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Hi Gill, thanks for posting on the list for me. Sorry I haven't been in touch. Not sure how I feel right now as I left my job last Friday, and it all feels so strange. A few days off now until I start next Monday in Redhill. I went to the BILD Conference in London yesterday. It was excellent. I only wish I had been able to afford all three days, as there were some brilliant speakers on all the days. It was held at Church House, Westminster - an amazing place - I think its where they hold the General Synod, and we felt quite grand sitting in the big hall where all the bishops and clergy usually sit. In the morning the first seminar was on self injurious behaviour (Prof. Travis Thompson from John F. Kennedy Centre in America). I then went to a symposium on Sexuality convened by Dr. Paul Cambridge, Tizard Centre, University of Kent, and in the afternoon there was a keynote speech by Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen (University of Cambridge) on Autism entitled "Psychological Studies of Theory of Mind". He talked about the development of "mind-reading" (what he calls the ability of children to develop understanding of what people are thinking) and how this remains undeveloped or limited in children with autism. He described how the ability to understand people is separate from understanding things, and believes this explains how some people with severe difficulties are unable to understand people or interpret their behaviour yet can be very talented in understanding things, suggesting that mind-reading is separate from general intelligence. I would have liked to go to the symposium on autism that followed, but decided instead to go to the one on emancipatory research and undertaking research with people with learning disabilities, as this was relevant to my second year MA requirements! The one thing the day did for me was to take my mind off everything else, and I felt really fired up!! I also met some really interesting people, including Leanne Dowse - she recognised my name from the drl!! She also remembered you, and the problem you had with people on the list being really stuffy! She comes from Australia (currently living in London) and is doing a PhD here, has a friend at Leeds working alongside Mark Priestley. Anyway, she gave me her e-mail and told me to keep in touch. I also got a couple of excellent contacts to do with Parenting Skills for people with LD including the name of a lady in Truro who has been working on this. All in all it was an excellent day, and I hope it will give me a good grounding for starting next week. I have stored info sent via the list on Parenting. Thanks again for putting the message on the drl. Geoff (hubby) thinks I should not be sad anymore about my Mum, and just get on with life - I am really trying to, but it just feels so strange without her. I don't feel like getting upset right now, just feel rather empty, not easy to explain. I have another counselling session on thursday. This is with a lady who I saw once before, so I don't have too much explaining to do, as she knows about my previous bereavement (Helen) and some of my family details, so it has been a bit easier. Must go, mundane housework to do!! Janet Gill Dixon wrote: > Thanks for this. > I will ensure the person who is interested in this topic gets your message. > Regards > Gill. > > Gill Dixon BHSc Hons, RGN > Independent Dyspraxia Advisor/Trainer. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [log in to unmask] > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Phyllis > > Levine > > Sent: 08 September 1999 18:17 > > To: Disability Research > > Cc: Senco Forum > > Subject: Re: LD and parenting. > > > > > > > > I have been working with the Behavioral Sciences Institute here in > > Seattle, WA on a Kennedy-funded project looking at therapeutic > > interventions for parents with developmental disabilities (mental > > retardation, intellectual or learning disability--all depending where you > > are in the world....) whose children are at risk of being placed out of > > home. We will have reports available. But in the meantime I have a bib I > > could send to you as an attanchment if you want, and also you should see > > if you can get your hands on the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental > > Disability, Volume 24, Number 1, March 1999. ISSN 1326-978X. It is a > > special issue on parenting with intellectual disability. > > > > ciao, Phyl Levine > > > > On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, Gill Dixon wrote: > > > > > Does any one have any references relating to adults with learning > > > difficulties and parenting skills? > > > > > > Thanks in anticipation. > > > > > > Gill. > > > > > > Gill Dixon BHSc Hons, RGN > > > Independent Dyspraxia Advisor/Trainer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%