Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 November 2011
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel, Birmingham
This conference helped attendees develop a greater understanding of sensory processing and how difficulties with sensory integration can impact on people with autism.
Presentations
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An introduction to sensory processing and sensory integration
Lindsay Hardy,
Occupational Therapist and Lecturer, Sensory Integration Network
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Bubbles, spiders, ladders and traffic lights - what's it got to do with autism
Ros Urwin, Occupational Therapist and Lecturer, Sensory Integration Network and Kath Smith, Occupational Therapist and Director, Sensory Integration Network
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Making sense of my senses
Steve McGuinness, NAS Trustee, Councillor and Autism Consultant
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Movement difficulties in everyday life
Julia Dyer, Physiotherapist and Lecturer, Sensory Integration Network
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Sensory diets in the classroom
Alison Harris, Advanced Practitioner in Sensory Integration and Occupational Therapist, The Local Therapy Company
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Sensory processing and autism - evidence and research
Sue Allen, Occupational Therapist and Lecturer, Sensory Integration Network
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Sensory strategies for everyday life - when touch is tough
Amy Stephens, Speech and Language Therapist, Sensory Integration Network
and Sarah Davys-Jones, Occupational Therapist and Lecturer, Sensory Integration Network
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Simples ways to supporting self regulation
Nicci Paine,
Occupational Therapist, Leap Childrens Therapy