This award recognizes exceptional researchers in the area of education for students with autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
Given to someone who is beginning their career and showing promise as a researcher. Individuals who finished their doctoral work less than 6 years ago are eligible. DADD membership not required, but preference may be given to DADD members.
This award recognizes exceptional early career teacher educators in the area of education for students with autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities. DADD membership not required, but preference may be given to DADD members.
This award honors individuals who embody DADD values and work to address and break down systemic inequities based on disability and other marginalized identities. The recipient will have a track record of promoting social justice through their actions, both personally and professionally, making a lasting impact on autistic students/students with autism, intellectual disability, and/or other developmental disabilities.
This award recognizes exceptional individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field of education for students who with autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
This award recognizes students with autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities who excel in one or more of the following areas: academics, arts, athletics, community service, employment, extracurricular activities, independent activities, technology, and self-advocacy.
This award recognizes exceptional paraprofessionals working in some capacity with students who have autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
This award recognizes exceptional educators working in some capacity with students who have autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
Stoelting's Psychological Testing Division develops and distributes research-based psychological and neuropsychological assessment tools and educational resources that support children and adolescents with a wide range of abilities and needs—including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and other developmental or behavioral challenges. We also offer evidence-based therapeutic intervention tools that strengthen self-regulation, communication, and behavioral skills, to help students thrive in the classroom and at home.
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WPS provides a broad range of educational and psychological assessments and related intervention resources. These resources assist special education teachers, certified academic language therapists, school psychologists, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, educational diagnosticians, occupational therapists, classroom teachers, reading specialists, administrators, counselors, and other clinicians in helping school-aged children make academic, social, emotional, and behavioral progress. Our tools can be used system-wide, school-wide, at the grade level, classroom level, and