St Andrew’s Football Ground, the home of Birmingham City, on Saturday 4th March is the venue for a face to face workshop looking at Dyspraxia in Adulthood. The workshop has been developed with the support of the newly formed Adult Panel of Advisers, and we are pleased to offer a reduced delegate fee thanks to funds raised to help us support dyspraxic adults.
The day will cover topics most relevant to adults and those supporting them including professionals and employers , with talks covering diagnosis, education, workplace advice and ending the day with Great British Bakeoff contestant Lizzie Acker.
Places can be booked via tge Dyspraxia Foundation website here Dyspraxia in Adulthood Saturday - 4th March 2023 - Dyspraxia Foundation
A delegate at reported 2019 Adult conference wrote “"I just wanted to thank you and the Dyspraxia team for such an informative and enjoyable conference. I've today had to support my daughter with anxiety meltdown as she travelled by train to visit family, but because of the excellent information / presentations at last Saturday's event I felt so much more able to help her - we talked about the energy spoons for instance. Being at the conference has already had a major impact on the way my husband and I can support our daughter - so huge thank you to everyone involved. (also I've worked/volunteered in the charity sector for over 25 years and that was the best conference / event I've ever attended!)"
Agenda for the face-to-face workshop:
9.30 – Registration
10.00 – Welcome from Jonathan Levy Dyspraxia Foundation Chair
10.15 – The Journey to Diagnosis in Adulthood for Dyspraxia/DCD with Rosaline Van de Weyer, Director of Dyspraxia UK, Occupational Therapist
11.00 – Lived Experience
11.15 – Lived Experience
11.30 – Morning refreshments
11.45 – Special guest speaker – ‘My journey with dyspraxia.’
12.30 – Lunch
13.30 – Dyspraxia in Further & Higher Education with Dr John Macklin, Head of Education and Communities, University of East London
14.15 – Life Experience
14.30 – Afternoon refreshments
14.45 – Dyspraxia in the Workplace with Laurence Turner, Head of Research & Policy GMB and co-author of ‘Thinking differently at work: Dyspraxia in the Workplace’ GMB Guide
15.30 – What does dyspraxia mean to me with Lizzie Acker, a contestant on the 12th season of Great British Bake Off, well known for her showstopper challenge of a ‘brain fuzz cake’ that celebrated all the extraordinary things that make her who she is.
16.00 – Closing remarks with Chair Jonathan Levy
Existing Dyspraxia Foundation members will have received an email with a their discount code to use when booking a place
New members will receive their discount code with their welcome pack
If you have any questions please contact info@dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk