THE DISTINCTIVE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE SYNDROME (PDA): FROM DIAGNOSIS TO INTERVENTION

A conference for professionals (paediatricians, psychiatrists, GPs, teachers, health visitors, psychologists, SLTs, OTs, support workers etc)

FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2003

Postgraduate Medical Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham

Contributors will include:

• Elizabeth Newson, (Consultant in Developmental Psychology): An overview of PDA: clinical picture and research findings. Elizabeth’s paper on PDA is due to be published in Archives of Disease in Childhood this year.
• Phil Christie, (Director of Children’s Services NoRSACA): Guidelines on the teaching and management of children with PDA
• Charlotte Graham-White, (Research Psychologist): Issues for future research in the education of children with PDA

A flysheet giving details of the conference is available here in PDF format. Please pass this on to anyone who may be interested.