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| Wednesday, 7 March 2018 | |||
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Registration and refreshments | ||
| 09:30 - 09:40 | Welcome by the chairpersons [More Info] Dr Joshua Muggleton, Clinical Psychologist, NHS Fife Dr Carole Buckley, GP and Clinical Champion for Autism, Royal College of General Practitioners | ||
| 09:40 - 09:50 | Welcome by our sponsors, Axcis Education Recruitment [More Info] Emily Marbaix, Content Manager, Axcis Education Recruitment | ||
| 09:50 - 10:10 | Welcome address [More Info] Mark Lever, Chief Executive, The National Autistic Society | ||
| 10:10 - 11:00 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Finding my voice as an autistic adult [More Info] Owen and Cornelia Suskind, From the Oscar-nominated documentary 'Life, Animated' | ||
| 11:00 - 11:40 | Refreshment break | ||
| 11:40 - 12:30 | Are we meeting their needs? Experiences and outcomes of children and young people with complex needs in residential special schools and colleges in the UK [More Info] Dame Christine Lenehan, Director, Council for Disabled Children | ||
| 12:30 - 13:50 | Lunch | ||
| 12:45 - 13:40 | LUNCHTIME PANEL DISCUSSION: How can we better promote the participation of autistic individuals who have severe communication issue or learning disabilities in the services that support them? [More Info] Jack Welch, Youth Council Vice Chair, Ambitious About Autism Dr Joe Long, Research Manager, Scottish Autism Dr Noelle Blackman, CEO, Respond | ||
| 12:45 - 13:40 | LUNCHTIME WORKSHOP FOR AUTISTIC ATTENDEES: Strategies for coping with and combating bullying [More Info] Dr Emily Lovegrove, Psychologist and Founder, The Bullying Doctor | ||
| 13:50 - 14:00 | SEMINAR STREAM 1: Welcome by the Chairperson [More Info] Clare Metcalfe, Head of Learning Disability and Autism, Pulse Community Healthcare | ||
| 14:00 - 14:50 | Stream A: The overwhelming importance of happiness and emotional wellbeing in autistic students: what should special schools do to ensure this? [More Info] Justin Price, Headteacher, Freemantles School | ||
| 14:00 - 14:50 | Stream B: Recognising and treating anxiety in autistic children and adults [More Info] Dr Jacqui Rodgers, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Newcastle University | ||
| 14:00 - 14:50 | Stream C: Developing an adult autism diagnosis tool incorporating autistic adults’ experiences of diagnosis [More Info] Dr Barry Ingham, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Stephen Patterson, Musician and autistic advocate | ||
| 14:00 - 14:50 | Stream D: Supporting parents with their child's sleep difficulties [More Info] Freddie Adu, Headteacher, Queensmill School Caroline Bulmer, Assistant Head and Senior Occupational Therapist, Queensmill School | ||
| 14:50 - 15:30 | Refreshment break | ||
| 15:00 | POSTER SESSION A | ||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | 15.15 Poster 2) Parental stress, marital satisfaction and stigma in Lithuanian parents raising child with ASD [More Info] | ||
| 15:30 - 16:20 | SEMINAR STREAM 2 | ||
| 15:30 - 16:20 | Stream A: Helping autistic people to successfully cope with bullying [More Info] Dr Emily Lovegrove, Psychologist and Founder, The Bullying Doctor | ||
| 15:30 - 16:20 | Stream B: Understanding behaviour in autistic people who are nonverbal: what’s happening inside is as important as what’s happening outside [More Info] Professor Chris Oliver, Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham Dr Caroline Richards, Lecturer in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham | ||
| 15:30 - 16:20 | Stream C: Mental capacity and the deprivation of liberty in England – where are we now and what does that mean in practice? [More Info] Dr Yo Dunn, Consultant and trainer, ConsultYo.com | ||
| 15:30 - 16:20 | Stream D: Getting employment right for autistic people: the rewards are worth it! [More Info] Arran Linton-Smith, Senior Consultant, Interserve and an Autistic employment advocate Dr Anna Remington, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science, Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE), UCL Institute of Education Dr Emma O'Leary, Research & Development Manager, Proctor and Gamble | ||
| 16:20 - 16:30 | Transition to plenary sessions | ||
| 16:30 - 17:20 | Terrorism and autism – making sense of the links in formulations of risk and protective factors [More Info] Dr Zainab Al-Attar, Senior Lecturer & Chartered/Registered Forensic Psychologist, University of Central Lancashire | ||
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing remarks | ||
| 18:30 - 19:30 | Drinks reception, kindly sponsored by Axcis Education Recruitment [More Info] | ||
| 19:30 - 23:30 | Autism Professionals Awards dinner [More Info] | ||
| Thursday, 8 March 2018 | |||
| 09:00 - 09:45 | BREAKFAST SEMINARS | ||
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Stream 1: The impact of stigma surrounding autistic people in ethnic communities [More Info] Dr Chris Papadopoulos, Principal Lecturer in Public Health, University of Bedfordshire Dr Noelle Blackman, CEO, Respond Liz Gow, Family Support Services Coordinator and Family Therapist , Respond | ||
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Stream 2: How can we improve people’s experiences of ATU’s? How can we work to help people out of ATUs who have been there a long time? [More Info] Tim Nicholls, Policy Manager, The National Autistic Society David Bradly, Father of an autistic person Hazel Griffiths, Advisor, NHS England STOMP National Programme and Parent to an autistic young man | ||
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Stream 3: Thinking differently about provision for autistic children in early years and primary education [More Info] Esther Gooch, Education Consultant and Managing Director, Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS) CIC Clare Henshaw, Autism Team Leader, Brent Outreach Autism Team (BOAT) Sara Morrissey, Autism Outreach Teacher, Brent Outreach Autism Team (BOAT) | ||
| 09:15 - 09:45 | Registration (for delegates who did not attend Day 1) [More Info] | ||
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Welcome by the chairpersons [More Info] Dr Ian Davidson, Lead Consultant Psychiatrist to the Complex Recovery Assessment and Consultation (CRAC) service, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT, and Autism Champion for The Royal College of Psychiatrists Jack Welch, Youth Council Vice Chair, Ambitious About Autism | ||
| 10:00 - 10:50 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Social thinking - developing social competencies to help people better interpret and respond to the social world [More Info] Michelle Garcia Winner, CEO & Founder, Social Thinking | ||
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Refreshment break | ||
| 11:20 - 11:30 | SEMINAR STREAM 3: Welcome by the Chairperson | ||
| 11:30 - 12:20 | Stream A: What to do if conventional education isn’t meeting their needs? Thinking out of the box about provision for autistic pupils [More Info] Clare Truman, Founder, Spectrum Space Nicky Tolley, Clinical Lead Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Head of Therapy and Support Services, West Kirby Residential School and College | ||
| 11:30 - 12:20 | Stream B: Claiming an identity you didn’t know you had. Post diagnostic support for autistic adults [More Info] Caroline Hearst, Autism Educator, AutAngel and Autism Matters | ||
| 11:30 - 12:20 | Stream C: Gender identity and dysphoria in autistic people [More Info] Dr Kate Cooper, Research Associate/Clinical Psychologist, University of Bath Ben, Advocate and autistic adult | ||
| 11:30 - 12:20 | Stream D: Social Thinking vocabulary and concepts drive social attention [More Info] Michelle Garcia Winner, CEO & Founder, Social Thinking | ||
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Transition between sessions | ||
| 12:30 - 13:20 | SEMINAR STREAM 4 | ||
| 12:30 - 13:20 | Stream A: Supporting autistic students through the transition to university and with university life [More Info] Monique Harte, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Ulster University Rosie King, Public speaker, autism specialist and human rights activist | ||
| 12:30 - 13:20 | Stream B: Anorexia nervosa in autistic adolescents and young women [More Info] Dr William Mandy, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer, University College London Mair Elliott, Autistic activist and blogger | ||
| 12:30 - 13:20 | Stream C: Autism and epilepsy - best practice for diagnosis and support [More Info] Dr Rohit Shankar, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Jen Leavesley, Independent Supporter for SEND and adult with autism and epilepsy | ||
| 12:30 - 13:20 | Stream D: Use of technology (AAC) with children with severe communication impairments and challenging behaviour [More Info] Dr Penny Williams, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital | ||
| 13:20 - 14:40 | Lunch | ||
| 13:40 | POSTER SESSION B | ||
| 13:40 - 14:25 | 1:40 Poster 3) Exactly the same but completely different: a thematic analysis of highly experienced Clinical Psychologists’ conceptions of Autism in girls and boys [More Info] | ||
| 13:40 - 14:25 | 1:55 Poster 4) Autism and enablement - Kent County Council’s specialist enablement approach [More Info] | ||
| 13:40 - 14:25 | 2.10 Poster 5) A framework for measuring and using quality of life data to improve outcomes for students with autism and their families [More Info] | ||
| 13:40 - 14:30 | LUNCHTIME PRESENTATION: Music therapy with profoundly autistic adults [More Info] Ginny Clee, Music Therapist and Songwriter | ||
| 13:40 - 14:10 | LUNCHTIME TASTER SESSION: NAS women and girls online training module [More Info] Lorraine MacAlister, Autism Training Consultant, The National Autistic Society | ||
| 14:10 - 14:30 | LUNCHTIME TASTER SESSION: Teen Life programme - licensed user training [More Info] Lorraine MacAlister, Autism Training Consultant, The National Autistic Society | ||
| 14:40 - 15:30 | Challenging how we think about autism [More Info] Dr Iain McClure, Independent Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh | ||
| 15:30 - 16:10 | Adult diagnosis: my experience [More Info] Kate Fox, Stand-up poet, writer, comedian, researcher and lecturer | ||
| 16:10 - 16:20 | Closing remarks | ||
| 16:20 | Conference ends | ||
