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Listing of the OPEN sites for the March 10, 2020 CoP ASD/DD.

Panel Resources Links
Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm
We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
- Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
- Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
- Is it challenging for people around the person?
At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

Keynote Chat Highlights
Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm
We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
- Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
- Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
- Is it challenging for people around the person?
At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

Keynote resource Links:
Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm
We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
- Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
- Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
- Is it challenging for people around the person?
At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

Keynote slides of Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm
We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
- Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
- Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
- Is it challenging for people around the person?
At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

Speakers Notes with links:
Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm
We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
- Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
- Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
- Is it challenging for people around the person?
At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

Panel Chat Highlights
Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm
We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
- Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
- Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
- Is it challenging for people around the person?
At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

Resource Sheet -- General
Wisconsin Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities
All Behavior Matters: What Counts as Challenging Behavior and for Who?
May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm

We have heard that all behavior matters and that all behavior is communication.
Yet we often get stuck when a behavior is labeled as challenging.
When we do this, we should dig deeper and determine who is challenged by the behavior:
– Is it challenging for the person exhibiting the behavior?
– Is it challenging for people in charge of a group?
– Is it challenging for people around the person?

At this gathering, participants will be given the opportunity to step back and examine how our own beliefs, training, and attitudes can lead to a behavior being classified as challenging.

A panel offering a perspective of learned experience from a parent to professionals — Andrea Elsmo ( Dane County Disability Unit), Tracey Stanislawski (Jewish Family Service, CoP ASD/DD Co-chair), Hannah Johnson (Place of Mind), Andrea Gehling (Supportive Strategies Consulting)

At each Community of Practice, we ask the community to let each other know of upcoming events, trainings or offering related to the Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities. These are gathering into a resource sheet and posted with any available recordings.