PDP Certificate

This Certificate is Presented to

Lauri Thompson

This certificate awards 10 Professional Development Points for the successful completion of an end-of-course assessment following participation in the approved Special Education continuing education professional development activity listed below, sponsored by Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc.

January 8, 2026, January 29, 2026, February 12, 2026, February 26, 2026 and March 12, 2026 (10 Hours)

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding and Implementing Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies in General and Special Education

Participants will cite the core diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder, with specific examples of behavioral manifestations of those features likely to occur in a school-based setting. Participants will accurately describe the neurodiversity framework including corresponding vocabulary and perspective with relevant applications to special and general education including, but not limited to, goal-setting, student participation in the IEP process, and student-centered interventions. Participants will accurately describe the Person-Environment-Activity model with at least 3 examples of features that can impact an individual’s performance in each domain of P, E, and A relevant to the school-based setting.