The Autism Innovations and Global Impact Conference: RE-Creating RECREATION as a Supplemental Therapy Intervention for Individuals with ASD is now available on-demand to access anytime and anywhere.
Presentations focus on demonstrating how recreation can be used as a platform for other therapeutic interventions. Leaders in recreation programs and services, dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with ASD, are featured. Tools and best practices in the implementation of recreation activities are included, offering organizations, providers, and practitioners the information needed to initiate or expand recreation services for individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs/CEs): Palm Beach County (PBC) School District, Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA), and More.
*Must complete within 60 days of registration to receive credits.
Click to Register for your $99 - On-Demand Access Pass
Topics of Discussion
Healthy Living
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Well-Being
Health and well-being – the overall state of one’s physical, mental, and emotional functioning – define one’s ability to engage with daily tasks, achieve success in those tasks, build meaningful relationships with others, and cope with the stressors, challenges, and obstacles that naturally arise in the course of daily living. This is especially true for individuals with ASD. The morning of Day One will focus on the dynamic, critical, and interrelated importance of nutrition, mental health, and sleep for people living with ASD.
Arts
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Leisure
Self-expression and personal identity are vital for everyone. The afternoon of Day One will illustrate how arts and leisure activities, such as art, dance, music, cooking, gardening, and other clubs/hobbies, are necessary for individuals with ASD as they help improve not only gross and fine motor skills, speech-language, and behavior but also assist in the development of social skills, confidence, and a sense of self.
Sports
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Fitness
Beyond the well-known benefits of improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, and other physical and physiological advantages, sports and physical activities offer a unique opportunity to significantly benefit individuals impacted by ASD. The focus of Day Two is to promote sports and physical activities not merely as ends in themselves but as means and platforms on which other therapeutic interventions, such as speech-language, occupational, and behavior therapies, are built.
