Explore & Share
On this space we want to share resources and presentations given at our Annual Meetings, as far as the speakers agreed with sharing their materials on this site. Feel free to use and cite the materials as long as you provide the attribution to this site and the authors involved.
2021 – November
Here is the agenda for our upcoming meeting on Friday, November 26, starting at 12:15 on Zoom. PONDA members will receive an email to register.
Agenda
1215 – Informal networking lunch chats
1300 – In the context of the next provincial election in 2022: “Maximizing your reach: social media tips and other advocacy strategies”. Nicky Jones Stokreef, Ripudaman Minhas, OMA Guest speaker to be confirmed
1415 – Break1430-1530 – A priority of PONDA members since 2013. “The Cliff of Care – Helping increase Family Physician capacity for adults with disabilities” Alvin Loh, Liz Grier
2021 – May
May 14th, 9:00 – 12:00, Virtual Annual Meeting
Mental Health Evidence Based Practices in NDD and Advocacy by Jennifer McLean, Deanna Swift, Peter Rosenbaum, Kerry Boyd, Terry Bennett, Sara Pot and Alvin Loh
COVID-19 update for people with neurodevelopment disabilities
Video recording of Dr. Vicky Fera explaining COVID-19 vaccines:
Reports from the PONDA working groups
OMA Neurodevelopmental Disability Special Interest Group
2020 – November
Live-Survey of Participants by Dr. Ronit Mesterman and Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Back-to-school during COVID-19: Potential impacts on child and youth mental health by Dr. Jaime Brown and Dr. Ashley Radomski
An Introduction to School Mental Health Ontario by Dr. Deanna Swift
Psychiatrists, Schools, Special Needs and COVID: Learning as We Go by Dr. Terry Bennett, Dr. Kerry Boyd and Sara Pot
HELP – When Behaviours Signal Distress by Dr. Kerry Boyd/Dr. Elspeth Bradley
Literacy Alliance of Ontario by Dr. Nicky Jones-Stokreef
Care Models in Germany and Sweden by Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo
2020 – May
Virtual Assessment of Cognition and ASD
Telepsychology Assessment by Todd Cunningham
Virtual ASD Assessment – Zooming toward to the future?? by Melanie Penner
Mental Health of Adults with IDD during COVID-19
Adults with IDD & COVID-19 by Liz Grier
Some thoughts about supporting family mental health during COVID-19 by Yona Lunsky
Mental Health and IDD during COVID-19 by Anupam Thakur
Mental Health of Students and Parents
Mental Health of Students and Parents by Sara Pot, Brenda Agnew and Sue Ball
Additional Resources by School Mental Health Ontario:
Build and Sustain Positive Mental Health
Personal Resiliency Tips for Helpers Who Support Students
No Problem Too Big or Too Small
2019
Mental Health and IDD by Alvin Loh and Anupam Thakur
NDIS and Needs Assessment by Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Physicians of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Advocacy 