Three-Day Workshop

Date: 10-12 June 2009 (Wednesday to Friday)

DAY 1: 10 June 2009, Wednesday

09:00 – 10:45 • What does Autism entail in real life?

• Asperger Syndrome: Different ways of looking at it
• Intelligence : Testing
10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 12:00 • How Autistic is my child?
• Strategies for
• Mom
• Dad
• Siblings of children with Autism
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
• Behaviour
• Being bullied
• Diet
• Other
• Best treatments
• Teaching: Teach-Teach
14:30 – 14:45 Tea Break
14:45 – 16:00 • Sensory sensitivity : What role does it play?

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 DAY 2: Thursday, 11 June 2009

09:00 – 10:45 • Most used teaching methods

• How? Why?
• Makaton
• PECS
• ABA
• TEACCH

10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 – 12:00 • What else:
• Routine
vs. Consistency
Rituals

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

• Generalization
Context blindness vs. Flexibility
Mind blindness

14:30 – 14:45 Tea Break

14:45 – 16:00 Cognitive skills Language

• Writing
• Phonics - Spelling
• Reading
• Comprehension
• Maths – Word Sums
 DAY 3: Friday, 12 June 2009

09:00 – 10:45 Language:

• How to start?
• How to follow up?
• Advanced

10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 – 12:00 • Outings
• Play Themes
• Role Play
• Life Skills
• Selfhelp Skills

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

• Social Stories (Using Video/DVD)
• Problem Solving

14:30 – 14:45 Tea Break

14:45 – 16:00 Referencing – RDI (Relationship Development
Intervention)
Video’s to explain and visualize

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