Title: Empowering Families: Parent Early Detection and Intervention of Autism Signs in Infants At-Risk
Date: Tuesday 16 November
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Venue:
On Tuesday 16 November between 17:00 and 19:00 the Department of Disability Studies would like to invite you to a lecture by Professor Maurice Feldman. The event, which will be held remotely is entitled Empowering Families: Parent Early Detection and Intervention of Autism Signs in Infants At-Risk.
Abstract
There is an increasing recognition of the benefits of early detection and intervention for children at risk for autism. Prof. Feldman will present two studies of his work with parents. The first study describes the validation of the Parent Observation of Early Markers Scale (POEMS). The POEMS is a 61-item checklist that gives parents the opportunity to track the development of their at-risk children from birth to 36 months. The second study shows how the POEMS can be used to identify early intervention targets and the effectiveness of parent-mediated home-based early intervention for pre-diagnosed at-risk young children. Taken together, these studies show that the POEMS is a low-cost, valid screener that can detect risk of autism in infants and that parent mediated early intervention may remediate early autism signs in these children.
Prof. Maurice Feldman, Ph.D., C.Psych. BCBA-D
Department of Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
Dr Maurice Feldman is Professor, and former Chair and Graduate Program Director of the Dept. of Applied Disability Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. He is a registered psychologist in Ontario and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Doctoral). His research and clinical expertise cover the lifespan and includes foci on autism, developmental disabilities, early detection and intervention, child welfare, parenting, and human rights. He has over 150 peer-review publications and 300 invited addresses, talks, and workshops. He is a Brock University Distinguished Researcher and is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. He held a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator Award and the Brock University Chancellor鈥檚 Chair of Research Excellence. He was the first recipient of both the Ontario Association for Developmental Disabilities and The Association for Successful Parenting Awards for Research Excellence. He received the United States National Distinguished Disability Researcher Award and he was a special advisor to the United States President鈥檚 Committee on Intellectual Disabilities.
