Training Opportunities

The Little Friends Center for Autism uses state-of-the-art training systems to conduct more than 100 trainings each year. The Center’s highly skilled autism experts provide training to parent groups, professionals and other community organizations on a number of topics, including behavior, communication and personal hygiene. Each year, thousands of parents and education professionals from across the nation benefit from the Center’s practical experiences in the field of autism, helping to further understand this complex disorder.

Upcoming Training Opportunities - REGISTRATION NOW BEING ACCEPTED

The Little Friends Center for Autism is currently accepting registrations for a number of upcoming Training Opportunities. To view a complete list, please click here.

Year-Round Training Opportunities

The Little Friends Center for Autism hosts a number of training seminars for area professionals and parents throughout the year. Topics include communication, visual systems, toliet training and much more.  To view the Center's Training Calendar, please click here.

Training & Workshops

The LFCA offers a variety of workshops to train your staff in specific techniques, methodologies, or skill areas for teaching children with autism. To download a list of our training descriptions, please click here.

Topics include:

• Bus Driver Training: Understanding Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• Characteristics and Behavioral Issues in Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome
• Communication Training
• Communicative Functions of Behavior
• Discrete Trial
• Helping Individuals Improve Eating Routines
• Helping Individuals Improve Grooming & Bathing Routines
• Helping Individuals Improve Sleeping Routines
• New & Practical Ways of Thinking about Sensory Issues
• Organizational Supports for High-Functioning Autism
• Parent’s Perspective
• Positive Proactive Programming for Individuals with Behavior Problems
• Sensory Processing
• Social Language Strategies Workshop
• Structured Teaching (TEACCH)
• Teaching Independent Skills Using Nonverbal Prompts
• Teaching Personal Boundaries to Individuals with Autism
• Teaching Play Skills with Board Games to Children with Autism
• Testing Children with Autism Using Visual Supports
• Toilet Training: Using Visual Supports
• Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders & Successful Treatment Strategies
• Visual Strategies
• Visual Systems for Now and the Future
• Walk in My Autism

Specialized Training Opportunities

Level 1 Core Autism Training Certificate
The Little Friends Center for Autism, Level 1 Core Autism Training provides a solid base of knowledge in regards to understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders.  The training is set up to increase insight and skill level in the core training areas for individuals who work and live with individuals with ASD.  Upon completion of attending all of the trainings in the Level 1 Core Autism Training Series, participants are awarded a certificate of completion that lists each training attended.