Presentations from: The 'autisms': important perspectives on autism

The Research Autism Lorna Wing series of conferences and seminars present

The 'autisms': important perspectives on autism: The significance of medical and other co-occuring conditions in autism: Implications for diagnosis, intervention and services

Date: Thursday 19th May 2011 | Venue: Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London | Chairs: Dr Lorna Wing and Professor Chris Cullen.

Aims

Autism or autism spectrum conditions are often described in ways that suggest a unitary condition or disorder. In so doing children and adults on the autism spectrum may not have their specific needs met and the outcome for such individuals may be significantly compromised. This conference aims to take a broad perspective of autism or the autisms by exploring the nature and significance of underlying or co-occurring conditions and the implications of this for assessment, diagnosis, intervention and services.

Presentations

• Professor Jeremy Turk, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Professor Developmental Psychiatry, South London & Maudsley Foundation Trust. Neurodevelopmental Disorders - complexities and dilemmas (PDF Document)

• Professor Chris Oliver, Director The Cerebra Centre for Neurodeveloopmental Disorders and Dr Caroline Richards, University of Birmingham. The nature of self injurious behaviours in autism and other conditions-lessons from research and pointers for the future (PDF Document)

• Dr Clodagh Murphy, Clinical Researcher, Institute of Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust. Underlying medical conditions in autism: Di George syndrome (q22 deletion) and autism - what is the connection and what can we do to help? (PDF Document)

• Dr Juli Crocombe, Consultant Psychiatrist, South Staffs NHS Trust, Research Autism. Co occurring psychiatric problems in autism. Anxiety and depression- how psychiatry can help or hinder effective treatment. Part 1 the clinician's view

• Mr Joe Powell, Advisor to Research Autism. Co occurring psychiatric problems in autism. Anxiety and depression - how psychiatry can help or hinder effective treatment. Part 2 the consumer's view. (PDF Document)

• Dr Tammy Hedderly, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Guys and St Thomas's Hospital. Tourette Syndrome and autism - what are the implications? (PDF Document)

• Professor Hilary Cass, Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician, Guys and St Thomas' Hospital. Current perspectives in diagnosis of autism (PDF Document)

Updated

16 May 2018