Professor Patricia Howlin
Kings College, London
Speaker's biography
A pioneering researcher and founding editor of the journal Autism
About this event
- Date and time Mon 11 Nov 2019 from 12:30pm to 5:40pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Intellectual Disability
Join us to explore best practice in the management of physical and mental health conditions in people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) across the lifespan.
High-profile speakers will address the health inequalities that people with autism spectrum disorders face, running through the treatment guidelines around these methods of protection.
You will:
- Gain an overview of the extent of health inequalities that people with autism spectrum disorders experience.
- Be introduced to the best practice guidelines in primary healthcare to overcome some of the health inequalities discussed
- Appreciate the common complications during the transition from adolescence to adulthood for people with autism spectrum disorders, with the opportunity to suggest ways of addressing these problems
- Be able to outline the best practice in the management of epilepsy and the management of psychosis.
Key speakers
Professor Gyles Glover
Consultant in Public Health
Speaker's biography
Expert on health inequalities facing people with developmental disorders
Dr Silvana Unigwe
Royal College of General Practitioners
Speaker's biography
Author of the recently published GP Toolkit for people with ASD
Dr Rohit Shankar OBE
Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
Speaker's biography
National expert on Epilepsy & SUDEP
Agenda
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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introductory comments
Dr Martin Bollard, President, Intellectual Disability Forum, Royal Society of Medicine
Psychosis in Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis and treatment approaches
Dr Regi Tharian Alexander, Consultant Psychiatrist, Little Plumstead Hospital, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Mr Tadhgh Lane, Expert by Experience and Member- Research in Developmental Neuropsychiatry (RADiANT) Advisory Board
'The general practitioner toolkit’ - Techniques for delivering primary healthcare to the autistic population
Dr Silvana Unigwe, General Practitioner, NHS
Panel discussion with presenters
Tea and coffee break
Healthcare issues in adolescence and early adulthood
Professor Patricia Howlin, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in people with intellectual disability and/or Autism - Wilful blindness?
Dr Rohit Shankar, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Truro Cornwall and University of Exeter and Mrs Sammy Ashby, Deputy Chief Executive, SUDEP Action
Services for people with Autism- The 2018 local area self assessment
Professor Gyles Glover, Late Director of Public Health England's Learning Disabilities Observatory
Panel discussion with presenters
Closing remarks
Dr Martin Bollard, President Intellectual Disability Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom