ASSERT 5th National Conference

5th - 7th September 2008

Loughborough University
An event for the whole family

Time to

  • Meet other families
  • hear knowledgeable speakers
  • See and try useful equipment
  • Meet organisations that are there to help you
  • Have fun
  • Meet old friends
  • Make new friends
  • Share ideas

Topics we are aiming to cover include

  • Life beyond education
  • Moving out from home
  • Communication
  • Face to face sessions with professionals
  • Latest news on genetics
  • Behaviour
  • Scoliosis
  • Ask the professional
  • Physiotherapy and AS
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Direct Payments
  • Meet the neighbours
  • Sensory Integration
  • Wills and Trusts
  • Sibling Session
  • DIY Sensory Room
  • Every Disabled Child Matters

Costs

  • Adults £130
  • Non-AS Child £75
  • Day visitor adult £50 (Sat or Sun)
  • Day visitor child £25 (Sat or Sun)
  • Professional £180

We have kept the cost to a minimum by heavily subsidising the event.

We are hoping to have more professionals in attendance than ever before to answer your questions

We are planning to have a sibling session where siblings can make new friends, have fun and chat about AS

The aim of the conference is to have fun, enjoy meeting others influenced by AS, be in the majority rather than the minority and to learn more about life with AS