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Hippocrates and Socrates XIII conference - September 2008

"Making Sense of Autism and Strategies that Succeed "

Conference - March 2008

"Meeting the challenge together: Supporting students with caner"

Hippocrates and Socrates XII conference - September 2007

"Putting Evidence into Practice to Reach and Teach ADHD "

Hippocrates and Socrates XI conference - September 2006

"Students with additional learning needs: Theory, practice and interventions - what works?"

Research forum - April 2006

"The changing pattern of childhood disability"

Information Day for Parents and Carers - February 2006

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Conference - February 2006

"Communication disorders in childhood"

Hippocrates and Socrates X conference - September 2005

"Learning about learning difficulties"

Research forum - July 2005
"Thinking in a brainstorm: The language and cognitive impacts of childhood epilepsy"

Research forum - February 2005
"Language Disorders" / "The Neuroscience of ADHD"

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Hippocrates and Socrates XIII conference - September 2008

"Making Sense of Autism and Strategies that Succeed"

Conference proceedings click here.

Please note, a copy of "The Clinician" was handed out to each attendee. If you would like a copy of this resource, please contact:

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Presenter:	Judy Brewer
Title:	Autism - An Awesome Journey
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Presenter:	Dr Paul Hutchins
Title:	Is it Autism: What, Why and How?
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Presenter:	Vicki Gibbs
Title:	Supporting Autism in Schools - Essential Observations
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Presenter:	Associate Professor Jacqueline Roberts
Title:	The Politics of Autism in Schools - Essential Observations
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Presenter:	Dr David Dossetor
Title:	Making Sense of Autism for Families and School Communities
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Presenter:	Associate Professor Jacqueline Roberts
Title:	Learning Based Interventions for Young Children with Autism and Their Families
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Presenter:	Associate Professor Katrina Williams
Title:	Biomedical Interventions
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Presenter:	Dr Linnet Basil and Mr Michelle Wong
Title:	Mental Health Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Presenter:	Associate Professor Verity Bottroff
Title:	Devloping Inclusive School Communities: Addressing Bullying of Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Presenter:	Kerrie Nelson
Title:	Assesing for Learning - Why, How, Where and What to Use
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Presenter:	Jill Schofields/Sue Connell
Title:	Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL): Supporting ALL Students to Achieve Academic and Social Outcomes
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Presenter:	Felicity Burke
Title:	Teaching Social Communication Skills using Technology
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Presenter:	Danielle Lord
Title:	Sensory Strategies to Support Learning and Behaviour
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Presenter:	Sonya Rogan
Title:	Curriculum Based Adjustments
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Presenter:	Lee Casuscelli
Title:	Making it Happen
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Presenter:	Noel Boycott
Title:	Creating Programs for Sociosexual Development in Adolescents
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Conference - March 2008

"Meeting the challenge together: Supporting students with cancer "

Presenter:	Dr Luciano Dalla-Pozza
Title:	Medical Implications of Cancer Diagnosis
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Presenter:	Shannon Tracey and Natasha Samy
Title:	The Best Care at the Worse of Times: Supporting Familites through a Cancer Diagnosis
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Presenter:	Valerie De Fina, Susie Edmonds and Katrina Sheraton-Yu
Title:	Understanding the Educational Implications of a Cancer Diagnosis
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Presenter:	Professor Tetsurou Takeda
Title:	A Japanese Perspective on the Education of Students with Cancer
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Presenter:	Eric Wright
Title:	Introducing the Fight Cancer Back on Track Program
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Presenter:	Valerie De Fina, Susie Edmonds and Katrina Sheraton-Yu
Title:	Bridging the Gap - Keeping students on track
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Presenter:	Jacqueline Blanche
Title:	When Treatment has Failed - Dealing with End of Life Issues and Death of a Child
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Presenter:	Dr Helen Sommerville
Title:	Late Effects of childhood cancer - challenges and triumphs
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Presenter:	Dr Belinda Barton
Title:	The impact of treatment on a student's cognitive development
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Presenter:	Daphne Walshe
Title:	Health Issues when transitioning back to school
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Presenter:	Valerie De Fina, Susie Edmonds and Katrina Sheraton-Yu
Title:	Back to school and beyond
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Hippocrates and Socrates XII conference - September 2007

"Putting Evidence into Practice to Reach and Teach ADHD ?"

Conference proceedings click here

Presenter:	Professor Rosemary Tannock
Title:	Pay Attention to Inattention
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Presenter:	Dr Paul Hutchins
Title:	ADHD: Comprehensive Views and Current Challenges
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Presenter:	Dr Paul Hutchins/Dr Daryl Efron
Title:	ADHD in Society: Practice, Policy and Philosophies
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Presenter:	Dr David Dossetor
Title:	ADHD in Special Populations
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Presenter:	Dr Richard Webster
Title:	ADHD in Children with Neurological Disease
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Presenter:	Dr Belinda Barton
Title:	Investigating Attentional Problems in Special Populations
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Presenter:	Prof Derrick Armstrong
Title:	Putting Research into Practice in Training Teachers to Manage ADHD and Associated Problems
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Presenter:	Dr Linette Gomes
Title:	ADHD and Paediatric Practice - The Reality
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Presenter:	Dr Daryl Efron
Title:	ADHD: The Child's Perspective
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Presenter:	Ms Jude Foster
Title:	The Universal Struggle - Problems of Sharing Information about Children with Complex Needs
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Presenter:	Professor Rosemary Tannock
Title:	Reach and TeachADHD: Teacher Professional Development
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Presenter:	Dr Ken Rowe and Dr Kathy Rowe
Title:	Literacy, Behaviour and Auditory Processing. Building Fences at the Top of the "Cliff" in Preference to the Provision of Belated and Costly "Ambulance Services" at the "Bottom" Part 2 of presentation

Presenter:	Prof Phil Hazell
Title:	Tailoring Management of ADHD to the Needs of the Adolescent Patient
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Presenter:	Dr Patrick Concannon
Title:	ADHD Medications in 2007 - Fears and Facts
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Presenter:	Dr Caroline Stevenson
Title:	Challenges of Living with ADHD in Adulthood
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Presenter:	Professor Rosemary Tannock
Title:	Reaching and Teaching Students with Inattention and Reading Difficulties
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Hippocrates and Socrates XI conference - September 2006

"Students with additional learning needs: Theory, practice and interventions - what works?"

Conference proceedings click here

For your convenience, we have also attached a 'print version' of the September 2006 conference presentations in 'hand out' format (6 x slides to a page, black and white).

Presenter:	Julie Hook
Title:	Principles of effective teaching
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Presenter:	Professor Anthony Shaddock
Title:	Students with disabilities in the mainstream: What works for teachers and students?
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Presenter:	Deborah Knight
Title:	Linking research and practice: How does knowledge of the cause of early literacy difficulties inform us about best assessment and instructional practice?
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Presenters:	Dr Belinda Barton and Dr Richard Webster
Title:	The impact of chronic illness on education and the school environment
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Presenter:	Dorothy Hoddinott
Title:	Cultural and linguistic diversity: Issues for schools
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Presenter:	Ilona Bruveris
Title:	Challenging behaviour
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Presenter:	Dr Kerry Hempenstall
Title:	What does evidence-based practice in education mean?
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Presenters:	Christine Albans, Josie Howse and Ruth Silverton
Title:	Special test provisions for state wide assessment tasks
	Click here for information and weblinks to the Educational Measurement and School Accountability Directorate of the NSW Department of Education and Training home page.

Presenter:	Cynthia Wearne
Title:	Special test provisions for selective high schools and opportunity class placement
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Presenters:	Robyn Speers and Lorrae Skelcher
Title:	Special examination provisions for the school certificate tests and higher school certificate examinations
	For further information about this presentation, please email: specprovs@boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
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Presenter:	Professor Max Coltheart
Title:	Helping students with reading difficulties: The research setting
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Presenter:	Jerry Baker
Title:	Helping students with reading difficulties: The schools setting
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Presenters:	Ross Black, Dr Robert Redwin, June Simpson
Title:	Health and education working together in the management and treatment of an adolescent with a mood disorder: A consultative model
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Presenters:	Sandra Crossan and Catherine Miskovich
Title:	School needs of students with chronic illnesses (1)
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Presenters:	Daphne Walshe and Bridget McGinley
Title:	School needs of students with chronic illnesses (2)
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Presenter:	Ruth Targett
Title:	Gifted and talented students: The challenges of being outside the square our schools live in
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Presenters:	Fred Patchell and Heather Gwilliam
Title:	Adolescents with language impairment: Transition from school to community
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Seminar / Research forum - April 2006

"The changing pattern of childhood disability"

Keynote Presenter:	Professor Barry Carpenter

Title:	The changing pattern of childhood disability
Title:	Early childhood intervention: International perspectives and parent thoughts
Title:	Autism spectrum disorder and future challenges: How can we contribute to the research agenda?

Presenter:	Dr Natalie Silove
Title:	Comparative analysis of early intervention programs for young children with autism

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Information Day for Parents and Carers - February 2006

(Held by the Neurogenetics Research Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead)

Presenters:	Associate Professor Arthur Shores, Jennifer Irle, Dr Belinda Barton and Jennifer Lorenzo
Title:	NF1 Learning Disorders Clinic

Conference - February 2006

"Communication disorders in childhood"

Conference proceedings click here

Keynote Presenter:	Professor Dorothy Bishop
Title:	Auditory perceptual deficits and language disorders in children: Is there a causal connection?
Title:	Exploring the boundaries of autistic disorder
	Access to Prof Bishop’s original source papers are available on her website: http://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/oscci

Presenter:	Dr Genevieve McArthur
Title:	Sound discrimination training in children with specific language impairment and children with dyslexia

Presenter:	Professor Denis Burnham
Title:	Cross-modal contributions to speech perception in infants and young children
	For queries relating to this presentation, you may contact Professor Burnham at email: d.burnham@uws.edu.au

Presenter:	Professor Margot Prior
Title:	The boundaries and distinctiveness of autism: Comparisons involving children with specific language impairment and obsessive compulsive disorder

Presenter:	Professor Candi Peterson
Title:	Links between social behaviour, conversational opportunity and theory of mind in high-functioning children with autism

Hippocrates and Socrates X conference - September 2005

"Learning about learning difficulties"

Conference proceedings click here

Presenter:	Professor Max Coltheart
Title:	Understanding reading and spelling difficulties

Presenter:	Ruth Brunsdon
Title:	Assessment and treatment of reading disorders: A cognitive neuropsychological perspective

Presenter:	Assoc Professor Joanne Mulligan
Title:	Understanding young children's difficulties in mathematics learning
Handout:	Sample 'Pattern and Structure' Assessment (PASA) tasks
Article:	Taking a closer look at young students' images of area measurement

Presenter:	Assoc Professor Jan P. Piek
Title:	Developmental Coordination Disorder: Not just a movement problem

Presenter:	Dr Roslyn Neilson
Title:	Early speech difficulties and their relationship to literacy: What teachers might expect in the classroom, and how they might help

Presenter:	Professor Barbara Dodd
Title:	Language, learning and literacy: Teachers as agents of intervention

Presenter:	Dr Danielle Tracey
Title:	The nature and enhancement of academic self-concept for students with learning difficulties

Presenter:	Professor Philip Hazell
Title:	Fidgetty Phil

Presenter:	Deborah Knight
Title:	Early intervention and identification of learning difficulties
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Presenter:	Professor Margot Prior
Title:	Closing summary

Research forum - July 2005
"Thinking in a brainstorm: The language and cognitive impacts of childhood epilepsy"

Presenter:	Assoc Professor Annie Bye
Title:	Intelligence and language in childhood epilepsy

Presenter:	Jenny McIntyre
Title:	Language disorders in children with epilepsy

Presenter:	Dr Richard Webster
Title:	Language and epilepsy: The more we know the less we comprehend

Presenter:	Dr Deepak Gill
Title:	Epilepsy in the primary school aged child

Research forum - February 2005
"Language Disorders" / "The Neuroscience of ADHD"

Presenter:	Professor Max Coltheart
Title:	Psycholinguistics of specific language impairment

Presenter:	Dr Richard Webster
Title:	Neurobiology of specific language impairment

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