Webinar #1 Communication. Why it’s not enough to say “my child speaks”. Communication beyond language

In autism, language can present itself as a specifier or comorbidity, making it essential to distinguish between structure (linguistic forms) and function (communicative use). It is essential to define communicative-linguistic profiles to identify when a targeted intervention is necessary, based on warning signals for parents and professionals. Speech therapy intervention should start from developmental and neurocognitive principles, integrating protocols such as Oral Motor Therapy and Prompt to improve communicative and motor language skills.

Plan

• Language in Autism: Specifiers or Comorbidities

• Why it is not enough to say “my child speaks” Distinguishing between STRUCTURE and FUNCTION of language

  • Definition of communication-linguistic profiles

• When is a specific intervention on language necessary? Red flags for tdc, educators, parents, clinicians

• Where to start: Evolutionary and neurocognitive principles

• Speech therapy intervention in autism: Oral Motor Therapy and Prompt protocols.

The event will be held via the ZOOM platform.

Registration fee

• €70.00 including VAT

To finalize the registration, it is necessary to pay the fee via bank transfer to: BA Services SRLS IBAN IT36A0303203210010000902855 and send a receipt of payment to segreteria@baservices.it . In the same email, you will need to enter all the billing information, if not entered during registration. If you need an Electronic Invoice, you will need to indicate the PEC address or Unique Code. In the Reason for Payment, you will need to enter "Webinar Gen/Feb 2025 n. 1" and the name, if the transfer is made from a current account in the name of someone else.

WEBINAR CYCLE DISCOUNT

• All 3 webinars (N.1 Communication, N.2 Food Selectivity and N.3 Food Selectivity ) discounted to 190.00 including VAT instead of 210.00 including VAT. To participate in all three webinars, you must register for each event using the form and pay the total fee by inserting the wording (Webinar Jan/Feb 2025 N. 1, 2, 3) in the reason for payment.

• All 2 webinars Food Selectivity ( No. 2 Food Selectivity and No. 3 Food Selectivity ) discounted to 126.00 including VAT instead of 140.00 including VAT. To participate in these two webinars, you must register for each event using the form and pay the total fee required by inserting the wording (Webinar Jan/Feb 2025 No. 2, 3) in the reason for payment.

Target audience: Behavior analysts, Behavior analyst assistants, Neuropsychiatrists, Psychologists, Educators, Neuropsychomotor therapists, Speech therapists.

SPEAKER

DR. CECILIA SAIONI, SPEECH THERAPIST AND BEHAVIOUR ANALYST

Dr. Saioni is a speech therapist, master's degree in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience; she obtained a first level master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2018. She specializes in the treatment of food selectivity and autism spectrum disorders; she has specific training in Oral Motor Therapy and the PROMPT method, the initiation and development of vocal skills in autism. She offers consultations at MeaVia Clinic in Rome and at the "Entelechìa" Studio in Palestrina (RM).