The Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre Workshops and Seminars Series 2010
Morning Program – Sleep in Autism Spectrum Disorders for Parents of Children aged 2-18 years.Audience: This seminar will be of interest to parents and carers of children with an autism spectrum disorder aged 2 to 18 years. In this half-day seminar, sleep disorder in autism expert Dr Amanda Richdale, will discuss sleep difficulties common to children with an autism spectrum disorder. Parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder commonly report that their child has sleep difficulties. Sleep problems need to be understood within the framework of typical sleep development. This seminar will consider typical sleep development in children and adolescents including sleep structure, developmental changes in sleep across childhood and adolescence, and common sleep problems and their potential to impact on the child and his family. Sleep development, and sleep problems and their impact in children with an autism spectrum disorder will be discussed within this framework. How to promote good sleep habits and patterns, and approaches to interventions including seeking professional advice will be covered. Afternoon Program – Teachers and Professionals working with children aged 2-18 years with an autism spectrum disorder.Audience: This seminar will be of interest to health professionals, teachers and professionals who work with children and adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder and their families. Sleep difficulties commonly occur in children with an autism spectrum disorder and can affect their learning and daytime functioning. In this half-day seminar, Dr Richdale will discuss these problems within the framework of typical sleep development. Sleeping problems in children with autism spectrum disorder need to be understood within the framework of typical sleep development. This seminar will consider typical sleep development in children and adolescents including sleep structure, developmental changes in sleep across childhood and adolescence, and common sleep problems and their potential to impact on the children’s daytime learning and behaviour. Sleep development, and sleep problems and their impact in children with an autism spectrum disorder will be discussed within this framework. Assisting parents to promote good sleep habits and patterns, and approaches to interventions that parents can implement with professional support will be covered. Date: 24 June 2010
Time: Morning Session (Parents) 9.45am–1.00pm (Registration 9.30am) Time: Afternoon Session (Professionals working with children) 2pm–4.30pm (Registration 1.45pm) Location for both sessions: Cinema at The University of Melbourne Hawthorn Campus 442 Auburn Road, Hawthorn Vic 3122, Australia Melissa Sieradzki | e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Brief BiographyAmanda Richdale is an Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow in the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) at La Trobe University; this is the first research facility in Australia dedicated to Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr Richdale has been an autism researcher since beginning her PhD at La Trobe University in 1987. After completing her PhD Amanda joined Psychology at RMIT University in 1993, leaving there at the end of 2008; she is currently an Adjunct Professor at RMIT. She joined OTARC in 2008 as an Honorary Research Fellow and took up her present position in 2009. She has been actively involved across a range of areas in autism research and, in particular sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders. She cofounded an international Autism Sleep Special Interest Group, which has its second meeting in the USA in May 2010. Amanda is currently Chair of the Professional Panel of Autism Victoria, and is co-founder of one of its reference groups, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Group. She is a Registered Psychologist in Victoria. |
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