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Tribute to Susan Hawkins, Autism Resource Specialist and Former Director of Project ACCESS

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Project ACCESS would like to pay tribute to one of the “godmothers” of Missouri autism education: Susan Hawkins. We regret to report that on November 21, 2025, Susan unexpectedly passed away. In the mid 1980’s, there were not a great deal of individuals who knew very much about how to instruct students experiencing autism in public schools. In response to the demands of … [Read more...] about Tribute to Susan Hawkins, Autism Resource Specialist and Former Director of Project ACCESS

Announcing the Fifth Annual Richard L Simpson Conference on Autism

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  Project ACCESS is pleased to announce that we are collaborating with MSLBD to bring the Richard L Simpson Autism conference to a new audience in southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas as well as the rest of the MSLDB consortia of states.  This year's offering will take place on the campus of Missouri State University in the … [Read more...] about Announcing the Fifth Annual Richard L Simpson Conference on Autism

New Autism Minute: Behavior Paradigm Change

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Join Project ACCESS' newest Autism Resource Specialist and BCBA Katie Adams as she presents an Autism Minute on the topic of a Behavior Change Paradigm. https://youtu.be/UPPPhL8ObR0 … [Read more...] about New Autism Minute: Behavior Paradigm Change