Keynote 4: Special Education
Abstract
Dr. Stacey Jones Bock has spent the past 20 years researching the area of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and supporting children and youth and their families. Her formal training in ASD came from the University of Kansas where upon completion of her dissertation, she coauthored the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale in 2000. The ASDS was the first diagnostic instrument published to aid in the diagnosis of Asperger Disorder after its inclusion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)- IV. She is currently renorming and renaming the diagnostic tool (Autism Spectrum Diagnostic Scale- HF) for proper fit with the DSM-5th Edition and the expected publication timeline is within the next 12 months. In the past five years she has spent a great deal of time expanding her research to children and youth with a comorbid diagnosis of ASD and hearing loss. Her passion for the area came from supporting children with a dual diagnosis, their teachers, and their families. In addition, she has been invited to present at conferences, create webinars, write journal articles, and consult for large school districts in this specific area.
Keynote 4: Special Education
Prairie Room
Dr. Stacey Jones Bock has spent the past 20 years researching the area of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and supporting children and youth and their families. Her formal training in ASD came from the University of Kansas where upon completion of her dissertation, she coauthored the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale in 2000. The ASDS was the first diagnostic instrument published to aid in the diagnosis of Asperger Disorder after its inclusion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)- IV. She is currently renorming and renaming the diagnostic tool (Autism Spectrum Diagnostic Scale- HF) for proper fit with the DSM-5th Edition and the expected publication timeline is within the next 12 months. In the past five years she has spent a great deal of time expanding her research to children and youth with a comorbid diagnosis of ASD and hearing loss. Her passion for the area came from supporting children with a dual diagnosis, their teachers, and their families. In addition, she has been invited to present at conferences, create webinars, write journal articles, and consult for large school districts in this specific area.