Date:     Thursday, 25th April 2024
Time:     7.00pm - 8.30pm
Venue:   Online via Zoom

Target Audience: This webinar is suitable for primary school teachers and SNAs, working in Autism classes. This webinar would be helpful for staff who are currently working in or planning to work in an autism class.

In this webinar you will learn about autistic communication from a Neurodiversity affirming perspective. You will learn how to implement practical activities and will be guided to easily accessed resources for your classroom. Amy will cover how to support your students’ specific communication needs, including students who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) systems. This webinar will also support you in evaluating your current communication environment or to plan to maximise the environment you will be teaching in next year. A unique insight into the lived experiences of families and autistic students will also feature in this webinar.

Bio of Presenter: Amy Collins

Amy is a graduate of the Masters in Speech and Language Therapy in the University of Limerick where she graduated in 2010, having completed her Degree in Early Childhood Studies in UCC. Amy has spent her career to date specialising in her passion in supporting Autistic and neurodiverse children, teenagers and adults. Amy has extensive and international experience as a specialist SLT in a range of disability and education teams in Ireland and New Zealand, where she worked for the Ministry of Education. Amy has also worked as Clinical Lead SLT in the NCSE and brings an understanding of both the clinical and educational aspects to supporting autistic students. Amy is passionate in educating and updating other professionals’ knowledge with new information and supporting families to advocate for their child’s needs.