Myth Busting: Autism – children and adolescents

To celebrate Autism Awareness Week we are putting on this FREE webinar, to look at the evidence-base, focus on the facts, and bust some myths when it comes to Autism. Join our hosts Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian, and Dr. Marianna Murin, both specialists in the field of Autism, plus we’ll also have a live discussion to answer your questions.

Event type

Webinar

Location

Online

A digest of the published work of Michael Rutter

A digest of the published work of Michael Rutter by Jim Stevenson, Emeritus Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Southampton. Revised December 2021

4 January 2022

‘NDC Learning Series’ – NDCs in schools

We welcomed Dr. James Galpin with a session that focused on ‘NDCs in schools’. The Chair of this session was Dr. Mark Lovell. This was the fourth of the ‘NDC Learning Series’ aimed at health professionals who come into contact with children and young people who have Neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs).

3 December 2021

Do autistic girls talk differently about social groups?

New data, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, suggest that pronoun use during natural conversation might inform us about clinically meaningful social function.

20 October 2021

Dr. Marinos Kyriakopoulos

Dr. Marinos Kyriakopoulos is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Visiting Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, KCL, and Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He is Joint Training Programme Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Maudsley Scheme. Dr. Kyriakopoulos is an Associate Editor of CAMH, focusing on Clinical Research Updates. 

16 June 2021

Neurodevelopmental assessment, the basics – Dr. Max Davie

Dr. Max Davie, Community Paediatrician specialising in child development, gives a talk as part of the ACAMH educational series of talks on neurodevelopmental assessment. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

17 May 2021

What mental health professionals working with CYP need to know about child development – Dr. Max Davie

Dr. Max Davie, Community Paediatrician specialising in child development, gives a talk as part of the ACAMH educational series of talks on child development. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

11 May 2021

Does early androgen exposure contribute to autistic traits?

Researchers in Hong Kong and Cambridge have explored the influence of early androgen exposure on autistic traits during childhood.

16 March 2021

Do children with social anxiety disorder benefit from social skills training?

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) in children can be difficult to treat, as evidenced by the varied outcomes reported post-treatment.1,2 Although childhood treatments for SAD commonly involve at least some social skills training,3 it isn’t clear whether children with SAD have particular difficulties with social skills. There is therefore a need to better establish whether social skills are an effective target for treating SAD.

14 December 2020

Assessment and Management of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)​ in Children and Adolescents​

‘Assessment and Management of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)​ in Children and Adolescents​’ – Dr. Zoe Ellison-Wright. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture. Simply email membership@acamh.org with the day and time you watch it, so we can check the analytics, and we’ll email you your certificate.

7 December 2020