Description
See trailer below for more information on content for the day. (Please note that the topics for the live webcast and the online pre-recorded course are the same.)
About the speakers

Prof Tony Attwood PhD With a career spanning five decades, Professor Tony Attwood is considered to be one of the world’s foremost experts on Autism Spectrum Disorder. He currently works in his own private practice and is also an adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. His book Asperger’s Syndrome – A Guide for Parents and Professionals has sold over 500,000 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 300,000 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. Tony has been a sole and joint author for a further 14 subsequent books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Future Horizons Inc. and Guilford Press. He has also contributed to 38 research papers and 22 book chapters.

Dr Michelle Garnett PhD Dr Michelle Garnett is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in autism for three decades. Her peer-reviewed research has informed understanding of early detection, the female profile and the importance of good mental health for autistic individuals. She has co-authored seven highly regarded books on autism, six with Prof Tony Attwood. Her most recent book, Autism Working: A Seven-Stage Plan to Thriving at Work lays out a practical plan for autistic adolescents and adults to thrive at work, including how to onboard an autistic employee. Her 2019 book with Barb Cook is a seminal work on the female presentation, Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism. She co-wrote Having Fun with Feelings on the Autism Spectrum and Ten Steps to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety on the Autism Spectrum to provide guidance to parents of young autistic children. She runs a private practice in Brisbane, Australia, and regularly provides training in autism nationally and internationally.
Learning Objectives
To learn how autism can be expressed in girls and women, how they may adapt to autism and strategies to enhance specific abilities.
Module 1
The profile of abilities of autistic girls and women
Imitation and camouflaging
Interests
Pathways to a diagnostic assessment
Module 2
Question time
A new screening tool for girls and women
Self-identity
Low self-esteem
Strategies to enhance and express the sense of self
Empathic attunement
Alexithymia
Energy accounting
Module 3
Question time
Anxiety
Polyvagal theory and autism
Friendships and relationships
Psychological reactions to being different
Issues experienced by teenage girls
Resources
A diagnosis of autism in the adult years
Module 4
Question time
Interpersonal relationships
Being autistic and a mother
The adult female personal expression of autism
Employment
What will I be able to do as a result of attending this webcast?
Understand the adaptations to autism by girls and women, their daily challenges in making and keeping friends, learning, sensory sensitivity, emotion expression and regulation and sense of self as well as achieving and maintaining employment and being a mother.
Who will benefit?
Parents and family members
Autistic girls and women
Teachers, therapists, psychologists, paediatricians and psychiatrists
What You Will Receive
Access to the recording for 60 days following the live event
A Live Chat Room for Q&A with Tony & Michelle throughout the day
Downloadable Handouts to complement the course
Certificate of Attendance
5.5 hours of Continuing Professional Development or Teacher Accreditation hours. (For NSW Teachers: the course may be recorded as an elective PD with NESA)
This live course counts for 5.5 hours of Continuing Professional Development or Teacher Accreditation hours. (For NSW Teachers: the course may be recorded as an elective PD with NESA.
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Discounts/Cancellation/Refund Policy Australia
Please Note: The quickest and easiest way to book is online.
Discount: If you are a full time student requiring a discount please enquire about our student rate and send in a photocopy of your student ID card or if you are facing hardship please email events@attwoodandgarnettevents.com to apply for a discount.
For Cancellations: Up to 7 days notice payment will be refunded, minus a $50 administrative fee. At less than 7 days notice there will be no refund, but a credit note with Attwood and Garnett Events for future events, minus $50, will be issued. Attendance is fully transferable.