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Events & Conferences
NAS's Annual Conference
Posted: 2008-07-14 | Venue: Novotel London West Hotel
Brookdale Care is happy to support the National Autistic Society’s Annual Conference on ‘Research into Practice’.
We believe that it is important to constantly evaluate your methods of thinking and care models to ensure that they are up to date with new research and care approaches.
The NAS’s conference is on 19th & 20th September at the Novotel London West Hotel.
Taking the theme of 'Research into Practice’, this two-day event promises to provoke interesting debate, provide opportunities to hear of the latest developments and learn more about best practice in the care and education of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Most importantly, delegates will have plenty of opportunities to network and discuss current issues with others living and working with autism.
If you are interested in attending the conference or would like to find out more information on the programme, workshops and speakers please view the attached Programme.
The 2 day conference is full of interesting and highly experienced speakers covering a wide range of topics including:
- Professor Sir Michael Rutter:Historical perspectives – what have we learnt from research?
- Dr Olga Bogdashina: The triad of perspectives on autism
- Professor Evdokia Anagnostou:Oxytocin and its effect on social cognition and repetitive behaviours
- Professor VS Ramachandran:The role of mirror neurons
- Professor Chris Oliver & Caroline Richards: Self injury in autism
- Dr Olga Bogdashina: Communication in autism: do we speak the same language?
- Dr Greg Pasco: The effectiveness of PECS study
- Sherry A Moyer: The ECLIPSE model
- Dr Andy McDonnell: Low arousal approaches in managing challenging behaviour in adults with autism
- Virginia Bovell: Challenges faced by families
- Professor Evdokia Anagnostou: Research advances in neuro-psychopharmacology
- Susan Fletcher Watson & Dr Susan R Leekam: Social attention in autism
- Daisy Loyd: Drama education and pupils with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Anna Neal: Family support: professional vs. personal
- Larry Arnold: The use of video in the education of people with autism
- Professor Declan Murphy: The “new” biology of autism
- Richard Mills & Carol Povey: Autism and ageing
- Dr Paul Whitely: A gluten-free diet as an intervention for autism and ASDs
- Professor Helen McConachie: Recent advances in research on repetitive behaviours
- Michael McCreadie: Sensory issues in autism
- Professor Digby Tantam and Paul Naylor: Bullying of mainstream secondary school pupils with Asperger syndrome
- Dr Jenny Longmore, Austism Speaks: Brain donation and the Autism Tissue Programme
- Andrew Powell & Alan Carman: Help! programme
- Lynne Moxon: Puberty and Sexuality in autism spectrum disorders
- Professor VS Ramachandran: Title to be announced
- Joe Powell & Heather Yeomans: Equinex/Socialeyes
- Dr Paul Gringras: Sleep Disorders in Autism
- Dr Stephen Shore: Matching best practice to the needs of people with autism
- Professor Rita Jordan: The education of students with autism – lessons from research
- Professor Simon Baron-Cohen: Cognitive & Psychological research