Brussels - ULB - Saturday 16 November - ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia & Dysgraphia

Brussels - ULB - Saturday 16 November - ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia & Dysgraphia  

Annual  Awareness Conference - UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL IN NEURODIVERSE LEARNERS   

ADHD, ASC & LD Belgium is delighted to announce our Annual Awareness Conference on Saturday 16 November 2019.  

Our Conference is designed for Parents, Teachers and other Professionals who work with people who are Autistic or who have ADHD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia, - who are Neurodiverse. 

This Conference will be held at ULB Solbosch Campus, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, in Brussels.  Conference will begin at 08.45 and end at 17.30 

PROGRAMME - 

08.45 - Beverley Sinton, President:

"Welcome Address"

09:00 Bhu Venkatesan, M.O.Th, (Paediatric Occupational Therapist), iLs and Sensory Integrative Therapist):
" Early Intervention Strategies to Maximize Learning in Early Years and Primary School Children"
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Dr. Annemie Desoete, Professor of 'Learning Disabilities' at Ghent University:
"Dyscalculia & Dyslexia: What can we learn from an opportunity propensity perspective and what about Comorbidity with ADHD and DCD (also called Dyspraxia)? "
12:30 Lunch & Networking

13:30 Dr. Kate Carr-Fanning, Senior Lecturer & Course Director for Childhood & Youth Studies at Coventry University:
"Developing Resilience in Adolescents with Special Needs"
15:00 Refreshment Break
15:30 Dr. Prishnee Datta, Ph.D., Clinical and Developmental Psychologist/ Psychotherapist:
"Identifying & Managing ADHD and Related Conditions in Adults."

17:00 End of Conference

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Presenters Biographies -

BHU VENKATESAN, M.O.Th, (Paediatric Occupational Therapist) " Early Intervention Strategies to Maximize Learning in Early Years and Primary School Children"

Bhu Venkatesan has a private practice in Brussels (FLOWERPOTS - one of the first sensory clinics in Belgium) where she treats the 'whole' child, using a combination of Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration Therapy,  remedial teaching for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia,  uniquely developed and successfully implemented handwriting program,  kids yoga  and add-on programs like, iLs and Why Try.  She is a certified kids yoga teacher and vedic maths teacher.  Bhu also liaises with schools on different platforms to help children in their school settings.  Flowerpots has very recently started a school for special needs in English for the pre-primary age group, which is the first of its kind in Belgium.  

Bhu's presentation will be about Early Intervention Strategies (motor, sensory, cognitive-perceptual, social-emotional) to Maximize Learning in Early Years and Primary School Children.

Prof. Dr. ANNEMIE DESOETE, Full Professor at Ghent University and Artevelde University College (Ghent), "Dyscalculia & Dyslexia: What can we learn from an opportunity propensity perspective and what about Comorbidity with ADHD and DCD?" (DCD is also called Dyspraxia) 

Prof. Dr, Desoete has extensive experience in research in early characteristics of learning disabilities (dyscalculia, dyslexia). In addition she is conducting research on comorbidity (with DCD/Dyspraxia, ASD/autism),  opportunities and propensities,  number sense / numeracity,  motivation,  metacognition / executive functions,  comprehensive reading and spelling,  time related problems and fractions,  serious games and  M - decree.  She was promoter or copromotor of 14 successfully defended PhD studies.  Dr Desoete has published a wide variety of international journals and international books.  She is involved in a number of other journals (Educational Research review, Metacognition and Learning and Journal of Psychoeducational).  She is currently involved in the project of Ghent city ‘inclusion in 4D’ to improve the comprehension and potential of persons with dyscalculia and dyslexia. 

Dr Desoete's presentation at Conference will be about the connections between Dyscalculia, ADHD and DCD (also called Dyspraxia) using her research in this area which is the opportunity propensity perspective model.  https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-Opportunity-Propensity-Model-Adapted-from-Byrnes-and-Miller-2007-p-602_fig1_324675299

Dr. KATE CARR-FANNING is Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological, Social, and Behavioural Sciences at Coventry University. "Developing Resilience in Adolescents with Special Needs"   

Dr. Carr-Fanning is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood, Youth and Education Studies in Coventry University (UK). Kate’s background is as a psychologist specialising in Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education, especially for students with ADHD.  She completed her PhD in Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), focusing on the inclusion of students with ADHD in mainstream schools.   Kate’s research interests are education for students with ADHD,  psychosocial interventions for ADHD,  psychoeducation,  mental health promotion,  and participatory research and practice (especially children‘s voices).  At present, Kate is working on the Helping Hands project focused on early intervention and inclusion in schools in Eastern Europe.  Kate has over ten years experience working with SEN charities across Europe. Kate sits on the Board of ADHD Ireland (HADD) and is on the Professional Advisory Boards of ADHD Europe and ADDISS (UK).  

Kate's presentation will be about building resilience and preparing for transitions (e.g., before going into secondary school and before starting university, college or an apprenticeship).    

Dr. PRISHNEE DATTA (Ph.D.) is a practicing Clinical and Developmental Psychologist / Psychotherapist in Private Practice. "Identifying & Managing ADHD and Related Conditions in Adults."  

Dr. Datta practices solution focused Cognitive Behaviour and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy with Mindfulness.  She finished her doctorate from the Catholic University of Leuven in 2003 - after which she worked from 2005 until 2013 at the British School of Brussels as the Educational Psychologist and then the School Counselor for Primary, Middle and Secondary students, parents and staff.  She pioneered the Peer Support program for the Secondary School to combat Bullying.  Dr Datta works equally well with children and adults.  Her research interests concern cross-cultural adult child/parent relationships, attachment, parent caregiving, development in adulthood, and old age.  She has published articles on depression, cross-cultural attachment and parent caregiving.  

Dr Datta's presentation will be about ADHD and co-morbidities in adults. http://www.counsellorforyou.com/  

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REGISTRATIONS for Conference - https://buff.ly/2AL96tk

Early Bird Fee: valid until 27th October 2019 · € 50 MEMBERS, € 80 NON-MEMBERS

Full-Time Student / Unwaged Person · € 15 MEMBERS, € 25 NON-MEMBERS

Regular Registration Fee: from 28th of October 2019 · € 70 MEMBERS, € 100 NON-MEMBERS

Full-Time Student / Unwaged Person · € 20 MEMBERS, € 35 NON-MEMBERS 

Registration on the Day: 16 November 2019 · € 120 Payment at the door

Become a member of ADHD, ASC & LD Belgium until summer 2020 - https://buff.ly/2MiRkCT  

Venue - ULB Solbosch Campus, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels. 

Date - Saturday 16 November

Time - Conference will begin at 08.45 and end at 17.30

Please contact us at info@adhd-edu.be for more information about us, the conference, and/or pricing fees for group registrations.

Booking is now open for our Annual Conference and there is further information on the attached brochure

If your school was a Member last year, we will be contacting you about Renewing your Membership.  If you are a Teacher and your School would like to become a Member we invite you to contact us.

We are currently arranging other Workshops and Support Meetings for the autumn and will send further details soon. 

Leuven -  SATURDAY 12 Oct -  Parents and Teachers Meeting  (10:00 - 13:00) 

Parents & Teachers Neurodiversity Discussion Group to talk about autism, ADHD, dyscalculia, dyslexia, dyspraxia & dysgraphia

Parents and Teachers in Leuven are invited to meet together and discuss any problems their children and teens are having in schools etc 

and any solutions they have found which may help other teachers and parents. Neurodiverse Adults are also welcome to join in the conversation....  

·If you have a particular question - or if you are interested, but you can't join us on October 12th, you can let us know by emailing info@adhd-edu.be

The Parents and Teachers group also have dates booked for Saturday 26 October, Saturday 23 November and Saturday 14 December

Time on 12 Oct - 10:00 - 13:00   

Venue (Sat 12 Oct & Tue 15 Oct) - International House Leuven, http://www.internationalhouseleuven.be/  (very close to Leuven railway & bus stations)   

Leuven -  TUESDAY 15 Oct -  Adult Group Meeting  (18:30 - 20:30)

We have our regular meeting in Leuven for Adults to talk about Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia or dyspraxia. 

Come & meet other Neurodiverse adults and talk together about your situation. What is going well in your life and what tips can you offer to others ? What isn't going so well ? What questions do you have ?  

The Adults group also have dates booked for  Wednesday 30 October,  Tuesday 19 November,  Wednesday 4 December  and Tuesday 17 December

·If you can't come on 15th October, but you would be interested in future meetings, please let us know (info@adhd-edu.be)

Time on 15 Oct - 18:30 - 20:30   

Venue (Sat 12 Oct & Tue 15 Oct) - International House Leuven, http://www.internationalhouseleuven.be/  (very close to Leuven railway & bus stations) 

We would love to run more Support Groups in Brussels.   

If you know of any inexpensive / free rooms which we could use, please don't hesitate to email us 

Are you following us on Social Media ?

* Facebook - ADHD-AS-Dyslexia Family Resources Belgium #discussiongroup - https://www.facebook.com/groups/addysasc/

* Facebook - ADHD, ASC & LD Belgium Page - https://www.facebook.com/adhdbelgium/ 

* LinkedIn - ADHD,ASC & LD Belgium Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/2905532



We are also on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ADDYSASC 



and we run Neurodiverse Brains in the Workplace - 

- Facebook #Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1581193268665674/

- Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/neurodiverse-brains-in-the-workplace/

The idea behind Neurodiverse Brains is to launch a #discussion with a focus on the strengths and talents available to ADHDers, autistic, dysgraphic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, dyscalculic, and gifted people etc. as employees, employers or as entrepreneurs 



Don't forget our Upcoming Events -  

Brussels - Saturday 19 October -  DYSGRAPHIA WORKSHOP (14:00 - 15:30),   

Brussels - Saturday 19 October -  Meeting for Parents & Teachers : Discussion about  ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia (16:00 - 18:00)  

Brussels - Saturday 16 November - ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia & Dysgraphia  

Annual  Awareness Conference - UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL IN NEURODIVERSE LEARNERS  

Leuven -  Saturday 12 Oct -  Parents and Teachers Meeting  (10:00 - 13:00)   

Leuven -  Tuesday 15 Oct -  Adult Group Meeting  (18:30 - 20:30)