Improving services for adults with adults with autism: a
national conference
Agenda, transcripts and audio downloads
Most of the sessions of the conference are available as mp3
downloads or as Word transcripts - see the links in the
agenda below. Where the speaker was accompanied by a presentation,
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Session One
The Challenge: Understanding And Meeting The Needs Of People With
Autism And Their Carers
09:45:
Introduction and welcome by conference chair (mp3 - 11.5
MB)
Geoffrey Maddrell, Chairman, Research Autism
(Geoffrey
Maddrell transcript, Word document - 24 KB)
09.50: Opening
remarks (mp3 8.63 MB)
Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General,
National Audit Office (Amyas Morse
transcript, Word document - 27KB)
10:05:
Keynote address: Cross-government plans for supporting adults with
autism 2010 and beyond (mp3 - 10.2 MB)
Patience Wilson Deputy Director for
Independent Living, Department of Health (Patience
Wilson transcript, Word document - 30KB)
10:25:
Current picture of autism in the UK (mp3 - 20.1
MB)
Mark Lever's
presentation (pdf - 701 KB)
Mark Lever, Chief Executive, National Autistic
Society (Mark Lever
transcript, Word document - 45KB)
10:45:
The Committee of Public Accounts’ report and recommendations to
Government (mp3 -22.1 MB)
Angela Browning MP for Tiverton & Honiton
and Member, Committee of Public Accounts (Angela
Browning transcript, Word document - 41KB)
11:05:
Questions and discussion (mp3 - 17.3 MB)
(Questions and
disccussion 1 transcript, Word document - 82KB)
11:20:
Break
Session Two
The NAO Report: Supporting People With Autism Through
Adulthood
11:45:
Welcome back by conference chair (mp3 - 5.88 MB)
Geoffrey Maddrell, Chairman, Research
Autism
11:50:
Awareness of autism amongst employers and employees: supporting
adults with autism through the employment process (mp3 - 23.7
MB)
Caroline Waters, Director, People & Policy
for BT Group (Caroline
Waters transcript, Word document - 34KB)
Sarah Hewitt, Manager, BT (Sarah Hewitt
transcipt, Word document - 40KB)
12:05:
Questions and Discussion (mp3 - 2.43 MB)
12.15:
Living with Autism (mp3 -19.3 MB)
Chris
Mitchell's presentation (pdf - 3.8 MB)
Chris Mitchell, adult with autism and Member
of the Autism External Reference Group (Chris
Mitchell transcript, Word document - 49KB)
12.30:
Key findings from NAO value for money work on autism (mp3 - 23.9
MB)
Mark Davies' and
Alex Scharaschkin's presentation (pdf - 46.0 MB)
Mark Davies, Director of Health Value for
Money Audit, National Audit Office (Mark Davies
transcript, Word document - 39KB)
Alex Scharaschkin, Manager, Health Value for
Money Audit, National Audit Office (Alex
Scharaschkin transcript, Word document - 35KB)
12:55: Questions and
discussion
(Questions and
discussion 2 transcript, Word document - 21KB)
13:00:
Lunch
Session Three
Streams - 14:00-14:45
Stream A: Getting services right: the
carer’s
perspective
Cath Baker, Policy & Development Officer
(Learning Disabilities), The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Stream B: Managed Care Pathways:
working across services
Christine Austin, Team Manager, Liverpool
Asperger Team
Stream
C: Built environment and autism (mp3 - 42.7 MB)
Sue Osborn's
presentation (pdf - 489 KB)
Sue Osborn, Chief Executive, The Kingwood
Trust (Sue Osborn
transcript, Word document - 112KB)
Stream
D: Transition planning: accessing good information about options
and choices (mp3 - 44.6MB)
Diana
Sellwood's presentation (pdf - 157 KB)
Simon Veasey, Service Delivery Manager
(Learning Disability Local Commissioning), Warwickshire Adult
Health & Community Services (Simon Veasey
transcript, Word document - 70KB)
Diana Sellwood, Service Development Manager
(Disability Service - Children, Young People and Families),
Warwickshire County Council
Stream E:
Supporting adults with autism into employment (mp3 - 40.4
MB)
Christina Earl, Team Manager, EmployAbility,
Surrey County Council (Christina
Earl transcript, Word document - 98KB)
Katy Simmons, adult with autism
14:45:
Break
Session Four
Responding To The Challenge: Improving Services
15:10: Welcome back
by conference chair
Geoffrey Maddrell, Chairman, Research
Autism
15:15: Transition
from childhood to adult services: key strategies and service
planning (mp3 - 13.9 MB)
Hardip
Begol's presentation (pdf - 583 KB)
Hardip Begol, Deputy Director, Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities, Department for Children,
Schools and Families (Hardip Begol
transcript, Word document - 33KB)
15:35: Developing
and tailoring local services for adults with autism (mp3 - 21.6
MB)
Paul
Johnson's presentation (pdf - 724 KB)
Paul Johnson, Service Manager, Nottinghamshire
Adult Social Care and Health Department (Paul Johnson
transcript, Word document - 85KB)
15.55:
Panel discussion: Reconfiguring and improving services to meet the
individual needs of local people with autism, their parents and
carers (mp3 -24.5 MB)
Panel
discussion transcript (Word document - 74KB)
Panellists include:
- Christina Earl, Team Manager, Employability,
Surrey County Council
- Christine Austin, Team Manager, Liverpool
Asperger Team
- Paul Johnson, Service Manager,
Nottinghamshire Adult Social Care and Health Department
- Hardip Begol, Deputy Director, Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities, Department for Children,
Schools and Families
16:25: Final comments
and close of conference
Geoffrey Maddrell, Chairman, Research Autism
(Geoffrey
Maddrell closing comments transcript, Word document - 24KB)
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