BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.dsala.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:37a35f1d-11ad-48da-9f28-faf1f26d80c7 X-WR-CALDESC:Zoom Saturday Seminar\nDate: Saturday\, October 18\, 2025\n Time: 10 AM - 11:00 AM\n\nLanguage and Communication Across the Lif espan in Down Syndrome\nUC Davis MIND Institute Research \nThe present ation will focus on describing the development of language and communicati on in people with Down syndrome from infancy into adulthood. Dr. Leonard A bbeduto and Dr. Angela John Thurman will describe areas of relative challe nge and relative strengths in different aspects of language and in various developmental periods. They will also describe new ways in which language and communication can be assessed clinically and present some ideas for h ow parents can support their children’s language development. In addition\ , they will also briefly discuss some of the issues associated with the ri sk for Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome.\n\nGuest Speak ers:\nLeonard Abbeduto\, Ph.D.Dr. Leonard Abbeduto is a researc her at the UC Davis MIND Institute. His research is focused broadly on the development of language across the lifespan in individuals with intellect ual and developmental disabilities and on the family context for language development. Current projects focus on understanding differences in langua ge outcomes in various conditions associated with intellectual disability\ , the measurement of treatment effects in clinical trials\, and the use of distance technology to deliver behavioral treatment. Dr. Abbeduto also co -directs the UC Davis Redwood SEED Scholars program\, which is a 4-year\, residential\, inclusive college program for individuals with intellectual disabilities\, including those with Down syndrome.\n\nAngela John Thurm an\, Ph.DDr. Angela Thurman is a researcher at the UC Davis MIND Insti tute who studies how language and other skills develop in individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism\, Down syndrome\, and fragile X syndrome. Her work focuses on understanding development among individuals and groups to inform more inclusive and effective assessment and interven tion strategies. The long-term goal of her work is to enhance access to ca re\, support individuals and providers\, and foster shared learning to ens ure that research is responsive to real-world needs. X-WR-RELCALID:08764d9f5cd8813d4fb41f5fa6731c87 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20251102T020000 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20260308T020000 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f7611c4a-e1a7-4763-baba-075a3864be02 DTSTAMP:20260419T204410Z DESCRIPTION:Zoom Saturday Seminar\nDate: Saturday\, October 18\, 2025\nT ime: 10 AM - 11:00 AM\n\nLanguage and Communication Across the Life span in Down Syndrome\nUC Davis MIND Institute Research \nThe presenta tion will focus on describing the development of language and communicatio n in people with Down syndrome from infancy into adulthood. Dr. Leonard Ab beduto and Dr. Angela John Thurman will describe areas of relative challen ge and relative strengths in different aspects of language and in various developmental periods. They will also describe new ways in which language and communication can be assessed clinically and present some ideas for ho w parents can support their children’s language development. In addition\, they will also briefly discuss some of the issues associated with the ris k for Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome.\n\nGuest Speake rs:\nLeonard Abbeduto\, Ph.D.Dr. Leonard Abbeduto is a research er at the UC Davis MIND Institute. His research is focused broadly on the development of language across the lifespan in individuals with intellectu al and developmental disabilities and on the family context for language d evelopment. Current projects focus on understanding differences in languag e outcomes in various conditions associated with intellectual disability\, the measurement of treatment effects in clinical trials\, and the use of distance technology to deliver behavioral treatment. Dr. Abbeduto also co- directs the UC Davis Redwood SEED Scholars program\, which is a 4-year\, r esidential\, inclusive college program for individuals with intellectual d isabilities\, including those with Down syndrome.\n\nAngela John Thurma n\, Ph.DDr. Angela Thurman is a researcher at the UC Davis MIND Instit ute who studies how language and other skills develop in individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism\, Down syndrome\, and fragile X syndrome. Her work focuses on understanding development among individuals and groups to inform more inclusive and effective assessment and intervent ion strategies. The long-term goal of her work is to enhance access to car e\, support individuals and providers\, and foster shared learning to ensu re that research is responsive to real-world needs. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T110000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:Language and Communication Across the Lifespan in Down Syndrome END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR