NEW! Effective January 2014 UNC TEACCH℠ Autism Program Professional Certification As the number of professionals trained by TEACCH has increased and the demand for accountability for quality services for individuals with autism has also increased, the leadership of TEACCH Autism Program decided that it was an appropriate time to establish a comprehensive Professional Certification Program … Read more
Kathy Hearsey, Assistant Director of Training, TEACCH Autism Program Kathy Hearsey, Assistant Director of Training, TEACCH Autism Program will be a keynote presenter at the Power of Play conference hosted by the National Inclusion Project at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh, NC on April 9 and 10, 2014. She will speak on “Structuring Play … Read more
Dr. Mark Klinger TEACCH Autism Program at the University of North Carolina is the recipient of a $120,000 grant,Using Structured Teaching to Promote Employment Skills in Adolescents with ASD, from Autism Speaks. As the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) rises, there will be an increasingly large adult population for whom the … Read more
(original post from 2014 – the online course is now $10.00) TEACCH is now offering an on-line course through North Carolina AHEC (Area Health Education Center) titled Structured TEACCHING: Individualize Schedules. Individualized schedules can effectively engage students in activities and help them transition throughout their day. This on-line course will introduce you to process of … Read more
Researchers discover a possible cause of autism Problems with a key group of enzymes called topoisomerases can have profound effects on the genetic machinery behind brain development and potentially lead to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to research announced today in the journal Nature. Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have … Read more
Followers of the TEACCH Autism Program will be interested in this new video-based website, a project of Mark Jonathan Harris, an Academy award winning documentary filmmaker. Mr. Harris spent time in July, 2011 in Chapel Hill filming different aspects of the TEACCH program. TEACCH is featured on this website as an example of an outstanding … Read more
Koi and mom By Jane Porter — jporter@newsobserver.com CHAPEL HILL — Jennifer Walsh cried when she learned her 7 and 1/2-year-old daughter Koi had taken turns playing dinosaurs for the first time ever this summer. “You just cannot even express in words the kind of feeling that gives you, when usually your child is by … Read more
This five-day hands-on course provides a theoretical foundation as well as hands-on opportunities to assess and teach children with ASD in a classroom setting. The premise of this foundation is an understanding of the learning styles of students with ASD and the development of individualized structure. An emphasis is placed on the use of Structured … Read more
The 34th Annual TEACCH Autism Program Conference: ASD Interventions Across the Lifespan is scheduled for May 16, and 17, 2013 at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Preconference will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2013 with two concurrent workshops scheduled in the afternoon. Featured Speakers at the Conference will include: Gary B. Mesibov, … Read more