Living and learning with PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
CONFERENCE
Tuesday 15th April 2008
Richard Herrod Centre, Carlton Nottingham (Millennium Suite)
9.30am to 3.30 pm
Children with PDA and PDA traits present a particular challenge both at home and at school.
This event will allow you to develop an understanding of PDA and the reasons for many of the behaviours that these challenging young people display and also offer practical strategies for supporting PDA children at home and in the classroom.
The day will be made up of two sessions. The first will be presented by Mandy Haxby.
Mandy Haxby is the project Manager of The Maze, a registered charity that provides support for families with children on the Autistic Spectrum. Mandy is the mother of a teenager with Autism and PDA and has delivered training on many subjects including PDA. Mandy has been funded by The Community Champions Fund to deliver training on PDA and produce literature for both parents and professionals.
This First session will introduce you to PDA, its characteristics and the reasons behind the behaviours we see. Using some of her own personal experiences Mandy will talk about how managing the environment has been the key to managing her child.
The afternoon session will be led by Fiona Speirs.
Fiona Speirs is former Assistant Headteacher at Rosehill School in Nottingham, a school that caters for pupils on the autistic spectrum. She now works on a part time basis at the school having decided to focus on training and consultancy work as there has been an increased demand for her to do this over recent years. Fiona has extensive ?hands on? experience of working with young people with learning difficulties and ASD in particular, having graduated in 1985 with a B.Ed 2(i) Honours degree in Special Education. In addition to gaining the Advanced Certificate in Education relating to ASD awareness, Fiona has also attained qualifications relating to skills associated with Counselling, Mentoring and Coaching and has used these to enable her to work more effectively with more able young people on the spectrum. She has many years experience of working with young people who present as having specific difficulties associated with the diagnosis of PDA and is often asked to train around these issues.
The afternoon session will offer practical strategies to help and support PDA children in the classroom.
There will be an opportunity for questions at the end of the day.
Refreshments and a hot Buffet Lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you have any special requirements on the attached Booking Form,
The Cost of this event is??
�100 for professionals
�50 for parents
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