Irabina Services Presents Specialist Mentor Class with World Renowned Professor Gillberg Professor Gillberg is the most productive autism researcher in the world, and is on www.irabina.com Thomson Reuter´s 2014 list of the world´s most influential researchers (all fields). He has been cited 25103 times.

Professor Christopher Gillberg Date: April 20 & April 21 2015 Time: 9am - 4:30pm Location: Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus. 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125 Christopher Gillberg is Professor of Cost: $795 (Early Bird $725) includes catering Child and Adolescent at the Register: http://irabina.com/?page_id=67 University of , , since the mid 1980s. He heads the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre there (www. Monday 20 April 2015 Tuesday 21 April 2015 gnc.gu.se). Professor Gillberg has been ESSENCE throughout the life-span Autism in new context 2015: Autism involved with Medical Plus versus Autism Only School, Universities of , University This workshop aims to provide an College London (Institute of Child Health), update on the following areas: This workshop aims to provide an University of Glasgow, University of • ESSENCE: presentation of the update on the following areas: Edinburgh, and Kochi University, Japan. content • The definitions of autism • Overview of disorders subsumed • Is there really a spectrum? Christopher Gillberg has published more than 600 peer-reviewed scientific papers under ESSENCE • Autism Only (565 of which are currently on the NIG • What is ASD? The Autisms? • Autism Plus PubMed website) on autism, Asperger • What is ADHD? • The impact of “comorbidities” syndrome, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, • The role of IDD and LD • Holistic intervention in autism , , behavioural • Interventions for ESSENCE • From Beethoven to Garbo & beyond phenotype syndromes, depression, • Outcome • The future of ASD reactive attachment disorder, anorexia nervosa, and other areas relevant for Benefits from attending this conference: children´s and adolescents´mental • 2 days of a master class with Professor Christopher Gillberg and neurological health. His research • Instruction in Essence. (The acronym ESSENCE refers ranges from genetics and basic through epidemiology and to Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical clinical phenomenology to treatments/ Examinations). interventions and outcome. • Learn how to identify issues within the essence domain • Appreciate the impact of co morbidity, how exists and how best to He has written 31 books, which have been approach this published in more than a dozen languages, • Gain a wide understanding of where the latest Autism research is currently, several of which are standard textbooks in therefore be able to apply these finding in clinical practise the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry • Professor Gillberg will discuss Holistic approaches and their place in autism and Autism. Christopher Gillberg is the treatment most productive autism researcher in the world, and is on Thomson Reuter´s 2014 list For further information call Louise on (03) 9720 1118 or email [email protected] of the world´s most influential researchers Sponsorship opportunities and stalls available check at www.irabina.com (all fields). Irabina Autism Services ABN 62 006 245 996 Head Office: 193 Bayswater Road, Bayswater VIC 3153 • Branch: 454 Princes Hwy, Officer VIC 3809 Ph: 03 9720 1118 Fax: 03 9720 6641 www.irabina.com