HHSC Children’s Autism Program Hosts Webinar on Helping Learners Prepare for the Workforce

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Office of the Texas Governor, Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities

HHSC Children’s Autism Program Hosts Webinar on Helping Learners Prepare for the Workforce

Save the date for a free webinar on Wednesday, April 29, for Autism Awareness Month.

What: Webinar on Helping Learners Prepare for the Workforce

When: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12 to 1:30 p.m. CST

Registration: Registration opens later in March.

About the Webinar

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Children’s Autism Program is hosting this webinar for Autism Awareness Month. The webinar is presented by Dr. Dorothea Lerman PhD, BCBA-D, LBA-Tx, Director of the University of Houston Clear Lake (UHCL) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

The webinar will help behavior analysts, caregivers, and other professionals learn assessment and intervention approaches to prepare learners with autism for employment. It will include results of recent Applied Behavior Analysis research at UHCL and additional tips for success.

Please direct any questions to the Children’s Autism Program.