The illustrated bilingual booklet, My Brother Gwern - Fy Mrawd Gwern, is aimed at children aged four to seven whose siblings have the condition.

Forum events for Short Break Carers.   Please see information attached!

For more information about these events please contact
Pippa Boss | Development & Policy Officer | Shared Care Network Cymru | The Arches | West Street | Rhayader | Powys LD6 5AB

We are bringing Professor Gary Mesibov back to Wales by popular demand and will be hosting a 3 day TEACCH conference (24^th to 26^th March 2010) in Wrexham, North Wales – it will be Gary’s first venture up North in Wales and he is really looking forward to it!

Please see further details on the course below!

3 Day TEACCH in North Wales.

Professor Gary Mesibov will be heading to Glyndwr University, Wrexham in March 2010 to deliver the three-day 'Introduction to TEACCH' seminar.      This will be Professor Meshibov’s only 3 day TEACCH course in Wales in 2010

This fascinating course will be of great practical benefit to all professionals working with children with an autistic spectrum disorder including teachers, social care workers, speech and language therapists, psychologists, learning support staff and many others.  It is designed to familiarise participants with autism and the various approaches to working with people with autism and their families. Structured Teaching, Division TEACCH's main intervention approach, will be emphasised and participants will see how it has evolved in response to the unique needs of the autistic population. Aspects of applying TEACCH techniques to classroom instruction will be highlighted.

The cost of the course is £425 including lunch and refreshments.     Discount is available for group bookings.

Please find booking form attached.    Any questions please email Liz Heaven at Trinity Fields Training Service on HEAVEL@CAERPHILLY.GOV.UK

Autism Cymru is delighted to announce that the ‘Inspirational Donna Williams’ is returning to Wales in October to do talks both in the South and North.    For those of you who haven’t heard of Donna Williams - Donna is a person diagnosed with Autism, a Sociologist and qualified teacher and the author of nine published books including Autism; An Inside Out Approach and her international best-selling autobiography, Nobody Nowhere.   Donna is an internationally renowned public speaker, a consultant, as well as a sculptor, painter, composer and screenwriter.   For those who have heard Donna before – please find the booking forms in library section of this site as we know you will want to hear her again!   She is a speaker not to be missed.

Synopsises for talks to follow!

5^th Oct            Seminar:        Information overload and meltdowns; what they

are and autism-friendly strategies for their management

Speaker:        Donna Williams

                        Venue:           The QED Centre, Treforest Industrial Estate, RCT

Cost:               Practitioners/professionals £45  Parents or Person with ASD £10

8^th Oct            Seminar:        Making Transitions more autism friendly: healthy

and respectful strategies for short and long term transitions

Speaker:        Donna Williams

                        Venue:           Glydwr University, Wrexham, North Wales

Cost:               Practitioners/professionals £45  Parents or Person with ASD £10

Booking forms are available library section of this site or email buv@autismcymru.org to request one.

The General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW)

Registered teachers working in LEA-maintained schools in Wales may be eligible for funding from the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) through the following streams:

·         the individually focused Continuing Professional Development (CPD) funding programme;

·         for teachers in years 2 and 3 of their careers, Early Professional Development (EPD) funding.

For further information, advice and support, please:

• refer to the CPD Funding Information Booklet 2009-10

• contact GTCW at:

Tel: 02920 550 350

E-mail: cpd@gtcw.org.uk or induction&epd@gtcw.org.uk

Website www.gtcw.org.uk

Wendy Lawson is an adult with an autism spectrum disorder. Wendy prefers the word ‘diffability’ to disorder and her research seeks to explore what being differently abled means in the world of neuro-diversity. Currently Wendy is working towards her PhD in Psychology with Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. Wendy’s work explores the influence of neurological development in individuals with autism with reference to impact upon learning styles.

As a writer, poet and adult educator, Wendy is well known both in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Sharing her knowledge, understanding and experience of autistic spectrum disorders has been Wendy's occupation over the past 12 years.

To date Wendy has written 7 books varying from her autobiography to an everyday text on Autism and a book about friendships. Her latest book is all about the concepts of what being normal might mean for each of us.

Wendy is coming to Newport, South Wales on 20^th April 2009 from 11am to 2pm to talk about the Changing Face of Autism.  If you have never heard Wendy speak this is a talk not to miss and if you have heard Wendy before I am sure you will want to book again!

Please find booking form attached – any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Jennie

The UN has declared 2nd April World Autism Awareness Day, and we in Wales are joining forces with other Autism organisations in the UK and the USA to create one single day of mass awareness.

Autism Cymru is therefore asking schools, teachers, staff and pupils in Wales to help us raise awareness of World Autism Awareness Day on 2^nd April by “Showing their support  for Autism”.  Together we can make our contribution from Wales really count on World Autism Awareness Day 2009!

We want to use this opportunity to give a clear message to governments throughout the world that autism must be recognised and understood as a condition distinct from learning disability and mental illness and to request that appropriate policies, services and rights are put in place.

One in a hundred people have autism yet the services and support available to them and their carers are far too often woefully inadequate.  The impact on individuals and families can be devastating. Research suggests that the cost of in the UK is £27.5 billion a year - a cost which could be vastly reduced if the right support was in place.

Did you know…

• There are over 20,000 children and adults with autism living in Wales today, and therefore a further 20,000 families experience autism as part of their daily lives
• Over 1% of the gross population of Wales have contact with autism either as carers, individuals with autism or those who work with them as teachers, classroom assistants, etc
• More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with diabetes, cancer & AIDS combined
• Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
• There is no medical detection or cure for autism, but early diagnosis and intervention improve outcomes
• Autism does not discriminate by geography, class, or ethnicity

What can your school do to support WAAD…

We are asking schools in Wales to Show their support for Autism – the concept is really simple.   This can take place during the morning school assembly or during individual class registrations.  Teacher can start by reading a few brief facts about autism (such as the ‘Did you know…’ above) or perhaps read the 1^st chapter of the ‘Blue Bottle Mystery – an Aspergers Adventure’ or if you have access to a screen and DVD player, you could play the short 10 minute film ‘A is for Autism’.   All pupils, teachers and staff can wear the WAAD badges to increase awareness of the day and at the end of the Fact/Book reading/DVD session – all involved can be asked to either ‘Stand up for Autism’  i.e Literally stand up for 60 seconds or Shout for Autism, Clap for Autism - just something to make an impact for the day!

The activity is not limited to the above – you can be as creative as you like, i.e Host Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Bonnet competition, Non Uniform day etc.

All we ask is that you email us your pictures – so we can add them to the WAAD picture gallery www.autismspeaks.org.uk/waad

What we can do to help you…

• We have created the templates for the WAAD badges, all you need to do is match the template to the sticky labels you have in your stationery cupboard and print away - this is the cheapest and most effective way to do it.  (if your label size is not covered by the templates, let us know and we will do our best to create a template for you).    Sticker templates are available at the bottom of this entry.   All you need to do is download the template that best suits you. They are available in 8, 10, 12 and 14 labels to a page (A4)
• Provide you with Autism facts or advise you where to get A is for Autism/Blue Bottle Mystery.
• We will mention schools involved on our website and show photos in the picture Gallery.

Mark your calendars...

April 2nd, 2009 is World Autism Awareness Day!   Please take part and show your support.

Autism Cymru

All Wales Education and Training Programme 2009

More training will be coming up throughout the year – we will advise you on these when they arise.

Booking forms for each event available on request.  Please email Jennie@autismcymru.org or buv@autismcymru.org  or call 02920 463263

March 09

25^th to 27^th March - 3 Day TEACCH with TEACCH Gwent

Professor Gary Mesibov will be coming to the Conference Centre at ESIS in March 2009 to deliver the three-day 'Introduction to TEACCH' seminar.

This fascinating course will be of great practical benefit to all professionals working with children with an autistic spectrum disorder including teachers, social care workers, speech and language therapists, psychologists, learning support staff and many others.  It is designed to familiarise participants with autism and the various approaches to working with people with autism and their families. Structured Teaching, Division TEACCH's main intervention approach, will be emphasised and participants will see how it has evolved in response to the unique needs of the autistic population. Aspects of applying TEACCH techniques to classroom instruction will be highlighted.

The cost of the course is £395 including lunch and refreshments.  

18^th March    Seminar:         Understanding and working with ASD

Speaker:        Maggie Bowen

                        Venue:           Glyndŵr University Wrexham (10.00 – 4.30)

                        Cost:               Professional £55, Parent of child with ASD £30

A synopsis of understanding and working with ASD.

This training day focuses on the variety of issues that a person with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) may face, whatever their age or level of functioning. Unlike many Professional development courses in ASDs, this training begins with a focus on the individual with ASD and the impact of their differences in all aspects of their life. The training event will reinforce knowledge and concepts already held but use the underlying principle of understanding the individual and their disability of ASD as the key to moving forward in any situation.

Throughout the training, participants will be asked to examine issues from the perspective of the individual with ASD rather than adopt a traditional behavioural approach to the situation. Case studies of best practice and strategies suggested will be used as part of the participatory nature of the training event and are designed to be of practical help. Participants are also given the opportunity to reflect on their practice and enhance their professional development by using a variety of multi-media resources.

This one-day workshop has been developed primarily to meet the needs of practitioners new to working in the field of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). 

Autism Cymru have been instrumental in designing and delivering a bespoke 2 day training programme to schools around Wales using this approach to evaluating best practice and also giving training participants the opportunity to celebrate their achievements and share their concerns about the young people in their care.

MAGGIE BOWEN joined the team at Autism Cymru as Head of Public and Voluntary Sector Partnerships/Deputy CEO in January 2005. She is currently the Acting CEO of the charity. With a long career in school and Higher education, she has published on a range of SEN issues in books and journals, and is still committed to training and consultancy work with a range of practitioners from health, social services, education, the criminal justice system and the emergency services. She is a Registered Practitioner with the Higher Education Academy.

April 09

20^th April       Seminar:     The Changing Face of Autism          

                       Speaker:      Wendy Lawson

                       Venue:         Christchurch

Centre (Newport)

                        Cost:           Professional £45  Parent of child with ASD or person with autism £10

Professor Gary Mesibov will be coming to the QED centre, Treforest, South Wales in 25^th to 27^th March 2009 to deliver the three-day 'Introduction to TEACCH' seminar.

This fascinating course will be of great practical benefit to all professionals working with children with an autistic spectrum disorder including teachers, social care workers, speech and language therapists, psychologists, learning support staff and many others.  It is designed to familiarise participants with autism and the various approaches to working with people with autism and their families. Structured Teaching, Division TEACCH's main intervention approach, will be emphasised and participants will see how it has evolved in response to the unique needs of the autistic population.    Aspects of applying TEACCH techniques to classroom instruction will be highlighted.

Please find attached further information about TEACCH and about Dr. Mesibov, and our application form. Places will be limited and we are expecting high demand, as this course is rarely available in the UK. 

The cost of the course is £395, including lunch and refreshments.   Teachers working in LEA-maintained schools in Wales may be eligible for funding from the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) through their professional development funding programme. Please refer to the GTCW’s CPD Funding Programme Information Booklet 2009-2010 (this will be available online from 1^st March 09) or contact the Professional Development Team for further guidance Tel: 02920 550 350 E-mail: cpd@gtcw.org.uk   Website www.gtcw.org.uk/cpd

Please forward this email to anyone you feel maybe interested in or would benefit from this insightful course.

Visual Support Strategies for Adults with Autism

2 Day Workshop

This course created and run by Opportunity Housing Trust is a unique opportunity to focus specifically on the needs of the adult population who have autism and live within supported accommodation.

For more details or to book on to this course please contact Vicki Williams at OHT on 02920 236216 or email vickiw@oht.org.uk

Target Audience

This course is specifically tailored to meet the needs of practitioners such as support staff, managers, social workers, therapists, teachers, parents, who work with

adults with autism in the home and/or community settings.

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to provide an opportunity for practitioners in the field of autism to develop specific knowledge & skills in relation to developing visual support strategies for individuals they support.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course students will be able to:

¨       Understand how the characteristics of autism can impact on the individuals perspective of daily living

¨       Develop an understanding into the importance of visual support systems for people with autism.

¨       To gain an insight into the key elements of well known and successful approaches

¨       To assess the level of visual support required for individuals with autism

¨       To be able to practically apply the techniques in developing individualised visual support strategies

¨       Experience the logistics involved with making visual schedules and structured tasks for the person with autism

¨       Recognise how the environment can influence positive behaviour

¨       To be able to evaluate the success of implemented visual support strategies for any one person with autism

About the Trainer Helen Kerrell

As a consultant practitioner, Helen has over 23 years experience working with children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. She has a Masters Degree in Autism and has maintained her nurse registration for people with learning disabilities. She is currently a trainer in training with the Division TEACCH programme of North Carolina. She is an experienced practitioner in her own field.

Venue

Opportunity Housing Trust

Library Court, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4PX

Dates

Thursday 29th and Friday 30th January 2009

Thursday 21st Friday 22nd May 2009

Cost

£210.00

Course fee includes tea/coffee, lunch, presentation materials and certificate of attendance.

Learing to play, Playing to Learning

An information booklet for those living and working with young children with ASD.

Sharon Crump - Acton Juniors School, Wrexham

Sharon Crump trained as a Primary Teacher at Sedgley Park Teachers Training College Manchester qualifying as a teacher in 1979 specialising in Mathematics and Computer Studies. She taught Mathematics and Computer Studies in a Wrexham Secondary School for 10 years. After a short break, Sharon returned to the Primary Sector of education teaching children with additional needs and was responsible for opening and

running a MLD unit in a Wrexham Infant School. She qualified as a reading Recovery Teacher in 1996 and then gained both a Diploma in Specific Learning difficulties and Certificate in Asperger’s Syndrome in the preceding years. In 2006 Sharon moved schools to run Wrexham’s Junior Speech and Language Unit. She has recently taken part in the GTCW Chartered Teacher pilot ‘Talk for Thought’ and is currently working to gain her Diploma in Speech and Language impairment.   The Speech and Language impairment and Autism workshop will give an insight into pupils who have speech

and language difficulties and are functioning at the higher level of the autistic spectrum. The workshop  will take a look at the impact on their education both within a specialist unit and within a mainstream

setting. There will be discussions around training support staff using the Inclusive Schools and ASDs Project materials. It will also examine the impact of the GTCW pilot ‘Talk for thought

Educational Implications of ASDs

There is no powerpoint presentation for this workshop!

Maggie Bowen and Lynn Plimley – Autism Cymru

As part of the Inclusive Schools and ASDs Project, time is spent with participants discussing the educational implications of ASDs. Based on this part of the Project, this workshop will examine ways in which the Triad of Impairment can impact on life at school. It will make reference to situations that may cause anxiety and offer to help. It will also give an overview of some National Curriculum subjects detailing the difficulties that may arise and suggest ways to overcome these. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss case study examples and offer their own solutions in the workshop activity. During this workshop, Maggie and Lynn will use materials from their latest publication ‘ The Autism Inclusion Toolkit (Sage publications, 2008)

This workshop will be of particular relevance to delegates who are unfamiliar with the Inclusive Schools and ASDs Project.

Gill Williams, Ysgol Clywedog, Wrexham

Gill Williams is Inclusion Manager and senior Teacher at Ysgol Clywedog in Wrexham. She is also mother of a wonderful son with Asperger’s Syndrome.   She started her teaching career as a mainstream RE teacher at St David’s, a Secondary School in Wrexham where she became Head of Humanities. It is very likely that she would have continued her career in the Humanities Field had she not had a son with Specific Difficulties. Gill very naively believed that during his school years all would be well and his needs would be met but school years became a “living torture” for her son and an extremely upsetting and annoying time for Gill. Such was the frustration that Gill decided

to change her career path and enter with a driven passion the specific world of Special Needs Support. This started an ongoing retraining programme with a particular focus on ASD. She leads in house training to raise awareness of ASD and has brought the school through the practical process of gaining ASD friendly status.  She has also been invited to join the “Strategic Action Plan-Wales” Working Party for Wrexham LEA.

This workshop will focus on specific difficulties a child with Asperger’s Syndrome might meet in school – the case studies presented will be based on first hand experience. What happens when you need to put the theory into practice? Discussions points will be based on issues which can, with thought be quite easily resolved. Participants will be given the opportunity to reflect on their own responses and to share good practice. The workshop will also aim to highlight some typical school processes which are not ASD friendly.  Gill aims to present the challenges from a mother’s viewpoint but with a very realistic knowledge of all the  other demands placed on the classroom teacher. Some humorous and thought provoking anecdotes will be included.

Debbie Millington and Stuart Gopsill – Connah’s Quay High School, Flintshire

Debbie Millington has been teaching in secondary schools for twenty years. She completed her PGCE at Sheffield Hallam University, having previously gained a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature. She started her career at an inner city high school in Hull, East Yorkshire and has since worked in schools in various areas of England and Wales, as Head of English. Debbie is currently Assistant Headteacher at Connah’s Quay High School in North Wales with responsibility for inclusion and line management of the Additional Needs department.

Stuart has been teaching for 14 years. He is teacher of pupils with dyslexia who started his career in the primary sector and is now Additional Needs Co-ordinator for Connah’s Quay High School in North Wales.  Stuart has taught in inner city mainstream schools and also in special schools. He completed his BEd (Hons) at Birmingham University and is currently studying for his Masters in SEN.  This workshop will outline how Debbie and Stuart tackled the issue of raising staff awareness and  conducting an audit of those pupils who may have ASD, in a large secondary school setting.

The workshop will focus on sharing experiences and opportunities will be provided for teachers to consider them in light of their own context. There will be 4 parts to the main body of the workshop:

• Raising staff awareness
• Conducting an audit
• The pros and cons
• Moving forwards

There will be an opportunity at the end to respond to any questions

Ceri Rees (Educational Psychologist), Powys LEA, Barbara Anderson (SENCO/Assistant Head) at Maes Y Dderwen High School and Tracey Havard (SENCO) at Penrhos Primary School

Ceri Rees is an Educational Psychologist with Powys and works in the south of the county. She trained as a primary school teacher in 1992 at Brighton University attaining a B.Ed, Ceri taught in a Primary school in Laxfield, Suffolk for 4 years. She then moved to Worcester where she taught in a pupil referral unit and provided learning and behaviour support to Worcester schools whilst studying for her Psychology degree

which she attained in 2003 from University College Worcester. In 2003-2004 she completed a Post Grad Cert in Special and Inclusive Education. In 2004 she attended Cardiff University and completed her masters in Educational Psychology in 2005. Ceri has just enrolled part time at Cardiff University to do her doctorate in Educational Psychology.

Barbara Anderson is Deputy Headteacher at Maesydderwen School, a comprehensive school where a third of the pupils are on the ALN COP register. One of her responsibilities is being SENCO and Head of the ALN department. Barbara has worked in Special Education since 1974, when she taught in a special school in the city of Nottingham. She has been involved in the Primary and Secondary sectors of SEN. Working with her cluster primary schools she has established a proven Induction programme to help pupils with ASDs make a successful move from primary to secondary education. 

Tracey Havard currently works at Penrhos Primary School in Ystradgynlais. She graduated in 1995 from UWIC after gaining a BA Education. During her time spent working at Penrhos, she has had a variety of different teaching experiences. She has also taught pre-school children with Special Educational Needs in an Assessment Unit in a mainstream Infants school.

This multi agency workshop is based on an ASDs transition project from Primary to Secondary School undertaken by Powys LEA. It is intended to be highly interactive and will involve participants in activities ranging from a ‘True’ or ‘False’ quiz on transition issues at the onset to the creation of their own pupil passport.    There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion, questions and joint problem solving.

Please find attached the latest version of Spectrum by Orbis education.

For further details on anything in this publication please contact Rob Petersen on 02920 549597 or emaol rob@petersensone.com

 TEACCHGwent

a collaboration between Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, Gwent Special Schools, Autism Cymru, NAS Cymru and Gwent Autistic Society.

TEACCHGwent exists to promote the TEACCH philosophy, and to offer parents and practitioners in Wales the opportunity to benefit from training and seminars with visiting directors of Division TEACCH, North Carolina.  We offer two major events a year – Spring and Autumn – with further, smaller meetings throughout the year.

Our first joint venture is a two-day workshop on Supported Employment presented by Mr. Mike Chapman of Division TEACCH.  This will be of interest to professionals, educators, transition and employment specialists, job coaches, and parents.   The workshop will provide participants with information about autism and how it affects the employment process. Participants will learn about assessment of vocational skills for individuals with autism and some of the strategies and supports used to enhance employment opportunities and independence in the work place.

Mike Chapman is the Director of Services for the Supported Employment programme and has trained audiences in the US and internationally about the TEACCH model. He is co-author of Division TEACCH’s new transition assessment tool and is a major contributor to the new book: ‘The TEACCH approach to Autistic Spectrum Disorders’.

With Mike Chapman will be Glenna Osborne who has been a special education teacher and a research associate with the North Carolina Early Diagnosis of Autism Longitudinal Study. She is currently a Supported Employment Coordinator for Division TEACCH.

For further information on this event, or on TEACCHGwent , please contact me - Liz Heaven (Trinity Fields)   heavel@caerphilly.gov.uk

or Jennie Thomas (Autism Cymru) jennie@autismcymru.org

With kind regards

Liz Heaven

25 Nov 08      

Seminar:         Positive Behavioural Support and ASD

Speaker:         John Clements

Venue:             Conference Centre at Esis, Trefforest

                        (9.30 – 4.30)

Cost:                Professional £105, Parent of child with

                        ASD £35

This inspirational seminar will examine current practice in relation to positive behavioural support & autism spectrum disorders (ASD), exploring approaches that are not only effective, but help the individual to move on from behavioural & emotional challenges. It introduces SUMS in this process: the development of Skills, Understanding, Motivation & Support. The seminar also explores models of understanding behaviour & how these are linked to both ASD & the person.

Detailed case studies will be incorporated into the seminar, outlining processes of behavioural support for two individuals on the spectrum of autism with differing needs & abilities. The case studies will look at behaviour in terms of context, concerns, themes, interventions & outcomes. Topics on the seminar include:

q                   A SUMS approach to behaviour change

q                   Behaviour & autism spectrum disorders: concerns, themes & approaches

q                   Models of understanding and responding to behaviour

q                   Detailed case studies

q                   Addressing anxiety & anger

q                   Working towards effective interpersonal supports

q                   Incorporating assessment into behaviour work

q                   How relationship styles can influence behaviour

This seminar will promote an increased understanding of the links between ASD & behaviour. It will provide a toolbox of practical strategies to use in the school, home or workplace and offer approaches to manage mood, anxiety & anger. It will benefit practitioners working with individuals with ASD of all ages, who engage in behaviours regarded as challenging, irrespective of ability or specific diagnosis. It will also be of use to parents of individuals with ASD.

John Clements is a clinical psychologist now in private practice. John was co-founder of Applied Psychology Services, the first independent psychology practice in the UK specialising in developmental disabilities. He was the originator of the STAR Approach, a system of analysing behaviour used in many services in the UK.

John is a prolific writer & books include Problem Behaviour & People with Severe Learning Disabilities: The STAR approach (1994); Behavioural Concerns & Autistic Spectrum Disorders (2000); Assessing Behaviours Regarded as Problematic for People with Developmental Disabilities (2002); People with Autism Behaving Badly: Helping people with ASD move on from behavioral & emotional challenges (2005). In addition John has contributed chapters in many books and published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals.

12^th Sept 08  Seminar:        Understanding and working with challenging behaviours in people on the autism spectrum

Speaker: Donna Williams

Venue: Conference Centre at Esis, Trefforest (1-3)

Cost:   Practitioner    £45

            Parent/ Person with ASD £10

Autism spectrum conditions can effect the way people use their bodies, how they see, hear, physically experience their world.  ASCs can effect the way people make sense of and communicate information, how they work with their own emotions and other people, how they motivations and fears will be expressed.  A significant percentage will also have additional health issues or mood, anxiety, compulsive, attention or attachment disorders.  Any of these things can up the tempo of a broad range of challenging behaviours not just for the family, school, community and workplace, but most centrally, for the person themselves.  Drawing on over a decade of experience as an autism consultant and my own experience with challenging behaviours, this lecture will identify these issues and explore simple straightforward strategies which can reduce trouble spots and address challenging behaviours in more autism-friendly and autism-informed styles.

Donna Williams is a person diagnosed with Autism, a Sociologist and qualified teacher and the author of nine published books including Autism; An Inside Out Approach and her international best-selling autobiography, Nobody Nowhere  (all available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers www.jkp.com ). 

Donna is an internationally renowned public speaker, a consultant, as well as a sculptor, painter, composer and screenwriter.

Target Audience for seminars :

Professionals working in all disciplines at all levels as well as parents of children with ASD will benefit from this insightful and inspirational course.

please contact Jennie Thomas on 02920 463263 or email Jennie@autismcymru.org to book on.    Booking forms can also be found in the library section of www. awares.org

Information and ideas for everyone involved in Transition Planning for youngsters with ASD moving to secondary school.

Gwybodaeth a syniadau ar gyfer Pawb sy'n Ymwneud a Chynlluniau Trawsnewid ar gyfer Pobl Ifanc Gydag Anhwylderau Sbectrwm Awtistaidd sy'n Symud i Ysgolion Eilradd

What is CPD?

The Council offers the following broad definition:

“Continuing Professional development encompasses all formal and informal learning which may enable teachers to improve their own practice.”

What is the Programme for?

Provides a variety of funding streams to enable individual teachers to identify their own professional development needs, within the context of performance management and to organise CPD activities to meet those needs.

What’s New……

• Mainstreaming of Group Bursary
• One grant per teacher per financial year
• Increase in supply rate
• Headteachers will be able to cover absence with an unqualified teacher
• Re-title and re-package “Research Scholarship” to “Action Research Project”
• Refinements to funding booklet e.g. guidance as to how to set up a Network, tightening of Group Bursary criteria

Administration and Documentation

• Reduced length of application form
• Reduced amount of paperwork on completing a grant activity
• On-line applications available
• Further exemplars and guidance provided

For further info and application forms contact:

The CPD Team

Tel:  029 2055 0350

Fax:  029 2055 0655

E-mail:  cpd@gtcw.org.uk

Website:  www.gtcw.org.uk/cpd

Ros Blacburn's presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future.

Logically Illogical

Dean Beadle's workshop presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference.

Please note: this was an interactive workshop and therefore there are no presentation notes.

Maggie Bowen and Lynn Plimley's workshop presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference. 

Maggie and Lynn’s workshop on Pupil Partcipation was based on the materials in their most recent publication and are therefore subject to copyright. 

Please see Bowen, M. and Plimley, L. (2008) The Autism Inclusion Toolkit, London:Sage Publications.  

For further information about the presentation e-mail Maggie@autismcymru.org or lynn@autismcymru.org

Adam Feinsteins presentation from Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future.

The History of Autism

Jeff Sell's presentation from Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future

Insights from USA

Dr Judith Gould'd presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future.

Triad of impairments - past, present and future

Professor Rita Jordan's presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future.

Education and learners on the autism spectrum: learning from the past and building for the future.

Theo Peeter's Presentation from Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future.

BEING A TRAINER IN AUTISM. The dark ages, more adapted orientations, possibilities and pitfalls in the future.

Professor Tony Attwood's presentation from Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - Past, Present and Future

Managing Challenging Behaviour in Children with Autism

Professor Tony Attwood's workshop presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference. 

Barry and Gaynor Clark's workshop presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference.

Nikki Bettcher Erickson's workshop presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference.

Please note: this was an interactive workshop and therefore no presentation notes are available.

Orbis Education Ltd's workshop presentation at Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference.

Please note: this was an interactive workshop and therefore no presentation notes are available.

Please find following the line up for Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference - booking form attached for download!

Booking form is bilingual (Welsh then English)

Wales’ 3^rd International Autism Conference

Developments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

TUESDAY 22^nd April 2008

08.45 on wards                       Registration

09.45 – 09.55                          Opening of presentation

                                                (TBC)                       

09.55 - 10.10                           Introductory remarks from

                                                Chair     (Prof Rita Jordan

                                                OBE)

10.10 – 10.55                          The History of Autism          

                                                (Adam Feinstein)

10.55 – 11.25                          Coffee / tea   

11.25 – 12.10                          The Triad of Impairments -

                                                Past Present and Future  

                                                (Dr Judith Gould)

12.10 – 12.55                         Education and learners on

                                               the autism spectrum:

                                               learning from the past

                                               and building for the

                                               future (Prof Rita Jordan

                                               OBE)

12.55 – 13.10                          Plenary

13.10 – 14.10                          Lunch

14.10 – 15.10                          Interactive day 1: a series

                                                of workshops

Exploring and sharing 

examples of good practice

(see below)

15.10 – 15.40                          Coffee / tea

15.40 – 16.40                         Interactive day 1: a series

                                               of workshops Exploring and 

                                               sharing examples of good

                                               practice

(see below)

16.40                                       Home

The Social Evening (venue to be confirmed)

Commencing at 7.30pm

Wednesday 23^rd April:

Registration from 08.45

09.30 – 10.00                          Subject to be

                                                confirmed     Ros Blackburn

10.00 – 11.00                          Interactive day 2: a series of workshops

Exploring and sharing examples of good practice   

(see workshop info below)  

11.00 – 11.30                          Tea and Coffee

11.30 – 12.30                          Interactive day 2: a series

                                                of workshops

Exploring and sharing examples of good practice   

(see workshop info below)  

12.30 – 13.30                          Lunch

13.30 – 14.15                       Quality of life for people

                                             with Autism. Point of view

                                             of a parent-professional

                                             in the Past - Present and

                                             Future – (Hilde De Clerq)

14.15 – 15.00                       BEING A TRAINER IN

                                             AUTISM. The dark ages,

                                             more adapted orientations,

                                             possibilities and pitfalls in

                                             the future (Theo Peeters)

15.00 – 15.30                       Coffee / tea

15.30 – 16.30                 Managing Challenging

                                       Behaviour in Children with

                                       Autism - Professor Tony Attwood

16.30 – 17.00             Plenary session                                 

                                   Closing remarks                                 

                                   Mr Hugh Morgan OBE,  Chief

                                   Executive, Autism Cymru

1. 1)  Prof Tony Attwood – Managing Feelings

   2)  Dr Paul Shattock- Autism and Medication

   3)  Dr Steve Hinder – Dietary Interventions

   4)  Maggie Bowen/Lynn Plimley – Successful Inclusion of ASD in Mainstream School

   5)  Kate Wall – Higher and Further Education

   6)  Beechwood College – Like Skills – Inclusion for all

   7)  Wendy Keay-Bright/Karen Guldberg – Designing playful sensory experiences with technology

   8)  Diana Seach – Developing Positive Interaction through Play and Creativity

   9)  Nick Haake/NAS – New Designs

   10)      Barry and Gaynor Clark – Advocacy – The Parents’ Voice

   11)      Sue Macloed – Connecting with Autism-Keyhole Rainbow Resource Kit

   12)      The Scottish Society for Autism – Design for Autism - Approaches to service design and delivery, supporting the whole life journey

   13)      Wendy Lawson – Autism, Learning Styles & Cultural Practice

   14)      Dean Beadle – Asperger Syndrome-The light at the end of the tunnel

   15)      Nikki Bettcher Erickson – Theatre for youth with Asperger Syndrome

   16)      Sian Owen – Early Years

   17)      David Bramble – Solve your child’s sleep problems

   18)      David Williams – Disability Living Allowance for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

   19)      Orbis Education – Meeting Educational and Social Needs within the Educational System

   20)      Martin Hanbury – Positive Behaviour Support

   21)      Trinity Field School and resource centre– Integrated Specialist Provision – A case study

   22)      Autonomy Shropshire – Running your own Support Group

   23)      Sandy Rowe/John Moore - Life at the Coalface: The Parents’ Perspective -Have things improved?

   24)      The Liverpool Asperger Team – A model of community health provisions for adults with Asperger Syndrome

   25)      Maggi Rigg – Transition from School to Post 16

   26)   Application of TEACCH principles in the home/social setting

    

Linda Reid - Bishop Gore Comprehensive STF Unit - Swansea!

Presentation on Educating other staff and setting priorities for future practice

Tracy Peel, Gill Morton (Conwy ASD Team) Stephanie Cartmel (Ysgol Y Foryd) Sarah Morgan (Ysgol Y Foryd) and Mr Parry (Kieron's father)

A Presentation of Teacher and Parent - Exploring partnership issues - Kieron's Journey

Wales' 3rd International Autism Conference

Developments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders:  Past, Present and Future

City Hall, Cardiff | 22^nd and 23^rd April 2008

This third Conference will once again bring together internationally renowned researchers, practitioners and individuals with autistic spectrum disorders to share their insights and experiences in order to improve understanding and practice.

The following two days will entail an intensive conference programme, featuring an array of respected and outstanding speakers including (confirmed with others to be added) Professor Tony Attwood (Australia); Dr Judith Gould (UK); Professor Rita Jordan OBE (UK); Theo Peeters (Belgium); Hilde De Clerq (Belgium); Adam Feinstein (UK), who will be discussing topical issues arising from the Past, Present and Future of Autism.   Taking on-board feedback from past Conferences, Autism Cymru has increased the amount of workshops to enable delegates to attend a more varied choice. Delegates will also be able to browse around the various exhibitor stalls located in the Lower Hall.   The registration fee includes admission to lectures, workshops and exhibitions. It also includes admission to an informal social event arranged especially for delegates on Tuesday evening.

Professor Mark Johnson presentation from Research Conference on 9th Nov 2007

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen's presentation from 9th November - Research Conference.

Presentation from Professor Anthony Monaco on Genetics of autism.   9/11/07

Making sense of Sensory differences: is perceptual coherence important in ASD.

Lois Grayson's work on the above subject is still work in progress and due to this the presentation will not be available for download.

If you do have any questions regarding Lois Grayson's study, Lois is very happy for you to contact her directly graysonl@Cardiff.ac.uk 

Professor Declan Murphy's presentation from 9th November 2007.

Current treatment approaches in young adults: the reality today and hopes for the future.

Dr Dawn Wimpory's presentation notes from 9th November 2007.

A developmental timing-based account of Autistic Disorder: from clinical observations to gentic findings.

Collette Drifte - Keynote Presentation.   ASD & Early Years - "It's nothing that a good smack wouldn't cure!"

Wales' 2nd International Autism Conference - Jacqui Jackson - Making Sense of Senses.