2010 Spectrum Alliance Conference
"Common Themes: Strategies for Managing Co-occurring Conditions"
| Date | Saturday 16th October, 2010 |
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| Time | 8:30-17:00 |
| Location | Red Cow Hotel Naas Road Dublin 22 |
| Speakers | Fergus Finlay Dr. Nikos Myttas Mary Ball Dr. Carmel O’Sullivan Jo Todd Dr. David Carey Ailish Kelly |
Dyspraxia Association of Ireland
The main aims of the Dyspraxia Association are:
- To aid, assist, by any means, counsel, support, including the provision of a support network, and advocate on behalf of, people with Dyspraxia and the families and carers of people with Dyspraxia;
- To raise awareness of Dyspraxia;
- To gather information on Dyspraxia and to provide such information to the Association, people with Dyspraxia, carers of people with Dyspraxia, the Health Service Executive, the Government, statutory and non-statutory agencies and service providers to ensure adequate resources and available to meet the needs of people with Dyspraxia;
- To encourage, and where resources and available, to fund research into and connected with Dyspraxia;
- To organise activities for people with Dyspraxia;
- To liaise and link, formally and informally, with other groups involved in the area of special needs and disability, where similar interests exist;
What We Do
The Dyspraxia Association of Ireland is active in the following areas
- Promoting awareness of Dyspraxia in Ireland in order to create a better understanding of the difficulties children and parents face
- Working and liaising with other related organisations, particularly those dealing with spectrum disorders
- Lobbying government departments and relevant bodies in the areas of education, health and therapies etc
- Providing a national telephone information and help line, distributing information packs circulating newsletters to members
- Organising annual conferences with professional speakers and giving presentations to schools and colleges
- Liaising with our regional support groups throughout the country
- Fundraising for all the above
Services
We provide access to
- Occupational Therapy Assessments and Intervention to children up to 18 years of age
- Physiotherapy Assessments and Ongoing Exercise Programmes
- A Counselling Psychologist for Children and Parents - Donna Shannon B.A. (Hons.) Psych., M.Sc. Counselling Psychology
- Clinical Psychologist for Children, Teens and Adults
- Educational Psychologist for Children and Teens
- Occupational Therapy Asessment for Adults
- Drama Therapist for Children and Teens
- Art Therapist for Children and Teens
We also have a lending library service available for members use.
| Address | Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7 | ||
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| Phone | 01 874 7085 | CHY | 13394 |
| harry@dyspraxia.ie | Web | www.dyspraxia.ie | |
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