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Please visit www.apac13.org.au for further announcements on the program, speakers, call for abstracts, sponsorship and exhibition or contact the Conference Organisers, details listed below. 
All Occasions Management
41 Anderson Street
Thebarton SA 5031
Phone: +61 8 8125 2200
Fax: +61 8 8125 2233
Email: apac13@aomevents.com
www.alloccasionsgroup.com |
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Today marks the 16 week countdown until APAC 2013. Some conference highlights that you can experience include: - opportunity to listen to international experts and leaders from the autism community
- access to the latest innovations and new products and services on display in the exhibition
- see the development of the exciting new initiative at APAC, the Future Leaders Program
- join your fellow conference delegates and local supporters at the "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" International Gala Dinner
- performances by Company@ who, with skill, energy and hilarious insight, will bring every hidden truth about ASD to the stage
- extend your stay in Adelaide and visit one of regions close by, the Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Kangaroo Island …
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The conference organising committee is thrilled to release the keynote and symposium program for APAC 2013. Please click here to download the program, alternatively it is available at www.apac13.org.au/program. Continue to watch this space for the complete program including concurrent sessions due to be released the week of Monday 29 April 2013. Please not that the program is subject to change. | |
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Don't miss out on the webhot special, closing date is Friday 3 May 2013. The webhot special offers delegates a saving of $400 under the full registration type. Refer to the website www.apac13.org.au/register for more information and inclusions. With an expected attendance of over 1500 delegates we encourage you to secure your spot as early as possible. | |
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This monthly newsletter will profile different keynote and invited speakers confirmed to present at the conference. Stephen Shore
Diagnosed with "Atypical Development and strong autistic tendencies" and "too sick" for outpatient treatment Dr. Shore was recommended for institutionalisation. Nonverbal until four, and with much support from his parents, teachers, wife, and others, Stephen is now a professor at Adelphi University where his research focuses on matching best practice to the needs of people with autism. In addition to working with children and talking about life on the autism spectrum, Stephen presents and consults internationally on adult issues pertinent to education, relationships, employment, advocacy, and disclosure as discussed in his books Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Ask and Tell: Self-advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, the critically acclaimed Understanding Autism for Dummies, and the newly released DVD Living along the Autism Spectrum: What it means to have Autism or Asperger Syndrome. President emeritus of the Asperger's Association of New England and former board member of the Autism Society, Dr. Shore serves on the boards of the Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association, the Autism Services Association, and other autism related organisations. For more information please visit: http://www.autismasperger.net/ Pat Howlin
Patricia Howlin is Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. This is the first Chair in Clinical Child Psychology in the UK. She is a chartered clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Her principal research interests focus on autism and other developmental disorders. She has conducted evaluations of a variety of different intervention programmes, including comparative studies of home and school based treatments; control trials of communication training programmes, and longer term studies of the impact of early interventions. She has also been involved in research on the transition to adulthood by people with autism and individuals with Williams syndrome, developmental language disorders and Fragile X. Professor Howlin is Chair of the UK Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and the Chair of the Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes and joint editor of the journal Autism. | |
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Please visit www.apac13.org.au for further announcements or contact the Conference Organisers, details listed below. Please circulate the conference details through your networks, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! All Occasions Management
41 Anderson Street
Thebarton SA 5031
Phone: +61 8 8125 2200
Fax: +61 8 8125 2233
Email: apac13@aomevents.com
Website: www.alloccasionsgroup.com | |
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