Autism Awareness Week
September 2005

Mirus's autism team pulled off a fantastic week of events in September 2005 under the banner Autism Awareness Week.

The programme which attracted key speakers including Hugh Morgan from Autism Cymru and Professor Dave Allen from Bro Morgannwg Health Trust proved so popular that it sold out well in advance.

For our Head of Autism, Helen Kerrell, who is based in Cardiff’s Fairoak office, the event – which was the first of its kind - was worth the weeks of planning.

She said: “Mirus’s autism service has come a long way in a short space of time. More than 25% of our service users fall within the autistic spectrum disorder.

“The aim of the week was to showcase the work of our service to help people understand what we do and how we can all work together.”

The four day event staged a series of seminars:

• An introduction to autism
• Reducing challenging behaviour
• Developing visual schedules
• An introduction to the theory of autism
• Effective Communication
• Introduction to sensory problems

There was also an exhibition during the week which involved the National Autism Association, British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Autism Cymru and Jessica Kingsley Publications.

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