Promoting understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Half day programme £90
10th May 2008
7th June 2008
Explaining and Exploring the Puzzle of Autism Spectrum Disorders
These half days will cover the following areas:-
- What is Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome? A close look at uncovering the myths and truths.
- Understanding common behavioural traits.
- Simple management strategies.
Venue – Lennoxtown Enterprise Centre,
12 Railway Court,
Lennoxtown,
G66 7LL
30 mins from Glasgow by car
50 mins from Edinburgh by car
Speaker – Anne Marie Gallagher,
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist.
Programme.
09.00 Registration
09.30 ASD diagnostic essentials. Myths and truths
10.30 Break
10.45 Common behavioural traits.
11.15 Discussion
11.30 Management Strategies
12.30 Discussion
12.45 Evaluation and close.
Promoting understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Full day programme £130
21st May 2008
Understanding Challenging Behaviour and ASD.
These full days will cover the following areas:-
- Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders including Asperger’s Syndrome.
- Essential concepts in challenging behaviour
- Stress and ASD
- Sensory impact of ASD
- Communication breakdown in ASD
- Predictability
Venue – Lennoxtown Enterprise Centre,
12 Railway Court,
Lennoxtown,
G66 7LL
Speaker – Anne Marie Gallagher,
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist
Programme.
09.00 Registration
09.30 ASD overview
10.30 Break
10.45 Challenging Behaviour. What is it?, Observation, recording, describing, measuring change.
11.15 Discussion
11.30 The senses and ASD
12.00 Communication breakdown in ASD
12.30 Lunch
1.30 The impact of stress in ASD
2.15 Predictabubbles
2.45 Break
3.00 Final questions and discussion
Information from Speaker
Autism Spectrum Disorders including Asperger’s Syndrome has a conservative prevalence of 1 in 100. These disorders will be existent in most care homesand most carers will come in contact with people with ASD at some point in their career. People with ASD have a unique view of the world and often present challenges. Approaches to meet the needs of many individuals with ASD are often counter intuitive. It is essential if we are to effectively meet the needs of those with ASD that we begin to see the world through their eyes and take an imaginative leap into their world. These courses aim to give insight into their unique world, promote understanding of why they are different and enable delegates to develop strategies that promote learning for individuals.
Experience of speaker
As a speech and language therapist I have worked for more than 20 years with people on the autism spectrum. Initially working within mainstream and special schools, then supporting individuals within community settings and more recently in the diagnosis of adults on the spectrum. I have developed skills and experience in the management of extreme and enduring challenging behaviour and provide consultancy to organisations on the design of autism friendly strategies and management plans.
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