ASPECT AUTISM IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2014
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
THURSDAY 31 JULY 2014
8.00am
Registration Opens
8.30am
Chair Briefing Session (for Session Chairs only)
Room: 6A
9.00am
Welcome and Conference Opening – Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO Governor
of New South Wales, John Doyle AM (Aspect Patron), Adrian Ford CEO, Autism Spectrum Australia, (Aspect),
Jenny Young, Chair of the Aspect Board, Welcome to Country by Aunty Fay
Room: Auditorium
9.20am
Ms Judy Brewer, Autism CRC, Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders, VIC
Why research matters to families
Chair: John Doyle
9.40am
Asha Tulloch-Hoskins, student with ASD and author
Introduced by Trevor Clark
10.00am Dr Barry Coughlan, University of Limerick, Ireland
Meeting the mental health needs of young people with complex need and autism spectrum disorder: Understanding the
complexities involved
Chair: John Doyle
10.45am MORNING TEA – Parent Networking Session (Room 7C)
People with ASD Networking Opportunity (Room 5B)
11.15am SE01: SCHOOL AND FAMILY
COLLABORATION
11.15am SE02: MENTAL HEALTH &
WELLBEING
SE03: TEACHING AND LEARNING
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Debra Costley
Room: 6A
Chair: Barry Coughlan
11.15am Dr Lisa Ruble,
University of Kentucky, USA
WORKSHOP
COMPASS: An evidence based
intervention for improving child
educational outcomes
11.15am Kate Sofronoff,
University of Queensland, QLD
Managing emotional and
behavioural problems in children
with autism spectrum disorders:
programs with school trials
Brian Smyth King,
Department of Education and
Communities, NSW
“The Education Reform Agenda”:
Delivering person centred
approaches locally
11.45am Kerrie Nelson, Giant Steps, NSW
Students, ASD, mental health and
schooling – one way forward – the
Rob Llewellyn Jones Clinical Centre
Jacqui Roberts,
Griffith University, QLD
Making school work for students
with autism: Building school
capacity to improve outcomes
12:15pm Tom Tutton, Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect), NSW
Supporting school staff in situations
where there is challenging
behaviour
Erica Dixon,
Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development, VIC
Disability through the lens of diversity:
new thinking, new approaches
12.15pm Rozanna Lilley, NSW
School change and school autism
inclusion disorder
Room: 6B Theatre
Chair: Trevor Clark
12.45pm LUNCH AND POSTER VIEWING
1.30pm
1.30pm
SE04: TEACHING
AND LEARNING
SE05: TEACHING
AND LEARNING
SE06: ADOLESCENTS SE07: WORKSHOPS
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Lara Cheney
Room: 6A
Room: 6B Theatre
Chair: Elizabeth Gadek Chair: Tom Tutton
Room: 7AB
Chair: Pam Lea
Room: 7C
Chair: Erica Dixon
Amanda Webster,
Griffith University,
QLD
Implementing a whole
of school approach for
students with ASD: a
pilot study
Caroline Mills, Autism
Spectrum Australia
(Aspect), NSW
Classroom based
sensory processing
intervention for students
with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD): a pilot
study using single
system design
Christine Stylianakis,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Implementing a
multilevel literacy
program for a child
with autism
Nigel Duckett,
Liberator, SA,
Matt Kocher and
Ellen Winchester,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
“Minspeak: The
Language of LAMP”
Thomas Kuzma,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
An aspie odyssey: the
educational years
SE08: WORKSHOPS
ASPECT AUTISM IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2014
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
THURSDAY 31 JULY 2014 continued
Room: Auditorium
Room: 6A
Room: 6B Theatre
1.50pm
Verity Millard and
Rachael Bowen, Giant
Steps, NSW
Differentiating
teaching instruction to
support thinking and
learning for children
with autism in K-6
classrooms
Betty Ho, Macquarie
University Special
Education Centre, NSW
Cognitive-behavioural approaches for
children with autism
spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis and
literature review
Debra Costley, Autism
Spectrum Australia
(Aspect), NSW
We belong too: the
experiences, needs and
service requirements of
adolescents with autism
spectrum disorder
Room: 7AB
Room: 7C
2.10pm
Kellyanne Gianatti,
Adventure Preschool,
NSW
The Drake, the red
umbrella and other
stories of hope on the
spectrum (if you use
the word inclusion,
you’re not being
inclusive)
Scott Hardie,
Coaching Mind, Body
and Soul, VIC
Through my lens of
perception (a personal
journey)
Val Mckelvey,
Catholic Education
Office of Western
Australia, WA
Successful inclusion
in schools sports for
secondary students
with autism spectrum
disorder
Nola Norris,
University of
Wollongong, NSW
The cognitive profile
of gifted learners with
ASD: pedagogical
implications
Craig Smith,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Supporting goal
acquisition for students
with an autism
spectrum disorder
using iPad technology
2.30pm
Lydia Griffiths and
Caroline Mills,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Best practice teaching
for students with
autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and
moderate intellectual
disability (ID): a whole
class case study
Meghan Williams and
Jennifer Crawford,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Structured teaching in
practice – a case study
Matthew White,
Rosebank College,
NSW
Secondary school does
not have to be scary
3.00pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.30pm
SE09: ADOLESCENTS SE10: TRANSITION
SE11: ENGAGEMENT: SE12: WORKSHOPS
STUDENTS &
FAMILIES
SE13: WORKSHOPS
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Kate Sofronoff
Room: 6A
Chair: Debra Costley
Room: 6B Theatre
Chair:
Suzanne Carrington
Room: 7AB
Chair: Mark Carter
Room: 7C
Chair: Tom Tutton
3.30pm
Daniel Giles,
Speaking Insights,
VIC
Personal journey from
special education to
Honours degree
Iva Strnadova and
Therese M Cumming,
University of New
South Wales, NSW
Transitions of students
with intellectual
disabilities and autism
spectrum disorders:
Fostering school-home
partnerships
Kerrie Kimes,
Department of
Education and
Communities, NSW,
Kerry Parsons,
Department for
Education and Child
Development, SA,
Carmel Blake,
Department of
Education, NT
Innovative computer
based professional
learning -supporting
the inclusion of
students with an autism
spectrum disorder
Jay Hobbs, Brisbane
Catholic Education,
QLD
Lego Robotics Clubs,
the social skills network
Sonja de Boer,
Woodbury Autism
Education and
Research, NSW
Successful inclusion
practices for students
with autism spectrum
disorders: facilitating
a student’s education
within the general
education classroom
3.50pm
Caitlin Harrington,
The University of
Queensland, QLD
The mainstream
schooling experiences
of adolescents with
autism spectrum
disorder in Queensland
Julie Lawson,
Horizon Christian
School, SA
Working together;
staff, family and a
speech pathologist:
our ongoing journey
with a highly complex
young man
Julie McMillan and
Lisa Papatraianou,
Flinders University,
SA
Supporting students in
key indicators of autism
spectrum disorder:
variations between
educators’ and parents’
perceptions
ASPECT AUTISM IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2014
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
THURSDAY 31 JULY 2014 continued
Room: Auditorium
Room: 6A
Room: 6B Theatre
Room: 7AB
Room: 7C
4.10pm
Jill Ashburner,
Autism Queensland,
QLD
Bullying experiences
of students with
autism spectrum
disorder: comparing
the perceptions of
adolescents and their
parents
Joanne Merrick,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect)
and Catholic Schools
Office Diocese of
Broken Bay, NSW
Transition from
preschool to mainstream kindergarten
– an overview of best
practice in practice
Maureen O’Donnell
and Lee Casuscelli,
Positive Partnerships,
NSW
“Collaborating with
diverse communities
to make a difference:
How we are working
with the ATSI and
CALD communities
to support students
with autism spectrum
disorder”
Tonya Agostini,
University of Western
Sydney and the
MARCS Institute,
NSW
Improving social
communication in
children with high
functioning autism
spectrum disorder
Paul Kelly,
Positive Partnerships,
NSW
How to make
adjustments and
accommodations to
increase students
with autism spectrum
disorder engagement
and participation in the
classroom
4.30pm
Jeanette Purkis,
ACT
The wonderful world
of work! Promoting a
successful transition to
employment for young
people on the autism
spectrum
Berinda Karp,
TAFE NSW, NSW
Making it Work!
Transition program to
TAFE
Roselyn Dixon,
University of
Wollongong, NSW
How does professional
learning impact on
acceptance, implementation and sustainability of the use of the
iPad for teachers of
students with autism
spectrum disorders?
5.00pm
WELCOME DRINKS – Opening of student art exhibition, Everyone Can Dance performance
Room: Exhibition Hall
FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2014
8.00am
Registration Opens
8.00am
Chair Briefing Session (for Session Chairs only)
Room: 6A
8:30am
SE14: EDUCATION
ACROSS AUSTRALIA
SE15: INCLUSION
SE16:
COMMUNICATION
SE17: WORKSHOPS
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Mark Schlosser
Room: 6A
Chair: Kerry Bissaker
Room: 6B Theatre
Chair: Bronwyn Sutton
Room: 7AB
Room: 7C
Chair: Elizabeth Gadek Chair: Lara Cheney
8:30am
Wendy Lawson,
University of
Birmingham, UK
Autism spectrum
conditions: The
pathophysiological
basis for inattention,
the diagnostic and
statistical manual
of mental disorders
(DSM-V) and
broadening attention
for ASC individuals at
school
Mathew Townsend,
NSW
Life as an aspie
Ying Sng,
Macquarie University,
NSW
Teaching a student
with autism on-topic
conversational
responses with an
iPad: a pilot study
Kristen Ody,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Working as a teachers
aide in an autism
setting
8:50am
Rozanna Lilley, NSW
Rumour has it: The
impact of maternal
talk on primary school
choice for children
diagnosed with autism
Chantée Nixon,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Collaborating to
improve better
outcomes for students
with ASD through a
positive behaviour
support emotional
regulation group
program
Siang Lee Yeo,
Macquarie University
NSW and Universiti
Malaya, Malaysia
From ‘the nudist
colony’ to ‘what
colour can apples
be’ – Conversations of
children with ASD
SE18: WORKSHOPS
Jane Cotter,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Skills building
workshop for
classroom teachers
(Primary, 3-6
focus): ‘Welcome to
4/5ASD – a practical
focus on strategies
to meet the needs
of students with
high-functioning
autism in primary
classrooms’
ASPECT AUTISM IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2014
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2014 continued
Room: Auditorium
Room: 6A
Room: 6B Theatre
Room: 7AB
Room: 7C
9:10am
Stacey Rabba,
AMAZE, (Autism
Victoria), VIC
Supporting parents
with autism spectrum
disorder
Pamela Ambler,
University of
Newcastle, NSW
Anxiety and aggression
in adolescents with
autism spectrum
disorders attending
mainstream schools
Matthew Kocher and
Ellen Winchester,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Developing and
implementing a
whole class approach
to teaching
communication using
language acquisition
through motor
planning therapy
approach
Maureen O’Donnell
and Michelle Hambly,
Positive Partnerships,
NSW
Working with CALD
communities. Cultural
views of disability and
the implications for
working with families
and schools to support
students with ASD
Sue Low,
Positive Partnerships,
NSW
Schools working
together to improve
educational outcomes
for student with autism
spectrum disorder
9:30am
Meredith Ward,
Autism Family
Support Association,
VIC
Parents as policy
advisers – policy
development and
translation at delivery
Bronwyn Hannaford,
Catherine Davies and
Vanessa Alexander,
Department of
Education and
Children’s Services, SA
A framework for
supporting students
with autism spectrum
disorder
Roselyn Dixon,
University of
Wollongong, NSW
The need for
collaborative
relationships between
teachers and parents
to sustain the use of
digital technologies for
students with autism
spectrum disorder
10:00am MORNING TEA
10:30am SE19: MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELLBEING
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Debra Costley
10:30am SE20: TEACHING AND LEARNING SE21: TEACHING AND LEARNING
Room: 6A
Chair: Jacqui Roberts
Room: 6B Theatre
Chair: Lisa Ruble
10:30am Dr Barry Coughlan,
University of Limerick, Ireland
WORKSHOP
Evidence based practice in action:
Recent initiatives to promote
emotional wellbeing in young
people with complex need and
autism spectrum disorder
10:30am Kerry Bissaker,
Flinders University, SA
High quality ASD professional
learning: what we know, what we do
and what’s still missing
Suzanne Carrington,
Queensland University of
Technology, QLD
The CRC for living with autism
spectrum disorders: program 2
enhancing learning and teaching
11:00am Anita Bundy, The University
of Sydney, NSW and Suzanne
Donnelly, Aspect and Positive
Partnerships, NSW
How to get the most from working
with an Occupational Therapist
Trevor Clark, Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect), NSW,
supported by Daniel Giles,
a young man with ASD
EDUCATING for the FUTURE:
strategies for the development of
savant and splinter skills, strengths
and interests of students with ASD
to improve school and post-school
opportunities and outcomes
11:20am David Dossetter, Children’s
Hospital at Westmead and
University of Sydney, NSW
Developmental mental health and
psychiatry: concepts, prevention,
promotion and tertiary intervention
11:30am Bronwyn Sutton, Speech
Pathologist, QLD
Social communication in the
classroom: a journey to inclusive
practices
Mark Carter, Macquarie University,
NSW
Approaches to supporting children
with ASD in inclusive school settings
ASPECT AUTISM IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2014
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
12:00pm LUNCH
FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2014 continued
12:45pm SE22: INDIVIDUAL
PERSPECTIVE
SE23: SOCIAL /
MENTAL HEALTH &
WELLBEING
SE24: DIVERSITY
SE25: WORKSHOPS
SE26: WORKSHOPS
Room: 6A
Chair: Kerrie Nelson
Room: 6B Theatre
Chair: Suzanne
Carrington
Room: 7AB
Chair: Lara Cheney
Room: 7C
Chair: Karen Jones
12:45pm Carol Barnes,
GLD Australia and
Griffith University,
QLD
Disability adjustments
for gifted students on
the spectrum: what
happens when the
school says ‘no’?
Andrea Garner,
University of
Wollongong, NSW
Considerations for
the explicit teaching
of a social and
sexual development
curriculum for students
with autism
Natalia Ranson,
Diverse Minds
Psychology Clinic,
NSW
Promoting peer
acceptance of females
with higher-functioning autism in a
mainstream education
setting: a replication
and extension of the
effects of an autism
anti-stigma program
Debra Costley,
Meghan Williams,
Vicki Stevens,
Lynie Canillas,
Ellen Winchester and
Craig Smith, Autism
Spectrum Australia
(Aspect), NSW
Aspect practice model
classes: sharing our
evidence-informed
innovation
Lee Casuscelli and
Patricia Glass,
Positive Partnerships,
NSW
Working with ATSI
communities to
support students
with autism spectrum
disorder (Practical
tools and resources
to develop increased
awareness and
understanding)
1:05pm
Leanne Jessop,
QLD
“Stories of schooling:
struggles and
successes”
Michelle Wong,
Children’s Hospital at
Westmead, NSW
Emotion-based social
skills training: 6 months
follow-up to a controlled
intervention study in
55 mainstream schools
for children with autism
spectrum disorder
Tori Haar,
ACT
Self-directed learning
in secondary school: a
personal account
1:25pm
Lauren Purcell,
The Denny
Foundation, NSW
From mainstream to
home education, and
the ‘good and bad’ in
between: a personal
journey
Matthew Bennett,
Flinders University,
SA
Why do they pick
on me? Practical
strategies which school
students on the autism
spectrum and their
parents can use to
detect, manage and
prevent school bullying
Elizabeth Gadek,
Autism Spectrum
Australia (Aspect),
NSW
Can educators increase
meaningful parent and
student engagement
in the Individual
Education Plan
process?
1:45pm
Randa Habelrih,
NSW
Autism/lip service/blah
blah blah…..
Renae Beaumont,
University of
Queensland, QLD and
Vicki Stevens, Autism
Spectrum Australia
(Aspect), NSW
Implementation and
evaluation of the
secret agent society
social skills program in
aspect satellite classes
Jessica Paynter,
AEIOU Foundation,
QLD
Fathers of young
children with an autism
spectrum disorder:
links to well-being and
burden
Margot Politis,
Shopfront Youth Arts
Cooperative, NSW
Accessibility Director
Margot Politis and
members of the
Bodylines Ensemble
present: Making Your
Mark: Facilitating the
artistic expression of
young people on the
autism spectrum
Amanda Webster,
Griffith University,
QLD
Parents taking charge:
giving parents a
framework to realise
a vision and engage
in effective decisionmaking and advocacy
for educational
programs for their
children with ASD
2:15pm
Refreshment break and move to Auditorium
2:30pm
Dance Fever – Aspect Vern Barnett School students
2:45pm
Dr Lisa Ruble, University of Kentucky, USA
Implementation science: The next leap forward in autism research
Chair: Trevor Clark
3:30pm
Conference Panel and wrap up – WHAT’S AHEAD? International perspectives on the future of autism education
Professor Jacqueline Roberts, Dr Lisa Ruble and Dr Barry Coughlan
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Trevor Clark
4:00pm
Close of Sessions
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Jacqui Borland