‘The profile of abilities in Autistic girls – Prof. Tony Attwood’ is a 3-hour presentation is to understand and celebrate autistic girls. Delegates will increase their awareness and knowledge of autism as it is experienced by girls, and Tony will shares tip and strategies he has used in clinical practice.
The presentation describes the strengths and abilities commonly experienced by autistic girls, as well as key challenges, including self-understanding, developing an authentic self, navigating school, executive function, developing relationships whilst staying true to oneself, self-advocacy. Tony will also discuss co-morbidity with issues of mental health including; ADHD, anxiety, depression, autistic burnout and eating disorders.
- Learn about the characteristics of camouflaging in autism
- Discover the most effective and easy management techniques to make life less stressful
- How to face key challenges commonly experienced by autistic girls
- The impact of co-morbidity with issues of mental health
- Inspiring strategies that make a real difference to peoples lives
About the speaker
Tony is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in Autism Spectrum Disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975. He has his own private practice, is a director of Attwood & Garnet Events, and is also adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland. His book Asperger’s Syndrome – A Guide for Parents and Professionals has sold over 750,000 copies and has been translated into 27 languages. His subsequent book, The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome, published in October 2006 has sold over 400,000 copies and has been translated into 18 languages, and is one of the primary textbooks on Asperger’s syndrome, otherwise known as Autism Spectrum Disorder – Level 1. He has several subsequent books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Future Horizons Inc. and Guilford Press on anxiety and depression, relationships and sexuality, employment and general advice for autistic children and adults.
Tony has been invited to be a keynote speaker at many Australasian and International Conferences. He presents workshops and webinars and runs training courses on ASD for parents, professionals and autistic individuals all over the world and is a prolific author of scientific papers and books on the subject. He has presented numerous live webinars with his colleague, Dr Michelle Garnett, which have been recorded and can be accessed via their presentation website
He has worked with many thousands of autistic individuals of all ages with many expressions of autism.