Allied Health Professionals: Children and young people (CYP)

17/2/22

Louise Mitchell, Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Lead for early years ASD

Includes;

• What is autism?
• What is the diagnostic criteria for autism?
• Challenging the diagnostic criteria for autism
• How to support children in clinics/visits

16/2/22

Asha Sharma, Lead Orthoptist

Includes;

• What is an orthoptist?
• What types of patients do orthoptists see?
• Common eye conditions - squint, refractive error, nystagmus, ptosis, retinoblastoma, mechanical restrictions due to congenital muscle problems.

15/2/22

Gemma Ransome and Naomi Riley, Paediatric Dietitians

Including;

• Normal feeding and development
• Signs and symptoms of a fussy eater
• Strategies to tackle fussy eating
• Longer term problems
• When to refer to a dietitian
• Extreme fussy eaters/ARFID

2/2/22

Kirsty Campbell, Musculoskeletal physiotherapy and aquatic therapy lead

Includes;

• Growth & development
• Common conditions
• Normal variants
• Top tips

9/2/22

Beth Smart, Operational Lead for CYP Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Includes;

• Raising awareness that SP may be an underlying cause of difficulties in your patients
• Identifying your sensory systems
• See behaviour, think sensory
• See motor, think sensory