Focus on Autism International Scientific Conference 2018
Krakow/Poland
27 – 29 September 2018
Framework programme
| Thursday, 27th September 2018 | Friday 28th September 2018 | Sunday 29th September 2018 | |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Opening ceremony | Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Słopień, M.D. Medical University in PoznańAbout indications for pharmacotherapy in ASD |
Prof. Jacek Błeszyński, Ph.D. Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńA change in the approach to the problem of autism spectrum disorder towards the humanistic-personalistic perspective of understanding the person |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | WAO, AE, | Prof. Vladimir Trajkovski, M.D. University “Ss Cyril and Methodius” in SkopjeHealth issues and health care in autism spectrum disorders |
Assoc. Prof. Magda Mostafa, Ph.D. The American University in CairoThe Architecture of Autism: Designing with the ASPECTSS Index |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Prof. Paul Shattock, Ph.D., OBE University of SunderlandTBA |
Assoc. Prof. Geoff Bird, Ph.D.University of Oxford The contribution of alexithymia to the symptoms of autism | Prof. Francesc Cuxart, Ph.D. Autonomous University of BarcelonaAdults with ASD, intellectual impairment and behavior problems: clinical and intervention issues |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Prof. Rita Jordan Bsc., QTS., Msc., MA., Ph.D. C. Psychology, OBE University of BirminghamUnderstanding autism as the basis for effective education, treatment and support |
Prof. Michael Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Trinity College DublinAutism and Comorbidities |
Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz, M.D. National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of HygieneAutism in the perspective of the National Consultant on Epidemiology |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee break | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| Thursday, 27th September 2018
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Friday 28th September 2018 | Sunday 29th September 2018 | |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Prof. Tadeusz Gałkowski, Ph.D.
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Prof. Joanna Kruk-Lasocka, Ph.D. Dorota Prędkiewicz, M.A. University of Lower Silesia (ULS)”Broken Mirror” and what next? How to support infants at risk of autism? ” |
Assoc. Prof. Gyori, Miklos, Ph.D., habil. ELTE University, BudapestResearching the quality of life of people with ASD and their families – insights from a large-sample mixed-mode study |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Zuzsanna Szilvasy, MSc
President at Autism-Europe aisbl TBA |
Michał Wroniszewski, MMSC Synapsis Foundation, WarsawConsequenses of much earlier diagnosis of autistic disorder |
Prof. Małgorzata Sekułowicz, Ph.D. Maria Grzegorzewska Pedagogical UniversityParents of children with autism towards the risk of burnout |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Assoc. Prof. Barbara Remberk, M.D. Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology Teacher, pediatrician, psychiatrist, caregiver – together or apart? | Paula Weerkamp-Bartholomeus, Ph.D. ReAttach Therapy International Foudation, Eindhoven, NetherlandsHow a different view on autism offers new perspective |
Assoc. Prof. Ernest Kuchar, M.D. Medical University of WarsawAutism and vaccination |
| 13.00 – 13.30 | Prof. David Brown, MEng, Ph.D. Nottingham Trent UniversityExamining Engagement and Achievement in Learners with Intellectual Disability and Autism using Robots |
Assoc.Prof. David Preece, Ph.D. University of NorthamptonDeveloping effective partnerships with parents of children with autism |
Anna Piwowarczyk, M.D. Medical University of Warsaw Elimination diets in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders – current state of knowledge |
| 13.30 – 14.30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| Thursday, 27th September 2018 | Friday 28th September 2018 | Sunday 29th September 2018 | |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Rynkiewicz, M.D., MAT, Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine, University of RzeszówGirls and women with autism and current standardised diagnostic instruments ADOS-2, ADI-R, SCQ |
Assoc. Prof.Olga Bogdashina, Ph.D. International Institute for AutismKSPU Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality |
Thematic sessions /poster session |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | TBA | Assoc. Prof. Maciej Pilecki, M.D. Collegium Medicum of Jagiellonian UniversityPervasive developmental disorder in the life span context |
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| 15.30 – 16.00 | Prof. Joanna Kruk-Lasocka, Ph.D.(1)
Assoc. Prof. Remigiusz Szczepanowski, Ph.D. (2)Krzysztof Arent, Ph.D. (3) Bożena Bartosik, Ph.D. (1), Tomasz Niemiec, M.A. (1) (1) University of Lower Silesia (ULS), (2) University of Zielona Góra (3) Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Social robot in diagnosing ASD symptoms in pre-school children |
Assoc. Prof. Marion Hersh, EngD Univeristy of GlasgowAnAuternative: an autistic perspective on empowering themselves and improving services for autistic adults to take their place in the world |
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| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee break | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| 16.30 – 18.30 | Panel Discussion | Workshops | Closing ceremony |
| 20.00 social events |
Gala dinner | Concert and a reading by Hanna Pasterny |