Program

10-11 March 2016: Behavioural, psychological and psychiatric aspects of neurology, including autism and learning difficulties

Scientific organizer
Dr. Peter Baxter, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield UK

Faculty

  • Dr. Femke Aarsen, Erasmus University Hospital/ Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Dr. Peter Baxter, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield UK.
  • Dr. Coriene Catsman-Berrevoets, Erasmus University Hospital/ Sophia Children’s Hospital, the Netherlands
  • Prof. Peik Gustafsson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  • Prof. Philippe Paquier, Hopital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
  • Dr. Lucy Raymond, University of Cambridge,   Cambridge, UK
  • Prof. Sameer Zuberi, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow UK

Program

10 MARCH, 2016
1: The child with developmental impairment or learning difficulties
Leader: Femke Aarsen
08.30-09.00 Introduction: normal development from a neurologist’s perspective Peter Baxter
09.00-10.00 Assessment and diagnosis of developmental abilities and disabilities (including use and limitations of currently available psychometric tools; screening vs assessment etc) Femke Aarsen
10.00-10.15 Break
10.15–11.45 Medical differential diagnosis (including clinical assessment, dysmorphology, behavioural phenotypes, and red flags); leading to choice of appropriate investigations, including imaging medically treatable causes Coriene Catsman-Berrevoets, Sameer Zuberi, Lucy Raymond
11.45–12.15 The effects of acquired brain injury on cognition and behaviour Femke Aarsen
12.15–12.30 Using the ICF approach to help decide intervention, including motor abilities, communication, cognition, social skills, emotional regulation/behaviour, and self-care skills/adaptive functioning Peter Baxter
12.30-13.15 Lunch Break
13.15–14.15 Behavioural, psychological and psychiatric aspects of neurology, including learning difficulties and autism: the role of geneticists and genetic investigations; possibilities and limitations Lucy Raymond
2: The child with developmental disorders of language
Leader: Philippe Paquier
14.15–15.45 Identify and assess specific developmental language impairment:
  • normal slow and deviant development;
  • disorders of syntax;
  • semantic and pragmatic language disorders;
  • effects of hearing disorders
15.45-16.00 Break
3: Autism spectrum disorders
Leader: Peik Gustafsson
16.00–17.30 Assessment and diagnosis;
autistic regression
medically recognised associations including comorbid condition,
investigations;
Evening programme (to be confirmed)
11 MARCH, 2016
4: The child with acquired disorders of language
Leader: Philippe Paquier
08.30–10.15 Acquired language and speech disorders eg post surgical, cerebellar disorders: cognition, autism, ADHD
10.15-10.30 Break
5a. Assessing the child with behaviour disorder
Leader: Peik Gustafsson
10.30–12.20 Assessment and classification
Causes
co-morbidities with organic disorders including basal ganglia disorders,
co-morbidities with other behaviour disorders
ADHD/ADD
12.30-13.30 Lunch Break
5b. Managing behaviour disorders in children
Leader: Peik Gustafsson
13.30–15.45 Pharmacological management of ADHD, autism, behaviour
disorders
non-pharmacologic management
non-evidence based approaches
10.45-16.00 Break
16.00–17.00 Quiz:
Leader: Coriene Catsman-Berrevoets