Welcome to the 2025 Lives in the Balance Annual Summit:
Current Thinking About Autism & Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
Join us online on Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM ET for a day filled with cutting-edge presentations focusing on the latest thinking and research in Autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) featuring keynote speakers Dr. Shelley Moore, Dr. Barry Prizant, Dr. Judy Eaton and her co-presenter Sophie Leman, Dr. Destiny Huff, and Dr. Ross Greene. Whether you're a parent, educator, clinician, or advocate, this event is for you! Don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and contribute to the ongoing conversation about autism and PDA. Register today!
Intended Audience: Mental Health Professionals, Special Educators, Classroom Teachers, Special Education Administrators, Superintendents, Principals/Assistant Principals, Speech/Language Pathologists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Pediatricians/Family Physicians, Staff in Restrictive Therapeutic Facilities (Inpatient Psychiatric Units, Residential Facilities, Juvenile Detention Facilities), Parents
Lives in the Balance is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Lives in the Balance maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists can earn 5 CEs for this program. Participants must attend the entire event live to be eligible for CE credits. Attendance is verified throughout the event to ensure compliance with these requirements. While these credits may be accepted for Counselors, MFTs, Addiction Professionals, and Social Workers, this remains at the discretion of the licensing board. Participants are encouraged to reach out to their respective licensing board and/or state psychological association to ensure that credits earned will be accepted for their licensure purposes.
Lectures, video demonstrations, and Q & A will be used as the primary means of instruction.
Following this program, participants will be able to describe:
- How the goals of inclusion have continued to shift and evolve, as we learn more about diversity and identity
- What matters and what doesn't in the diagnosing of PDA
- How Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is well-matched to the needs of many children diagnosed with autism and PDA.
- Important components of classrooms for youth with PDA
