a lineup of distinguished speakers, the Summit is designed for clinicians, therapists, educators, researchers, and parents to explore the latest advances in understanding and supporting social and emotional well-being and neurodivergence from childhood to adulthood.

Attendees will gain valuable insights and practical strategies for supporting individuals with cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, and learning differences, including autism, learning disabilities, ADHD, developmental delays, and emotional challenges.

Offering continuing education up to 19 CE Credits, professional development, and networking opportunities, participants will have access to a wealth of resources, time to engage with experts and each other, and the opportunity to develop a deeper knowledge base to apply at home, in schools, clinics, or communities. Attendees will leave with a renewed sense of purpose and motivation.

Schedule of Events

7:45am - 8:45am: Guest Check-In and Breakfast at Main Hall

8:20am - 8:50am: Book Signing with Daniel J. Siegel, MD. at Main Hall

9:00am - 10:15am

Yes Brain, How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity and Resilience in Neurodivergent Youth and Young Adults
Keynote: DANIEL J. SIEGEL, MD
Presentation Description
Main hall

10:25am - 11:25am: Session 1
1A - Improving Social Communication and Spoken Language Outcomes for Young Limited Language and Minimally Verbal Children
1B - Supporting Executive Function: Tools for Neurodivergent Learners
1C - Helping Twice Exceptional Students with Autism Transition to College
1D - Hope as a Skill: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Suicide Risk

11:35am - 12:35pm: Session 2
2B - Language Interactions as Intervention: Best Practice Approaches to Engage and Motivate Neurodiverse Learners
2C - A Strengths-Based Model of Neurodiversity and its Application in the Workplace
2D - Parenting Neurodivergent Children: Tools, Tips and Triumphs

12:35PM - 1:35pm: Lunch

1:35pm - 2:35pm: Session 3
3B - The Intersection of Neurodivergence and Culture in Neuropsychological Assessment
3C - What's Love Got to Do With It? Sexuality Through a Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens
3D - Evidence-based Treatments for Anxiety and Related Disorders from Youth through Young Adulthood

2:45pm - 3:45pm: Session 4
4A - Early Sensory-focused Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors at Home and School
4B - Transforming Challenging Behaviors in Neurodivergent Youth Using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach
4C - The Science of Dating for Autistic and Neurodivergent Youth and Young Adults
4D - Navigating Grief: Practical and Supportive Interventions to Promote Healing

3:55pm - 4:55pm: Session 5
5A - The Power of Play for Young Autistic Children: Early Play-Based Strategies to Promote Development in Essential Skill Areas
5B - How Does the Brain Learn to Read: Why Do Some Children Struggle and What is the Impact of Evidence-Based Intervention?
5C - Supporting Mental Health Among Autistic Youth and Young Adults in the Digital Age
5D - The Science and Practice of Mindfulness: Strategies to Recognize, Release, Refocus and Renew for You and Those You Care For

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