Fragile X workshop in Camperdown, SW Victoria on 29 November 2019.  Booking details – coming soon

This 1-day workshop is being organised by Community Southwest, and not-for-profit alliance of disability and support organisations in South West Victoria.   The workshop will cover issues and interventions for children and adults who have Fragile X syndrome.

The workshop will be led by Dr Jonathan Cohen and the team from Fragile X Alliance Clinic in Melbourne:

• Dr Jonathan Cohen, Medical Director
• Astra King, Clinical Psychologist
• Bev Sher, Speech and Language Therapist
• Bev Kadish, Occupational Therapist
• Rashelle Cohen, Behavioural Optometrist

Topics covered will include:

• Overview of the Fragile X Syndrome
• Behavioural issues – arousal, anxiety, attention and autism
• Speech and language interventions
• Working with children and adults with Fragile X Syndrome
• A young adults perspective living with Fragile X Syndrome
• Medications and behavioural issues
• Visual cognitive skills and eye function