Education 2023-2024

Faculty:Education
Department: Biology Education

Type of the workshop: International workshop

The workshop in brief: Other information about the Event:
1. Raise awareness about autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on an international scale, fostering understanding and empathy for individuals with autism across diverse cultural contexts.
2. Facilitate networking and collaboration among professionals working in the field of autism across borders, encouraging the exchange of ideas, methodologies, and best practices.
3. Providing different understanding based on various disciplines including genetic, physiological, environmental, microbial and even educational impact on autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
4. Identify and discuss specific challenges which an ASD individual has mainly by inviting the parent of an autistic individual together her autistic son to give a real example of family awareness can result in finding skills and ability from autistic patient.
5. Facilitate networking and collaboration among participants to create a supportive community of individuals interested in leveraging the Erasmus Program and international scholarships for personal and professional growth.

Participants: 65 participants.

Date and time: 26. October.2023 10:45- 15:15
Place: TIU campus – conference Hall 302

Session topics: 
1. Autism is a different ability.
2. The challenge of having an autistic child, and how to handle it!
3. Management of autism and environmental perspective.
4. A panel Session: Complex Interplay of Pathophysiology, Genetics, Environment, and the microbiome on ASD.

Presenters names and affiliations:
1. Dr. Van Chalabi
Private psychotherapy practice, specializing in counseling families with autistic children

2. Ms. Ashna Ali,
A Parent of an Autistic Child
3. Dr. Dena Rihan,
Special clinic for Child Mental Health and Special Needs Specialist, Egypt.
Nutritional counseling department, ESLSCA Universit
4. A panel Session speakers:

Ms. Sawsan Alrawi Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University.
Ms. Xushkan Sherko
Special Education Consultant and Trainer
Mr. Harmand A. Hama
Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University.
Ms. Zhiakl O. Khudhur
Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University.
Ms. Heshu Jalal
Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University.

Outcome of the workshop:
Based on the presentations and active discussion which have been done during the workshop the participants got the ability to:
• Comprehensive understanding on the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) based on different disciplines and scientific point of view.
• They will be able to differentiate between the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other related cases.
• Environmental factors and nutrition impact on autism will be disscused.
• Based on special trainer advises, the way of how to treat with autistic individual will be accomplished.

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