FRIENDS OF AUTISM & ADHD LTD   TALK by Dr. Michelle Downes Titled “Attention & Sleep in ADHD From Infancy to Adulthood"   Wednesday 16th October 2019 In The Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan From 7.30pm – 9.30pm   Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder  characterised by persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity  that can interfere with a child’s social functioning and academic attainment  and affects approximately 2-8% of children and adults worldwide.   It has been reported that approximately one in four children with sleep problems in infancy will later meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD.  Sleep disturbances are also commonly reported in children and adults with ADHD. Dr Michelle Downes, from the UCD Babylab and the UCD Neuropsychology Lab at UCD School of Psychology,  will discuss the latest research in the area of sleep and ADHD.  She will explore some of the questions being asked by scientists and the neuropsychology research currently happening at the newly established UCD BabyLab. Fee €5  TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE, please phone 01 8495670 or  send an email to adhdfingal@gmail.com  Payment of the booking fee can be paid by PayPal  using the link below    https://paypal.me/friendsautadhd   OR Post a cheque/postal order to our offices at 102 Strand Street, Skerries. Co. Dublin K34 NX50    

DLD Webcast In October 2018, IASLT was delighted to launch a webcast focusing on Developmental Language Disorder. Thank you to IASLT Full Member Dr. Carol Anne Murphy for so readily sharing her knowledge with IASLT Members. Thank you also to the IASLT DLD Implementation Group for their hard work. Introduction: SLT’s and DLD: Assessing, Reporting, Supporting. Click Here(16 mins). What Principles and Approaches to Assessment are Important in Diagnosing DLD? Click Here (45 minutes) If you Wanted to Describe the Features of DLD in a Written Report What Key Features would you Describe/Include? Click Here (13 minutes) For Children/Young People with DLD Across the Lifespan, What Should the Best Support of SLT Provision Look like? Click Here (17 minutes) ​End: Conclusion and References Click Here (5 minutes) Visit member documents -> presentations -> DLD webcast , to view to following Webcast Slides and Notes,   Webcast Reference List,  IASLT Postion Paper 2017 (Summary Slides for SLTs),  DLD reflective tool 

Building on the very successful Unscheduled Care HSCP Seminar in 2018, we are delighted to announce that the National HSCP Office, working with the Unscheduled Care HSCP Advisory Group, will be hosting the 2nd Unscheduled Care HSCP Seminar on 27th November, 2019 in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin. Download the application form here A central theme for this year’s meeting is the impact of the health and social care professions in the delivery of the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy. Full programme details will be available shortly.   The Seminar will include a range of frontline staff presentations, selected through an application process. Please find attached the Service Improvements/Innovations Application Form. We want to hear from you if you are a manager/frontline practitioner from the HSCP disciplines, implementing a service improvement initiative which aligns with the principles of Sláintecare under one/or more of the following themes:   -    Health promotion, Prevention & Proactive Care                  -    Care Closer to Home           -    Transforming eHealth Solutions                                               -     Reshaping Care      Please note that completed application forms should be returned to richard.smith@hse.ie by 5pm on 11th October, 2019.  Applicants can expect to be notified on the outcome of their applications by 23rd October, 2019.

Members, Do you work primarily in stroke care or within disability Services? Are you dedicated to advancing excellence in care in Ireland? Would you like to progress this agenda as part of an interprofessional forum?   If so here is here is your opportunity:   IASLT is seeking a nominee to represent the professional body on the Irish Heart Foundation Council on Stroke. IASLT is also seeking a nominee to represent the professional body on a HSE working group developing Guiding Principles on the Provision of Behavioural Supports for HSE provided and funded disability service. If you are interested in this opportunity please complete the following application form here and return it to professionaldevelopment@iaslt.ie by Thursday 17th October at 5pm.   Further information is available from professionaldevelopment@iaslt.ie    

Following on from last week’s email we wanted to let SLTs know about an exciting project that the RADLD campaign have launched this year. This year’s RADLD campaign is ‘DLD – You and Me’ and RADLD want to hear from people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and their families.  Teachers, SLTs and other professionals can join in too. The RADLD campaign are hoping to gather true stories from many different perspectives, so people from all over the world understand the lived experience of DLD.   It is very important that the voices of those living with DLD is heard so IASLT are encouraging members to support parents, children, young people and adults with DLD who may wish to get involved by telling their stories. An excellent way of getting their message across is to upload a short video or to submit a written piece about DLD on the RADLD website. To do this IASLT are encouraging SLTs to signpost people to the RADLD website at https://radld.org/news/tell-us-your-story/. Please see attached poster with details also.   There are clear guidelines on the RADLD website for how to make a video or write a story. These can be found at https://radld.org/news/tell-us-your-story/video/ for videos and https://radld.org/news/tell-us-your-story/written-story/ for written stories.   IASLT appreciate your support with this project and we are hopeful that as part of the international RADLD campaign that Irish voices and stories will be heard to help raise awareness of DLD.      If any parents of children/young people/adults with DLD wish to get more active and are willing to be available on the day for radio interviews and/or other media opportunities, please ask them to get in touch with IASLT via professionaldevelopment@iaslt.ie  As mentioned in last weeks email RADLD and IASLT are interested in pursuing possibilities for “light up” events with key landmarks around Ireland. A letter template is attached this can be used to start the conversation with people in landmark buildings close to you. 

My name is Lucy Murphy and I am currently carrying out a final year project in TCD investigating attitudes towards death and dying among SLTs and whether these may affect their attitude towards caring for dying patients.  As an SLT work in an Irish acute care or a palliative care setting, you are invited to take part in this small-scale research study, which is investigating your attitudes towards death and dying and how these attitudes may or may not affect your priorities when designing care plans for terminally ill patients.   Participation in this anonymous questionnaire is voluntary. No identifying information is required as part of this survey and all information collected will be stored securely in line with data protection guidelines. The short survey should take you approximately 15 minutes to complete and may guide future directions for CPD for SLTs working in palliative care settings. Please see (Document Attached) Anonymous link: https://tcdecon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42ufVeOm35ds3jv