Our Projects

Book Chapters

Thurm, A., Bishop, S., & Shumway, S. (2011). Developmental Issues and Milestones. In J.L. Matson & Sturmey, P. (Eds.), International handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders. New York: Springer.

Invited Presentations

2011

• Celebrating 20 Years in the Treasure Valley. Twentieth Anniversary Conference: What's Next? Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Idaho State University.
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Identification and Behavioral Indicators in Young Children. Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, George Washington University.

2010

• Life After Your Degree: Options and Opportunities. International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families, The Division for Early Childhood.

2009

• Diagnostic and Functional Assessment of Autism, Washington DC Autism Parents.

Conference Presentations (last 2 years)

Manwaring, S.S. (2013, October). Early Development of Nonverbal Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Presented as part of the Institute on Communication & Language Development: Implications for Clinical Practice at the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Zachary, C., Albert, P., Swineford, L., Thurm, A., & Manwaring, S.S. (2013, September). The Role of Early Gesture Use in the Language Development of Toddlers with and without Speech Delays. Poster to be presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Training Retreat, Bethesda, MD.

Shumway, S., Thurm, A., Swineford, L., & Wetherby, A. (2013, April). Observation and Parent Report of Social Communication and Language in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Swineford, L., Shumway, S., Thurm, A., Farmer, C., & Butler, K. (2013, April). Motor and Vocal Imitation in Preschoolers with ASD, Other Developmental Delays and Typical Development. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Shumway, S., Swineford, L., Farmer, C., Butler, K., & Thurm, A. (2012, November).Language Acquisition in Young Children with and without ASD. Technical Research Session presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.

Shumway, S., Thurm, A., Marti, C., Joseph, L., Rothschild, L., Swineford, L., & Luckenbaugh, D.A. (2012, May). Speech Delays and Early Social Communication and Symbolic Functioning in Toddlers with and without Autism. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada.

Pinborough-Zimmerman, J., Bakian, A.B., & Shumway, S. (2012, May). Characteristics of Speech-Language Pathology Evaluations Abstracted During an Autism Prevalence Study.Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada.

Shumway, S., Thurm, A., Swineford, L., & Wetherby, A. (2012, May). Parent Report of Gesture Use in Toddlers: Implications for Early Identification and Intervention. Poster presented at the Autism Speaks Toddler Treatment Network Conference, Toronto, Canada.