National Conference on Autism in Scotland
Strategy or Knot?
Thursday 27 May 2010, 9.15am-4pm.
Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel, 1-9 Grosvenor Terrace, Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OTA
Book Online
Members £105
Non-Members £115 to join the Society and book a conference place
Professionals £165 before 27 April
Switch, Maestro, Solo, Visa and Mastercard accepted.
Alternatively, complete a booking form and send with a cheque payable to the Scottish Society for Autism. Society Member £105; Join the Society and book conference £115; Parent £125; Professional £165 (book before 27 April). Full price £185.
Post to The Scottish Society for Autism, Head Office, Hilton House, Whins Road, Alloa FK10 3SA.
Programme Summary
Welcome by Paul Prescott, Chairman, Scottish Society for Autism
Strategy or Knot? A National Perspective.
Alan Somerville, CEO, Scottish Society for Autism
The Economic Cost of Autism.
Professor Martin Knapp, London School of Economics and Political Science
Research & Clinical Practice - Leading the Way
Professor Tommy MacKay, University of Strathclyde
Workshop Options
Morning
1. Celtic Achievements: The Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) Strategy
Action Plan for Wales
(2008)
Hugh Morgan OBE, CE0 Cymru
2. Change Can be Good
Charlene Tait, Lecturer at the National Centre for Autism Studies, Strathclyde University
3. The Hidden Expert - Scoping the Parental Journey:
reflecting on 20 years of Change
Alison Leask, Autism in Argyll
4. Getting the Planning Right - Adolescence to Adulthood .
Gillian
McConnell, Assistant Director of Direct Services, Scottish Society for Autism
Afternoon
1. Speaking Personally .
Stella MacDonald, ASD Co-ordinator, Fife Council and NHS Fife
2. The Autism Toolbox.
Charlene Tait, Lecturer at the National Centre for Autism Studies Strathclyde University
3. The Hidden Expert - Scoping the Parental Journey:
reflecting on 20 years of Change
Alison Leask, Autism in Argyll
4. Getting the Planning Right - Adolescence to Adulthood .
Gillian
McConnell, Assistant Director of Direct Services, Scottish Society for Autism, Scottish Society for Autism
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