Welcome to the official website for the 2024 TASH Conference!
Each year, the TASH Conference brings together our constituents to share resources and success stories, learn about field-driven best practices, and network within a community engaged in shared values. The Conference is attended by passionate leaders, experts, and advocates from every corner of the disability community. Conference attendees are influential in their fields and communities, and play an important role in the provision of services and supports for individuals and organizations around the world; and include professors and researchers from leading institutions; those involved in local, state, and federal governments and public policy; special and general educators, and school administrators; self-advocates, adult service providers; students, family members, and many others. This year’s conference theme is Celebrate Together: Let the Good Times Roll!
Click on the "Registration and More" tab for additional information about our Conference location, registration, reserving a guest room, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more! The full Conference schedule is now available for viewing. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to log in and create a personalized schedule.
Background: Implementation of transition plans for ASD students is crucial for their growth and development. Robust implementation of transition plans helps in minimizing barriers to opportunities such as education, employment, and other training services needed for the prosperity of ASD students. Accordingly, parents' participation and engagement in transition services is crucial as it help in delivering person-centered transition services. However, there is a lack of evidence on how parents of ASD students perceive the level of responsibility of transitional partners in implementing transition plans in Saudi Arabia Methods: A quantitative study design was used to gather information and report on the study's purpose. Data was collected from a sample of 469 parents of ASD students in Riyadh (n=243) and Makkah (n=226) regions of Saudi Arabia. A 5-point Likert scale survey tool was used in data collection. Descriptive analysis was used to measure parents’ perception and rank the level
