Programme:
2.30pm
Welcome and introduction
Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie, Section President
Update on Autism assessment/ challenges/ future directions
Dr Naomi Sherwood, Community Paediatrician, Community Paediatric Service &
Dr Sophie Croft, Clinical Psychologist, CAMHS MFT
3.00 pm
ASC in girls and women
Dr Helen Porte, Neonatal ST6 Trainee, Oldham
Talk synopsis:
Dr Porte wil discuss the definitions of ASC, differences between the genders, and then issues discussed on social media forums by autistic women and girls and their friends and families: behavioural differences, interoception, menstruation, school attendance and PDA.
3.25 pm BREAK
3.35 pm
Living with autism - Top Tips for doctors looking after me
Emma Roberts, on behalf of Dylan who has autism and has extensive experience of paediatric hospital care - Greater Manchester Autism Consortium (GMAC)
4.00 pm
Learning from deaths: Children with a learning disability and autistic children aged 4 – 17 years
Professor Karen Luyt, Programme Director NCMD, University of Bristol
4.35 pm Close
CPD certificates will be awarded to all attendees
Prices
This event is free for MMS members. For non-members, please find a list of tickets for this event below.
Ticket |
Price |
Any non-member |
£20.00 |