Autism Training Programme at Calicut

April 18 – May 18 Summer Camp for Children Autism in Integrated Setting Training will include communication, play and social skills training. One caregiver will be required to attend along with the child who will be trained onsite. Limited seats only. Age group 2 years to 7 years. For details...

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Teaching Strategies workshop

February 25-26 Teaching Strategies workshop at Adarsh Charitable Trust, Tripunithura, Kerala State For Registration Contact Mr. Neelakantan 0484-2301394 February 27-28 Teaching Strategies workshop at Sanjivani Autism Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 3 Day Workshop on Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hyderabad

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Breakthrough in Autism

Institute for Remedial Intervention Services (IRIS) introduces Ms. Jalaja Naraynan for a talk on Breakthough in Autism followed by an interactive session.

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AUTISM : Alternative Strategies

A three-day international conference (3rd -5th Sept, 2003) followed by a two-day PECS training programme (6th -7th Sept. 2003), in New Delhi, India. Speakers: Dr. Rita Jordan (University of Birmingham, UK) Dr. Gary Mesibov ( TEACCH, USA) Dr. Richard Mills (The National Autistic Society, UK) Ms. Melanie Peter and Mr....

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Unique Training Camp for Social Communication Skill

A curriculum developed for Students with Asperger’s Syndrome/High Functioning Autism (AS/HFA) to cope with the varied demands of social needs, imparted through socially assisted training is being organized by Ms. Mythily Chari M.Ed., Ed.S at V-Excel, 23/77, Anugraha Apartments, Greenways lane, RA Puram. The Pragmatics training programme focuses on developing...

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FREE AUTISM SCREENING CAMP

FREE AUTISM SCREENING CAMP Organized by IRIS, V-EXCEL & WE CAN 16 December, 2001 The aim of the screening is to give parents a head start in caring for their child who may be at-risk. The procedure is listed below: Assessment using CHAT (Checklist for Autism in Toddlers) Examination by...

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Home Based training for parents

Children have been assessed at home and suitable placements found for them depending on the individual cases. Parents have been trained at home to remodel or rearrange the environment in a cost-effective manner. Teachers at creches, day care centers and integrated nursery schools have been given input on how best...

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Bridge Course (Okhla Institute for Mental Retardation) (New Delhi)

The training is mandatory under the Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992) for field workers and rehabilitation professionals who have no training but have been working with children with special needs since 1990. The course (75 hours) focused on all aspects of Special Education in a lecture cum participatory mode....

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Autism workshop (ASTHA) (New Delhi)

The Institution works with children in the rural area at Tuglakabad. Two day on the site training was given on the nature and needs of autism. Though 3 days were planned initially, lack of time forced us to restrict the programme. The staff felt that they could intake a few...

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Behavioural Support (New Delhi)

The core audience was the same that attended the earlier workshops. In addition teachers from regular schools, who had a few high functioning students with Asperger’s Syndrome, attended the workshop. The workshop covered the basic tenets of behavioural principles, and the historical perspective of Behaviour Mangement. PBS is a practical...

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Socio Communicative Behaviour (New Delhi)

The focus audience consisted mostly of the same group, in addition speech therapists also participated. Parents felt that this workshop was very much to their level and had greater applicability, especially those children who talked but did not communicate. Speech therapists wanted a much more intensive training suited to their...

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Play Based Assessement ( New Delhi )

Participants included parents, psychologists, special educators, pediatrician, professionals in leadership positions, occupational therapists and social workers. The focus was on the problems faced by early childhood caregivers, and the strategies to overcome those hurdles. Parents felt there was information overload. But the professionals, especially the teachers have given feed back...

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