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Research Special Interest Group Seminar

Every year, the Research Special Interest Group presents a research day at the OADD conference on Developmental Disabilities.

A key note speaker is sponsored to address the participants prior to the day's presentations. Papers and presentations are called for annually in the fall.
 
About the Research Seminar

The objectives of the Research Day are to:

  • Update research advances in the field and exchange information regarding ongoing research activities in developmental disabilities in Ontario
  • Provide opportunity for networking and collaboration for researchers and students with an interest in developmental disabilities from across the province
  • Discuss ways to stimulate interest and support for research at the level of institutions, governments, and research funding bodies
 
The 2010 Research Day Seminar was a success thanks to the hard work of the RSIG Conference committee. An outline of the seminar day events is below.
 
For information on the 2011 Research Day Seminar, please check back in the Fall.
 
 
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2010 Research Day Seminar

Friday, April 9th, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Toronto-Yorkdale

 
The Earlier the Better: Evidence Driven Autism Care  
This keynote address will focus on the evidence being gathered from a number of exciting initiatives in Autism which are leading to earlier identification of risk markers and approaches which hold promise to improve developmental trajectories. Data and case studies will be presented which will help the audience understand new techniques and approaches being used in the field of autism.
 
 
Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Wendy Roberts
Dr Wendy Roberts is a Developmental Paediatrician at Bloorview Kids Rehab and the Autism Research Unit(ARU) at the Hospital for Sick Children as well as a Professor of Paediatrics in the University of Toronto. Teaching and research based on intensive and ongoing clinical work with children with autism and their families has been her major focus in the last few years after spending many years studying ADHD and Learning Disabilities. She has won many teaching awards and mentored many inter-disciplinary trainees including the CIHR Autism Research Training Program as well as Developmental Paediatric fellows and residents in Toronto. Research interests have included the prospective study of Infant Siblings of Children with Autism, along with Genetic studies of children with Autism and their families. Dr Roberts has been a leader in the use of diagnostic gold standards used in studying the Autism phenotype and is interested in understanding the different pathways along which children travel as signs of autism emerge and evolve over time.
 
 
RSIG Conference Schedule April 2010

Time

Activity

Room Location
Holiday Inn Toronto

7:30 – 9:00am

 
Registration and Breakfast

  

Breakfast will be served in the Atrium

9:00- 10:15am

  
Keynote: Dr. Wendy Roberts
  

York Halls

10:15-10:30am

Break

Coffee and snacks available in the Atrium

10:30 – 11:15 am

 

Poster Session

to download a copy of sample posters

 

De Havilland

11:15-11:20am

 

Opening Remarks from RSIG

Conference Chair

 

De Havilland

11:20-11:40am

Program Evaluation within a Residential Setting for Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Kerry Wells, Adrienne Perry, & Deb Matthews-Phinney TRE-ADD, Thistletown Regional Centre
  

11:40am-12:00pm

Resiliencies and Challenges of Families Raising a Child with FASD
in Northern Ontario

Shelley Watson & Elisa Radford-Paz Laurentian University
  

12:00-1:00pm

 Lunch

  

 
Atrium

 

1:00- 1:20pm

Deinstitutionalization in Ontario: Understanding Who Moved When

 Lynn Martin

 

 

Lakehead University 
  

De Havilland

1:20-1:40pm

Bullying Experiences and Associated Mental Health Problems among Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

 M. Catherine Cappadocia, Jonathan Weiss, & Debra PeplerLaMarsh

 

 

Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution York University
  

1:40- 2:00pm

Monitoring Outcomes in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Robert Downie & Barry Isaacs
Surrey Place Centre
  

2:00- 3:15pm

  
Poster Session 
  to download a copy of sample posters
  
Note: Coffee and snacks available in Atrium between 2:30-2:45pm 
  

3:15 – 3:35pm

Poverty, Disability and the Need for Inclusion: A Participatory Action Research Study

Alexis Buettgen & Jason Richardson
 Wilfrid Laurier University
 

3:35- 3:55pm

What is a “Crisis” in the Context of Caring for Individuals with Developmental Disability?

Jonathan Weiss, Yona Lunsky &
 Carly McMorris
 York University
 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis Program
  

3:55-4:15pm

Exploring Parents’ Involvement in Intensive Behavioral Intervention Programs

Abbie Solish & Adrienne Perry
 York University
  

4:15- 4:30pm

 

Closing Remarks and Poster Awards

 

 

More Info

For more information, please contact:

Research Day Conference Committee Chair
Melody Ashworth
Graduate Student, University of Toronto, OISE
mashworth@oise.utoronto.ca
 
  
     
     
 
 
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