Abstracts
Abstracts selected for oral presentation at the ASM can be viewed and downloaded below.
30th September
10.45 - 11.00
Ready for What’s Next: Supporting ADHD Transitions Through Youth-Informed Resources
Dr Rhoda Greeves and Dr Karen Bell
Synopsis: Co-developing resources with young adults with ADHD has improved confidence and access to relevant information for both clinicians and patients navigating transition to adult services.
11.00 - 11.15
Improving Access to Inclusive Sports for Children with Physical Disabilities in Somerset: A Quality Improvement Project
Dr Jeremy Victor and Dr Liam Hesseling
Synopsis: This quality improvement project aimed to improve access to inclusive sports for children with physical disabilities in Somerset. Following service mapping and stakeholder surveys involving Somerset Community Paediatrics teams as well as local GP surgeries and schools,
a centralised leaflet was created to address key access barriers.
11.15 - 11.30
Numerical simulation of a Community Paediatric Service: Exploring the Models
Dr Raman Sharma
Synopsis: Using Python, it is feasible to explore how workforce make up, referral rates, clinic appointment type and follow up rates impact waiting times, dependant on the age and diagnostic distributions in a community paediatric service population.
1st October
10.05 - 10.20
What Does it Take? Understanding the timeline to diagnostic confidence in assessing for autism among UK community paediatricians
Dr Pavneet Sandhu, Dr Claire Stewart, Dr Victoria Smith and Dr Sam Williams
Synopsis: 108 subspeciality trainees (ST5-8) and recently appointed consultant community paediatricians (first 3 years) were surveyed to establish how confident they feel in assessing children with possible autism; results showing that confidence improved with experience, but that even more experienced consultants lacked confidence in managing more complex presentations.
10.20 - 10.35
Supporting the Oral Health of Young Autistic Children: Co-Producing the toothPASTE Website with Families
Dr Amrit Chauhan, Dr Kara Gray-Burrows, Prof Zoe Marshman, Dr Kathy Leadbitter, Dr Karen Vinall-Collier, Prof Sarah Baker, Ms Nicola Pickles, Prof Peter Day
Synopsis: Autistic children experience preventable oral health inequalities; toothPASTE is a free, co-designed website offering practical, autism-informed resources designed to empower families and carers of young autistic children to support their child’s oral health with confidence.
10.35 - 10.50
System stressful, Human helpful – a qualitative interview of barriers to medication faced by parents and carers of children with complex neurodisability
Dr Aisha Formby-Williams and Dr Vivienne Campbell
Synopsis: This study highlights system-wide barriers to medication procurement which negatively impact carer well-being through isolation and lack of support, providing details of resilience strategies families have developed to navigate these challenges and the opportunities for clinicians to intervene and alleviate this burden.
11.10 - 11.25
How much does it cost to assess a child for ADHD in the NHS?
Ms Rhianna Goodyear, Dr Ian Male and Prof Michelle Heys
Synopsis: This study suggests it takes a median of 6.76 hours of clinical time to assess a child for ADHD in the NHS, costing a median of £433.08 per child.
11.25 - 11.40
Empowering Parents: The Impact of Education Workshops on Managing Behaviours of Distress and Sexualised Behaviour in a Specialist School Setting
Mr Nazim Zaim, Ms Jabiah Yasmin and Ms Zainab Shahid, , Dr Hemavathy Palanyiaya, Dr May Yip, Dr Lucy Shimwell
Synopsis: Education workshops can be an effective tool in supporting caregivers in managing behaviour of distress and sexualised behaviour in CYP in intellectual disabilities and/or
Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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