Autism Strategy: taking the next steps to successful implementation

Overview

Date: Thursday, 17 November 2011
Location: University Arms Hotel, Cambridge

This was a free, invitation-only conference providing attendees with the tools they need to implement the autism strategy cost effectively and improve the delivery of services to adults with autism.

Presentations

• The adult autism strategy: 18 months on
  Carol Povey, Director, NAS Centre for Autism
• Autism training strategy
  Jim Smyth, Workforce Development Commissioner, Suffolk County Council
• Best practice in supporting adults with Asperger's syndrome
  Christopher Mitchell, Integrated Team Manager, NAAT, Nottinghamshire County Council
• The cost-benefits of investment in low-level intervention (...or prevention, prevention, prevention)
  Sarah Lambert, Head of Policy, The National Autistic Society
• Developing and managing homes for adults with autism - a housing association perspective
  Karen Mayhew, Chief Executive, Havebury Housing Partnership
• Effective diagnosis pathways
  Dr Ian Ensum, Consultant Psychologist, Bristol Autism Spectrum Service
• Enabling adults with autism to make efficient use of personal budgets
  Mike Hay, Head of Quality and Transformation - Adult Social Care, Cambridgeshire County Council
• Engaging and consulting with adults on the autism spectrum
  Sarah Lambert, Head of Policy, The National Autistic Society
• Ensuring smooth transition into adult services for young people with HFA or AS
  Christopher Mitchell, Team Manager, Nottinghamshire Adults with Asperger's Team
• The Hertfordshire Autism Plan
  Sue Darker, Assistant Director, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health, Hertfordshire Health and Community Services