The Hub: Theatre 2

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Learn practical strategies and approaches which can make a positive difference in the Hub Theatre 2.

Just some of the presentations you would have found here last year included: Positive behaviour support: improving quality of life, health and wellbeing; Managing the transition to adult services; Using symbols to support communication and more; The safespace: challenging behaviours, sensory processing and sleep disorders; Sensory circuits in the education setting; PDA…What can we do to help these children navigate through the mainstream school to achieve their potential?; and Protecting vulnerable beneficiaries.

The Hub: Theatre 2 has a seating capacity of 80 and sound is relayed to the audience through wireless headsets to reduce noise levels in the hall.

Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive as early as possible before the session you wish to attend to save disappointment. Please note that the programme below is last year’s and will be fully updated for 2024 by the end of March.

TimePresentation TitleSpeaker
9.50 - 10.10Using symbols to support communication and more: where do I start?Alice Langley, Training and Events Manager at Tobii Dynavox
10.20 - 10.40Sensory circuits in the education settingSara McLoughlan and Nicole Walker, Occupational Therapists at Manchester Occupational Therapy Services
10.50 - 11.10Why do attachment behaviours sometimes look like an ASC?Dr Stuart Hepworth, Clinical Director and Clinical Psychologist at bMindful, and Redz Lenfield, Occupational Therapist and Director at Dragon Occupational Therapy
11.20 - 11.40Positive behaviour support: improving quality of life, health and wellbeingAnna Selby-Wells, Marketing Manager at Home From Home Care
11.50 - 12.10MacIntyre’s autistic voices – the impact of hearing directly from autistic people in trainingVicky Smith, Autism Self-Advocate at MacIntyre, plus special guests
12.20 - 12.40Using Widgit Online to personalise the new and comprehensive Widgit Autism Support PackSue White, Senior Education Specialist at Widgit Software
12.50 - 13.10Using Picture Exchange to teach FUN-ctional communicationLouise Maggs, Clinical Director at Pyramid Educational Consultants (PECS®)
13.20 - 13.40The safespace: challenging behaviours, sensory processing and sleep disordersSharon Baillie, Product Advisor at Safespaces
13.50 - 14.10Understanding and improving sleep for autistic peopleJoe Booker, Autism Practitioner at Seashell Trust
14.20 - 14.40Managing the transition to adult servicesGlenn Shores, Specialist Trainer, and Kelly Stretch, Specialist Support Lead, at Lifeways
14.50 - 15.10Language acquisition through motor planning – giving non-speaking, autistic individuals a means to express themselves with spontaneity and independence Jenny Lawrence, AAC Clinical Consultant, and Mark Street, Commercial Director at Liberator
15.20 - 15.40Co-production and kindness, a wonderful combinationStephen Adamson, Health and Sports Ambassador, at Unity Advocacy Group and Michael Fullerton, Director of Wellbeing and Collaboration at Achieve together
TimePresentation TitleSpeaker
10.20 - 10.40PDA… What can we do to help these children navigate through the mainstream school to achieve their potential?Emma Griffiths, Senior Autism Consultant and Managing Director at NW Autism at North West Autism & SEND Consultancy
10.50 - 11.10Why do attachment behaviours sometimes look like an ASC?Dr Stuart Hepworth, Clinical Director and Clinical Psychologist at bMindful, and Redz Lenfield, Occupational Therapist and Director at Dragon Occupational Therapy
11.20 - 11.40Managing the transition to adult servicesGlenn Shores, Specialist Trainer, and Kelly Stretch, Specialist Support Lead, at Lifeways
11.50 - 12.10Using artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret the emotions of non-verbal peopleDr Aviva Cohen, CEO and Founder of seamlessCARE
12.20 - 12.40Protecting vulnerable beneficiariesPhil Ogden, Estate Planning Consultant at Estate Planning Solutions
12.50 - 13.10Best practice in LEGO®-based therapy: learnings from the Brick-by-Brick® programme and The LEGO FoundationDr Margaret Laurie, Research and Evaluation Lead, and Dr Gina Gomez de la Cuesta, Founder and Director, at Play Included
13.20 - 13.40Sensory seekers versus sensory avoidersDeborah Tolley, Founder and Owner of Ali's Sensory Boxes
13.50 - 14.10PDA in a specialist settingGreg Loynes, Head of Admissions, Transition and Outreach at Specialist School - Inscape House School, part of Together Trust
14.20 - 14.40The safespace: challenging behaviours, sensory processing and sleep disordersSharon Baillie, Product Advisor at Safespaces
14.50 - 15.10Understanding and improving sleep for autistic peopleJoe Booker, Autism Practitioner at Seashell Trust

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