Special Events
Autism Forum
06/04/2024
The National Center for Autism Research held the autism forum on “Autism & Suicidality.”
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Dr. Shirley Portuguese
To view the full lecture (in Hebrew) click here >>
Autism Forum
12/03/2024
The National Center for Autism Research held the autism forum on “Review of the recent educational research.”
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Dr. Michal Ilan, Moran Bachrach
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Autism Forum
16/05/2023
The National Center for Autism Research held the autism forum on the “Technological Research Field.”
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Dr. Yaniv Zigel (Biomedical Engineering) talked about technologies for detecting autism from speech signals.
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Tal Barami (Computer science) talked about the identification and quantification of stereotyped movements using computational vision
Autism Forum
17/01/2023
Prof. Idan Menashe and Noa Arava discussed "What genetic factors cause autism?" Findings from the genetic research conducted by Azrieli National Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research.
To view the full lecture (in Hebrew) click here >>
2022 Autism Movie Festival
28/11/2022
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Screening of "Sorry for Asking" - autistic persons, courtesy of Kan 11
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Discussion with Dr (Ph.D.) Mordehai Benhamou - author of "Autism, Falafel and Rock & Roll."
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Screening of "My Name is Sam"
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Screening of "Here We Are"
Webinar Wednesday March 3 2021 - Cannabis as treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder
03/03/2021
On cannabis and medical treatment
18/01/2021
The Friends of the Negev Association, in collaboration with The National Center for Autism Research, invite you to Dr. Gal Meiri’s lecture on “Medical Cannabis Treatments to Children with Autism” Dr. Meiri will present the results of the medical cannabis research recently conducted at BGU’s The National Autism Research Center. The lecture will address the issues of whether and when one should change medical cannabis treatments, what is currently the accepted medicinal treatment, the differences between it to medical cannabis treatment, what the most common side effects of short-term use of medical cannabis, and what do we know about the long-term consequences.
The workshop will be moderated by Dr. Sagiv Friedgot, pediatrician and founder of the Keren Or Institute.
On Monday 14.12.2020 at 19:00
Practical PRT workshop
04/12/2020
The Friends of the Negev Association in collaboration with the National Center for Autism Research invite you to a practical PRT workshop. PRT is a research-based therapeutic approach that was developed at Stanford University and designed to strengthen and improve the communication-behavior, speech and social interaction of children on the autistic spectrum.
PRT therapy utilizes children with autism's individual preferences and desires in order to increase their motivation for speech learning and participation with their surroundings.
The workshop will be moderated by Dr. Sagiv Friedgot, pediatrician and founder of the Keren Or Institute
On Monday 14.12.2020 at 19:00
Autism Movie Festival
07/01/2020
Join us for an evening of movies and stimulating discussions about autism. Awareness of autism has reached the movie industry and over the past years several excellent movies have been released that depict different aspects of life with autism. From romance to family crisis, we will present four movies in the two movie theaters at BGU:
Quanto basta (2007)-IMBD
Mozart and the Whale (2005)-IMDB
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)-IMDB
We will be joined by esteemed guests who will lead discussion before and after the movie presentations:
Prof. Daniel Haimovich, President of BGU
Karin Elharrar, Knesset Member
Prof. Ilan Dinstein, Director of the National Autism Research Center
Ms. Adi Rodriguez Barnea, one of the founders of the Friends of the Negev
Prof. Amos Katz, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Irit Hagai, Senior Developmental Psychologist
Dr. Mordi Ben Hamu author of "Autism, Couscous & Rock 'n' Roll" and Autistic
Admission is free, but registration is required here
Autism Movie Festival
18/12/2018
Join us for an evening of movies and stimulating discussions about autism. Awareness of autism has reached the movie industry and over the past years several excellent movies have been released that depict different aspects of life with autism. From romance to family crisis, we will present four movies in the two movie theaters at BGU:
Keep the change (2017) - IMDB page
The flood (2010) - IMDB page
Life, animated (2016) - IMDB page
Snow Cake (2006) - IMDB page
We will be joined by esteemed guests who will lead discussion before and after the movie presentations:
Prof. Rivka Carmi, President of BGU
Parliament Member Stav Shafir
Mayor of Beer Sheva, Mr. Rubik Danialovich
Deputy mayor of Beer Sheva, Dr. Heftzi Zohar
Prof. Ilan Dinstein, Director of the Negev Autism Center
Mrs. Adi Rodriguez Barnea, Founding partner of "Friends in the Negev"
Admission is free, but registration is required here
The Principles of the DIR Model
17-19/05/2017
"The Principles of the DIR Model" seminar is organized and conducted by 'DIR Israel' in collaboration with Soroka Medical Center. The seminar's goal is providing basic theoretical knowledge about the model, its components and the types of interventions it includes. This seminar is designated for clinical staff, educators, counselors, parents and family members of children and adolescents with special needs who are interested in learning about this model and its principles.
The Model:
The Developmental, Individual-differences and Relationship-based (DIR) model is a framework for conducting comprehensive assessments and developing intervention programs for children with special needs. This model incorporates knowledge from different developmental disciplines and offers a comprehensive-developmental-emotional approach. The main purpose of working by this model is constructing an extensive foundation of social-emotional-cognitive skills that in turn will lead to development, learning and adaptation. At the basis of this model's approach stands the need in identifying each child's strengths and challenges in the different developmental domains. Identifying the child's interests and considering his unique characteristics and his significant relationships, are essential variables in designing the therapeutic intervention program.
Southern Autism Conference
20/04/2017
Organized by 'Talking Autism' in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center. The conference was dedicated to current conversation topics, research, and therapy and was designated for clinical and academic staff, caregivers and students.
Speakers:
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Leah-Racheli Yaakov, Occupational Therapist, Head of 'Talking Autism' and 'Aiming High' Associations.
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Dr. Gal Meiri, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Head of the Soroka Medical Center Preschool Psychiatry Unit, Ben-Gurion University Medical School.
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Dr. Ilan Dinstein, Senior Lecturer, Psychology and the Cognitive and Brain Sciences Departments, Ben-Gurion University.
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Dr. Haggith Gor Ziv, Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University and Kibbutzim College.
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Miri Eshkar-Bitton, Family Consultant and Parent Group Facilitator, Mother of an Autistic Child.
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Abigail Dar, Medical Cannabis Research, Rights and Legislation Activist, Mother of an Autistic Child.
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Tzahi Klein, Film Director and Producer, Medical Cannabis Researcher.
The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
01/03/2017
With the help of Adi Rodrigez-Barnea, an activist mother of two children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, we organized a seminar regarding the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). This seminar was designated for clinical and academic staff, caregivers and students. The ESDM is a comprehensive behavioral early intervention approach for children with autism, ages 12 to 48 months. It can be delivered by therapy teams and/or parents in group programs or individual therapy sessions in either a clinic setting or the child’s home.
Speakers:
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- Dr. Tali Gev, Clinical Psychologist, Bar-Ilan University and the Association for Children at Risk
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- Yana Sinai-Gavrilov, Psychologist, Bar-Ilan University and the Association for Children at Risk
