Throughout the school year, Indiana Resource Center for Autism staff are hosting free family support webinars using expertise from across the state. Presentations will cover topics identified by family members to be of particular interest. Register in advance for these webinars (https://go.iu.edu/44rD). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Presentations will start at Noon (eastern time) and last approximately 30-45 minutes. There will be time for global questions and answers after. If you have questions about a specific child, we encourage you to email Dr. Cathy Pratt at prattc@indiana.edu, or the speaker for the relevant topic.

April 18, 2022 Title: What’s the Function? How Maladaptive Behavior Communicates Needs and Desires

Presenter: Karly Keiper, M.A. Ed. Educational Specialist, West Central Indiana Special Services Cooperative Overview: All behaviors serve to communicate; functions help us to determine what they are trying to communicate. In this webinar, Karly will break down the main functions of maladaptive/problem behavior and how we can use those functions to develop appropriate replacement behaviors to meet our children’s needs and desires.

Follow this link to register for the webinar.