Fragile X workshop in Victoria for disability service providers and carers, Nov 2019
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