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Exhibitor Talks

Learn new strategies and approaches for the home and classroom in the Exhibitor Talks.

Just some of the presentations you will find here include: how autism profiling can help teachers; positive approaches to managing behaviours of concern; cohesion in the classroom: how to translate clinical advice into practice; communication unmasked: myth busting with Widgit Symbols; estate planning for vulnerable beneficiaries; sensory seekers versus sensory avoiders; nutrition and autism: understanding and supporting children’s needs.

Sound is relayed to the audience through wireless headsets to reduce noise levels in the hall.

Places are offered free to ticket holders on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive as early as possible before the session you wish to attend to save disappointment.

Friday 4th July 2025
TimePresentation TitleSpeaker
9.50 – 10.10Mental health and our emotional blueprintLavinia Dowling, Mental Health and Autism Specialist Nurse Consultant, and Director and Founder of The M Word
10.20 – 10.40The impact of multi-sensory environmentsDean McMullan, Sensory Specialist at Creative Activity Group
10.50 – 11.10Navigating PDA: occupational therapy’s role in empowermentSara McLaughlin, Sensory Specialist Lead Occupational Therapist at Manchester & Liverpool Occupational Therapy Services
11.20 – 11.40Positive behaviour support and quality of life evidence informed decisionsLuke Murphy, Positive Behaviour Support Director at Home From Home Care
11.50 – 12.10Communication unmasked: myth busting with Widgit SymbolsSue White, Head of Education at Widgit
12.20 – 12.40An update on area SEND inspectionsLea Pickerill, Children’s Services Manager at CQC and Ofsted
12.50 – 13.10Success is a journey: the comprehensive support that goes beyond just the deviceJohn Liddle, Senior Account Manager at Tobii Dynavox
13.20 – 13.40Tips for introducing and supporting Gestalt and Analytic Language Processors with Grid AAC softwareBecky Fry, (SLT) Clinical AAC Specialist at Smartbox
13.50 – 14.10How autism profiling can help teachersDale Pickles, Host of the SENDcast and Managing Director of B Squared
14.20 – 14.40Finding self and other in makingAngie Iverson, Principal at Freeman College, part of Ruskin Mill Trust
14.50 – 15.10The ATTUNED approach: neurodiversity coaching – what it is and why it mattersLisa Poole, Neurodiversity Coach and Trainer, and Emma Whymark, Neurodiveristy Coach, Therapist and Trainer, at ATTUNED Approach
15.20 – 15.40Cohesion in the classroom: how to translate clinical advice into practiceSarah Wilkinson, Deputy Head (Personal Development, SEND and DSL) at West Kirby School and College
TimePresentation TitleSpeaker
10.20 – 10.40Mental health and our emotional blueprintLavinia Dowling, Mental Health and Autism Specialist Nurse Consultant, and Director and Founder of The M Word
10.50 – 11.10Sensory seekers versus sensory avoiders, plus our storyDeborah Tolley, Founder and Owner of Ali’s Sensory Boxes
11.20 – 11.40Estate planning for vulnerable beneficiariesPhil Ogden, Senior Estate Planning Consultant at Estate Planning Solutions
11.50 – 12.10Considerations for autistic learners and AACVictoria Anderson and Lizzie Sadiku, AAC Consultants at the Ace Centre
12.20 – 12.40A celebration of neurodiversity within the curriculum designKate Donovan and Carla Kellegher, Deputy Headteachers at Inscape House School, part of the Together Trust
12.50 – 13.10Navigating PDA: occupational therapy’s role in empowermentElla-Martine Hallam, Specialist Occupational Therapist at Manchester & Liverpool Occupational Therapy Services
13.20 – 13.40Nutrition and autism: understanding and supporting children’s needsAaron Boysen, Registered Dietitian at My Dietitian Clinic
13.50 – 14.10The ATTUNED approach: neurodiversity coaching – what it is and why it mattersLisa Poole, Neurodiversity Coach and Trainer, and Emma Whymark, Neurodiveristy Coach, Therapist and Trainer, at ATTUNED Approach
14.20 – 14.40Amplifying autistic voices: how co-production between autistic individuals, their families, and therapy services can build neurodiversity affirming servicesPolly Davis, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at Happy Talk Speech and Language Therapy
14.50 – 15.10Communication unmasked: myth busting with Widgit SymbolsSue White, Head of Education at Widgit
15.20 – 15.40Success is a journey: the comprehensive support that goes beyond just the deviceJohn Liddle, Senior Account Manager at Tobii Dynavox
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