Early intervention in autism - from recent research to multiagency practice
Friday 11 June 2010
Venue: Ramada Hotel Piccadilly, Great Portland Street, Manchester, M1 4PH
This conference will be suitable for health and education professionals, as well as parents and others, who are concerned with the early intervention for autistic disorders.
It will address early pre-school intervention with diagnosed autism – as well as the emerging possibilities for 'prodromal' pre-diagnostic intervention with at risk infants and toddlers. New theories and empirical findings will be considered alongside currently innovative best practice within health and education.
Registration Details:
Early bird AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £65
RSM Student: £25
Retired Fellow: £65
RSM Trainee: £65
RSM Fellow: £85
Student: £30
Trainee: £80
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £80
Consultant/GP: £135
Workshop 1: Free of charge
Workshop 3: Free of charge
Workshop 2: Free of charge
CPD: 4 credits
SPECIAL OFFER:
If you are interested in this meeting you may also wish to attend 'Adults and adolescents with Autistic Spectrum conditions' which is being held in Bristol on the 09 June- if both meetings are booked together you can save up to 14% on individual meeting rates.
Please register for each meeting via their registration page and we will apply the discount upon receipt of the registrations (must be applied for on the same date).
9.15 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.45 am |
Welcome and introduction |
| Professor Jonathan Green, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Manchester | |
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Keynote Address |
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9.50 am |
The emergence and development of pre-school autism |
| Professor Tony Charman, Institute of Education, London | |
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Preschool treatment |
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10.35 am |
The Preschool Autism Communication Trial (PACT): main findings and implications |
| Professor Jonathan Green, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Manchester | |
11.00 am |
The PACT treatment approach and future developments |
| Dr Catherine Aldred, Principal Investigator, Speech and Language Therapy Coordinator, Stockport PCT | |
11.30 am |
Discussion |
11.40 am |
Coffee break |
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Infancy and toddler intervention |
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12.00 pm |
Manchester early years home intervention |
| Dr Katherine Leadbitter, Research Associate, PACT, Manchester University | |
12.25 pm |
Intervention within the British Autism Study of infant siblings (i-BASIS): initial experience and findings |
| Dr Samina Holsgrove, University of Manchester | |
12.40 pm |
What parents want from intervention - development of the family life questionnaire |
| Dr Wendy Macdonald, University of Manchester | |
1.05 pm |
Discussion |
1.15 pm |
Lunch |
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Workshop 1 |
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2.15 pm |
Preschool intervention for diagnosed autism - behavioural or communication approaches? |
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Workshop 2 |
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Issues of ethnicity and bilingualism |
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Workshop 3 |
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Very early interventions - what are the ethical and practical issues |
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3.30 pm |
Plenary discussion and completion of evaluation forms |
4.00 pm |
Close of meeting |
