PECS conference- who's going?

[JakBat]

I really want to go to this. Did I read ages ago that Davros and Jimjams are going? Are you OK Davros? Not heard from you for ages...
JakB

Davros is ok but her internet connection isn't!

We are both going. See you there?

Cool!! How will I recognise you?!

I thought you knew Davros?

I'll have my dh with me- urrrr not sure! Will have to CAT real names then stare at name badges.

No, I've never made it to a meet-up in London so not met Davros etc...

davros, i think i will be able to get to the opther for 11am, i need to check times but I will arrive in victoria, havent got the foggiest how I then get to alexandra palace. i have been trying to find that site where it helps you plan your tub journey but cant find it

your tube journey i dont often travel in a tub

Fio, what you going to honey? Are you coming to PECS thing?

the knitting and stitching show, some of the proceeds are going to treehouse and davros was suppossed to be canvassing but now she is just going to be nosey like me. No not coming to the pecs conference. Pecs ahs been and is a complete failure with dd, she completely aniailates the cards

hope you have a lovely time though

oooh fio- I may need to ask you more (am thinking of doing a project to identify which children are likely to do well with PECS and which with Makaton as currently children just seem to get offered whatever their SALT is trained in- and I think they often tend to do better with one or another -DS1 has had 4 years of sign exposure now- and hasn't picked up a single sign- but it took us 3 years before we were paired with a PECS trained NHS therapist).

yes you can ask whatever you like, she is quite good at signing now and yet she is very flappy/auti and doesnt really usually have much hand control but can sign

and she also has fleeting eye contact but that is improving, but attention span is still very poor and she is easily distracted

bakabat, DD only picked up one real sign- biscuit- which she over-generalised. We've had much more success with PECS

Love to but can't. Returning to UK on 12 November...
Really annoyed as they aren't yearly are they and it whoud whet my appetite nicely for my MSc in ABA that I'll be starting in a year?

Baka,your research idea sounds fascinating..would this be for your Masters course that you must have already started? From the sounds of your posts its going swimmingly.

BTW,asked on another thread (you may not have seen it) if you have experience of Intensive Interaction and/or Phoebe Caldwell who have joined forces it seems (article in Sunday Telegraph about her new book. She came to do some work for us-wacky lady and very practical,sort of terribly posh carpenter/therapist lol!)

I'm just catching up and saw this. I AM going to PECs conference. I'll dig out your email Jak and we can make arrangements. Are you going to stay overnight?

What conference is this, and is there a website with information?

www.pecs.org.uk/

Useless at links, sorry!!!!
Definitely would love to meet up Davros. Really looking forward to it.

Is anyone going to the cheese and wine reception thing- I'm going to - but because I want to try and talk to andy bondy (possibly) about research. Not that I've sent off for tickets yet. Told dh he doesn't have togo

I didn't know about that honey. Is it on the Friday evening?

think so- organised by "friends of pecs" whoever they are! £5 - bargain!!!