REGISTRATION

Conference Opening and Welcome Addresses 

Prof Ian Gray, Conference Chair, Vice-Pres for Research Emeritus, MSU

Dr Geraldine Leader, National University of Ireland Galway, and Director of Research DOCTRID 

 Professor Lokesh Joshi   -  Vice President Research, National University of Ireland Galway

Provost June Pierce Youatt, Provost and Executive Vice President, Michigan State University

Ms Natalya Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Daughters of Charity Disability Support Service

Session I:       Ageing, Health and Well-being

Moderator:   Prof Mary McCarron, Trinity College Dublin

Speaker 1:    Prof Mary McCarron

Understanding the Determinants of Health and Well-being for People Ageing with an Intellectual Disability: Key insights from Longitudinal Studies.

Speaker 2:    Pamela Dunne CNS Dementia, Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

                      The power of digital technology in giving meaning to life for people living with dementia. 

Speaker 3:     Dr Niamh Mulryan Clinical Director, Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

                      The association of life events and mental ill health in older adults with intellectual disability
 

COFFEE

Session II:    Pre-School to School

Moderator:   Dr Geraldine Leader, National University of Ireland, Galway

 Speaker 1:    Dr Sharon Milberger, Director of the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute

                       Promoting Health and Wellness in Children with Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities  

 Speaker 2:    Dr Arlene Mannion, National University of Ireland Galway and Dr Bernie Kirkpatrick, National University of Ireland Galway 

                      The use of Assistive Technology in the Treatment of Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

 Speaker 3:    Ms Vivienne Finn Co-ordinator School Age Disability Team, Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

                       School Age Disability Services in Dublin North West - Achievements and Challenges

Fionnathan – Transition from School to What’s Next on a Pioneering Path 

Fionnathan Productions is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise
"We are a father and son team, planning to change the world."

Lunch

POSTER Session – Session I & II

                         WORKSHOPS Co-ordinator Ms Lynnae Ruttledge

- Workshop Session I – Moderator Prof Mary McCarron 

Dementia and Down syndrome: Awareness, Hope and Service Transformation

3 case study presentations from front line staff at the Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

- Workshop Session II – Moderator Dr Geraldine Leader 

Coffee and Reporting Back from Workshops  co-ordinator Ms Lynnae Ruttledge

Workshops reporting (Q&A)

Conference Dinner       Hotel Meyrick , Eyre Square, Galway
 

COFFEE & REGISTRATION

Opening:            Prof Michael Leahy  -  Michigan State University -

                                       The Hegarty Fellowships

                            Dr Nigel Newbutt - University of West England

                 Review and reflections of the ASSISTID Fellowship Programme

Session III:  School to 3rd Level and/or Employment

Moderator:      Dr Connie Sung, Associate Prof, Michigan State University
Speaker 1:       Dr Connie Sung

Supporting a Positive Transition into Adulthood for Youth with Developmental Disabilities through Multi-Agency Collaboration

Speaker 2:      Dr Helen Connaughton, Senior Educational Psychologist Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

An exploration of the experiences of one student with a significant Intellectual Disability who participated in a Personalised Transition Project based on Social Role Valorisation Theory 

Speaker 3:     Ms Lesley Hynes –  Service Manager Training Enterprise & Employment, Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

The lived experience of New Directions

Coffee

Session IV:  Pre-natal – First 1000 days

Moderator: Dr. Nigel Paneth, Paediatrician, Michigan State University

Speaker 1:  Dr Geraldine Leader – National University of Ireland, Galway

                   Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Speaker 2:  Dr. Nigel Paneth, Paediatrician, Michigan State University

                   Opportunities for the prevention of developmental disabilities.

Speaker 3:  Dr Orla Flanagan, Paediatrician, Brothers of Charity & National University of Ireland Galway  

                   Early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Paediatrician's role in the diagnostic process.

       Inclusive Research Network

          Doctors and Us Study

Lunch

POSTER Session – Sessions III & IV

WORKSHOPS Co-ordinator Ms Lynnae Ruttledge

Workshop Session III – Moderator Dr Connie Sung,                              

Cathy Sweeney, Manager Phoenix View, DoC  -
Supporting a school leaver with ASD using Social Role Valorization

Workshop Session IV – Moderator Dr Nigel Paneth 

Coffee

Workshops Reporting and Q&A   co-ordinator Ms Lynnae Ruttledge

Conference Close. Prof Ian Gray & Dr. Geraldine Leader