ECHO Autism & Positive Behavior Supports

UW ECHO in Autism & Positive Behavior Supports provides ongoing support for educators and other professionals working with students with Autism by providing professional development and specific program planning for students.

Network participants include school administrators, general and special education teachers and paraeducators, case managers, school counselors, school psychologists, state agency staff, and special education service providers, including OTs, PTs, SLPs, etc.

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Session Information

Sessions are on Tuesdays, bi-weekly, 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. MT via Zoom video conferencing technology.

To register for the Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 sessions, click the button below.

Session dates listed below. Session topics coming soon!

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What if we reframed behavior? What if we talked about removing the notion of “autistic behaviors” from our vocabulary and reframed it as communication (inspired by Barry Prizant)? “Why is this child doing that?” From an SLP perspective, this session explores how challenging behaviors reflect unmet needs, barriers to expressing wants, needs, and emotions, difficulties with language processing, limited self-advocacy skills, and difficulty with understanding social interactions. Participants will examine practical strategies for looking beyond the behavior, identifying the possible message, and supporting effective communication across environments.

Presenters: Ruth Freidel, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist, Clinical Assistant Professor, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)

This presentation includes information on how to set up a successful classroom for students with autism. It reviews best practices to create a predictable, organized, supportive classroom.

Presenter: Sarah Bahige, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Laramie County School District #1

This presentation includes information on how to set up a successful classroom for students with autism. It reviews best practices to create a predictable, organized, supportive classroom.

Presenter: Sarah Bahige, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Laramie County School District #1

More information coming soon.

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Wyoming Institute for Disabilities

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Fax: (307) 766-2763
Email: uwwind@uwyo.edu
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