MAKE IT MEANINGFUL: ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME MEASUREMENT FOR COMPLEX COMMUNICATION PROFILES WHICH INCLUDE AUTISM.
Ruth Jones discusses the journey of supporting individuals with Autism, with practice based evidence strategies for assessment, intervention and measuring progress across a range of clinical profiles on the Spectrum.
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It is our pleasure to offer you access to this great CPD free of charge - but we are also taking the opportunity to raise money for a charity close to the speaker's heart, and we invite you to make a small donation in recognition of Ruth's time and generosity. St Leonard’s Hospice is an independent charity, providing specialist palliative care and support for local people with life limiting illnesses. In their relaxed and friendly environment, every patient is recognised and treated as an individual, supporting patients to enjoy the best possible quality of life.
Their care is free of charge to patients and their families but not free to provide. As a charity they rely heavily on the generosity of the public to raise just over £5.8 million each year to run St Leonard's Hospice. This equates to £663 for every hour of every day. Your donation, no matter how small, is valuable. You can find out more about the charity here.
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Ruth is a speech and language therapist; her area of interest is Autism and complex needs. She has been working with children and young people with Autism since 2012 and has recently started out in Independent Practice. Ruth has a range of relevant courses to support working with individuals with Autism and regularly engages in CPD to support her on-going learning and development. Ruth’s guiding ethos for her work is that we need to be curious about what we observe and support each individual by using their own enthusiasms and interests in order to improve their quality of life
Core Values Activity:
Live Your Core Values: 10-Minute Exercise to Increase Your Success - TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis
Videos to Watch:
Comic Recreates Autism Spectrum - YouTube
Interoception: The New Topic in Autism - YouTube
What is Central Coherence in Autism? - YouTube
What is Alexithymia? (describing emotion) - YouTube
What are Executive Functions? - YouTube
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset on Vimeo
Clinical Psychology Explained - Formulation - YouTube
Articles /Books to Read:
The double empathy problem (autism.org.uk)
Uniquely Human
Theory of Mind and the Triad of Perspective on Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A View from The Bridge
Neurotribes
The Essential Guide to the Autism Level UP Levels! – Autism Level UP!
Autism and Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Karen Massey
Landmark report on evidence for interventions for children on the autism spectrum | Autism CRC
Coventry Grid (drawingtheidealself.co.uk)
Formulation Leaflet - DCP 2010 3 fold (bps.org.uk)
Getselfhelp.co.uk Free Downloads - CBT worksheets & leaflets
Good Podcasts:
21 and Sensory
Living a Sensory Life
The Autism Podcast
Ambitious about Autism
Uniquely Human
SENDcast
Intervention List:
Practical Help with Autism | Gina Davies Autism Centre
Jessica Kingsley Publishers – Jessica Kingsley Publishers - UK (jkp.com)
Talkabout - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press
Talking Mats | Improving communication, improving lives
Strategies and interventions - SPELL (autism.org.uk)
What Is A Social Story? - Carol Gray - Social Stories
Comic Strip Conversations
Core Vocabulary/Aided Language Stimulation (How I Do It: Using PODD books and Aided Language Displays with Young Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder : PrAACtical AAC)
Positive Behaviour Support
AAC – Check out Proloquo2go, Aided Language Stimulation, Smart Box, Liberator (the list goes on!)
Vocabulary Enrichment Programme, Victoria Joffe
Speechmark Cards
Teaching Children to Listen
Hanen Training and Resources
Takes Two to Talk
Social Skills Picture Book
Social Skills MeNU
Incredible 5 Point Scale
Schubi sequencing cards
Black Sheep Press – Narrative packs in particular
Lego Therapy
I am Unique
I Am Special
Mind Maps
St Catherine’s Interview Skills
Language for Thinking
Reading Between the Lines