Autism Specialist to talk in Glór

Dee Hogan, a behaviour and education integrated specialist, will give a talk at a public information and film night in Glór this Thursday night at 8 pm.

Ms Hogan has over 30 years experience working in the area of special needs. She is a qualified Montessori teacher with a Master’s Degree in Special Education Autism from the University of Birmingham; and has a number of other qualifications.

In addition to teaching in an autism unit attached to a mainstream school in North Tipperary, she is also a member of the team at the Child Development Centre in Galway.

She provides training for teachers, third level students, parents and professionals with a specialised focus on behavioural interventions, autism, functional social skills and the design of highly-motivating individual education plans.

She assists teachers to promote positive behaviour and manage challenging behaviour in and out of the classroom.

There will also be a screening of the short movie Mission to Lars – a semi-documentary in which the main character, Tom Spicer embarks on an unorthodox road-trip to the US to meet his hero Lars Ulrich, the drummer with heavy metal band, Metallica.

All the proceeds will be donated to Ennis Voices for Autism (EVA), a support group for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

By Dan Danaher