The General Convention is designed to educate parents, family members and caregivers, as well as medical and education professionals. These valuable sessions, presented by world-renowned speakers, offer the most comprehensive learning opportunity.

52nd NDSC Annual Convention

Healthful Eating for a Full Life
  • Presenter(s): Joan Guthrie Medlen
  • Session#: NDSC2401-609
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 28, 2024
Healthy Transitions: Pathway to Adulthood
  • Presenter(s): Dr. Andrew McCormick
  • Session#: NDSC2401-505
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 27, 2024
IEP Development + Collaborative Planning = The MAP Process
  • Presenter(s): Dr. Sean J. Smith
  • Session#: NDSC2401-111
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 26, 2024
Individual, Body & Environmental Safety Strategies
  • Presenter(s): Dr. Tarin Santamaria
  • Session#: NDSC2401-203
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 26, 2024
Interplay of SSI, SSD, DAC (and SGA and QMB/SLMB/QI, oh my)
  • Presenter(s): Robert Fleming
  • Session#: NDSC2401-510
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 27, 2024
Introduction to Inclusive Postsecondary Education
Journalism and Down syndrome: How to center stories on people with intellectual disabilities through plain language translation, storytelling and more
  • Presenter(s): Amy Silverman
  • Session#: NDSC2401-102
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 26, 2024
Medication Management to Address Challenging Behaviors in Down Syndrome
Navigating Boundary Confusion in People with Down syndrome
  • Presenter(s): Terri Couwenhoven
  • Session#: NDSC2401-307
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 27, 2024
NDSC Convention Welcome Session
  • Session#: NDSC2401-803
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 26, 2024
Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Manifestations in Down Syndrome
Operationalizing the UDL Framework: A Proven Way to Realize Meaningful Inclusion
  • Presenter(s): Dr. Sean J. Smith
  • Session#: NDSC2401-405
  • Session Length: 90 minutes
  • Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
  • Date: Jul 27, 2024