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Webinar – Supporting Children With Autism

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Professor Tony Attwood will discuss how children with Autism can be supported in a post-separation context, including developing parenting agreements/parenting orders that are in the child’s best interest.

Presented on 3 December 2020, Tony’s webinar is available until 18 December 2020.

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This webinar was hosted by Albury Wodonga Family Law Pathways Network, auspiced by Upper Murray Family Care.

Tony Attwood

Professor Tony Attwood

Professor Tony Attwood is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in autism spectrum disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975. He currently works in his own private practice and is also an adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland and a senior consultant at the Minds and Hearts clinic in Brisbane. His book ‘Asperger’s Syndrome – A Guide for Parents and Professionals’ has sold over 500,000 copies and has been translated into 27 languages. His subsequent book, ‘The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome’, published in October 2006 has sold over 300,000 copies and has been translated into 18 languages, and is one of the primary textbooks on Asperger’s syndrome, otherwise known as Autism Spectrum Disorder – Level 1. He has had several subsequent books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Future Horizons Inc. and Guilford Press.

Tony has been invited to be a keynote speaker at many Australasian and international conferences. He presents workshops and runs training courses for parents, professionals and individuals with Asperger’s syndrome all over the world and is a prolific author of scientific papers and books on the subject. He has worked with many thousands of individuals of all ages with Asperger’s syndrome or Autism.

Further recorded presentations and live webinars by Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett on various topics relating to Autism Spectrum Disorder for families, carers and professionals can be sourced from www.attwoodandgarnettevents.com

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Supporting Children With Autism

 

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