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Professor Gillian Baird
Consultant Paediatrician at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
I work in collaboration with Dr Paul Gringras and a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, speech therapists and occupational therapists in an outpatient clinical assessment service for children with a range of disabilities including autism.
My research interests are in autism, speech and language disorders and cerebral palsy.
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen
Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge; and Director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge and the Director of CLASS (Cambridge Lifespan Asperger Syndrome Service), a clinic for adults with suspected Asperger Syndrome.
Author of Mindblindness (MIT Press, 1995), The Essential Difference (Penguin, 2003), and Autism: The Facts (OUP, 1993).
For 2007 I am President of the Psychology Section of the British Association, and Vice President of the National Autistic Society. My research investigates autism at the cognitive, neural, endocrine and genetic levels.
I am involved with Research Autism because I am also engaged in scientific evaluations of interventions in autism and because of the need for evidence-based intervention. I see autism spectrum conditions as different to medical diseases such as AIDS or cancer, which need a treatment and a cure. Rather, autism spectrum conditions involve both areas of disability and areas of strength. Interventions need to be carefully evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing the areas of disability whilst supporting or developing the areas of strength, to enable individuals to fulfil their potential
Professor Terry Brugha
Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Research, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Adult General Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
I operate an NHS assessment clinic for adults who may have Autism Spectrum Disorder and liaise with adult mental health services throughout Leicester and Leicestershire, also providing training to professional staff and teams.
My area of research is psychiatric epidemiology and I am currently developing and testing methods for studying ASD in adult populations throughout England.
I am Associate Editor, Psychological Medicine (Cambridge University Press) and Member National Autistic Society Standards Group.
Professor Tony Charman
Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
My main research interest is the investigation of early social cognitive development in children with autism and the clinical application of this work via screening, early diagnosis, early intervention and epidemiological studies. My work has been funded by the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, the Department of Health and a number of UK and USA charities.
I am Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; Associate Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and on the Editorial/Advisory Boards of Autism, British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. I have served on a number of expert panels for the Medical Research Council in the UK and NIH/CDC in the USA.
I am a scientific member of the Advisory Group to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism and have worked closely with the National Autistic Society, Treehouse (formerly Parents’ Autism Campaign for Education) and Autism Speaks (formerly National Alliance for Autism Research) to advocate for services and positive policy development for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
Laura Cockburn
Senior Educational Psychologist in Haringey and Academic and Professional Tutor at UEL.
I currently work in Haringey as a Senior EP and specialise in working with children and young people with autism. I work closely together with Haringey Autism, the local parent suport group in different projects. I supported them in setting up a specialist football club for children with autism (sponsored by Tottenham Hotspur and Mencap).
Together with others, I recently set up a national support group for EPs specialising in autism and this is now linked with Senjit at the Institute of Education.
I will be joining UEL in September 2008 to be an academic and professional tutor for the EP doctoral training course. I am currently completing my Doctorate.
I spent 10 years working in Singapore (1992 – 2002) where I worked collaboratively with professionals from South East Asia and the NAS to develop services for children with autism.
Dr. Juli Crocombe
Consultant Psychiatrist for People with a Learning Disability based in Central Cheshire. Divisional Clinical Director for the Learning Disabilities Division of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
I am a Consultant Psychiatrist for People with a Learning Disability based in Central Cheshire. I am also the Divisional Clinical Director for the Learning Disabilities Division of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Until October 2007 I was the Head of Psychiatry at Ashley House, a secure unit for people with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder who present with severely challenging or offending behaviour.
I work collaboratively with the National Autistic Society on a number of issues, principally in the areas of Psychiatric Interventions and Mental Health Legislation and Policy, and have advised Government on these issues on behalf of the NAS. I am a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Research Autism and sit on the APPGA Advisory Board.
My research interest lies in developing our understanding of what leads people with ASD to offend, and establishing how to use this knowledge to reduce the likelihood of such offending. Together with Dr Lorna Wing and Mr Richard Mills of the NAS, I have completed a study to establish the prevalence of ASD at Broadmoor Hospital.
I am a Clinical Lecturer at Keele University and am committed to educating tomorrow’s doctors about ASD.
Dr. Dido Green
Clinical Expert Occupational Therapist, Paediatric Neurosciences, Newcomen Centre, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust
I have been interested in the inter-relationship between motor and social difficulties since being awarded a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship, during which I explored the use of dance as a form of social integration for children with learning disabilities in the Andes. Following this, my Masters degree in Clinical Neuroscience explored clumsiness in Aspergers Syndrome. My PhD investigated subtypes of children with poor coordination and particularly the impact of social and emotional difficulties on motor development and outcome. My work has been funded by the Winston Churchill Trust, Kings Fund and Hospital Savings Association.
I am a Senior Lecturer for the Sensory Integration Network UK and Ireland, associated with the University of Cardiff. Research into the sensory processing difficulties of individuals with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and/or Learning Disabilities has been sponsored by this organisation. Current work involves the development of an Inventory of Sensory Processing Problems and impact on behaviour. I am currently involved with the South Thames Study of Special Educational Needs and Autism project funded by the Wellcome Trust and Department of Health.
In addition to providing training in the theory and application of Sensory Integrative Therapy, I provide training in the use of the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance. I am interested in supporting adolescents and children develop strategies for successful participation in daily occupations.
Ms. Jacqui Jackson
Doctoral Research Student, Coventry University.
As a parent of 7 children, 5 with a range of differences including autism, Asperger syndrome, ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia, I am acutely aware of the need for ongoing research, not only into the causes of these conditions, but also into interventions that can make a real difference to the lives of people with an ASD and their families.
I have a 1st Class (hons) degree in social policy and subsequent postgraduate qualifications in special educational needs. I am now nearing the end of a PhD, researching into sensory differences and design for children with an ASD.
I am a consultant for the Centre for the Development of Autism Practice (CDAP) where along with others I provide workshops and training on a variety of issues surrounding ASD, my particularly area of specialty being sensory differences.
I wrote ‘Multicoloured Mayhem’ – a parents’ guide to the many differences experienced in our household. The publicity surrounding this inspired the BBC to make a documentary about us (My Family and Autism) and subsequently a drama (Magnificent 7).
I work closely with the National Autistic Society, to raise awareness and advocate for changes both in service and policy for children and adults with an ASD and their families.
Professor Ann LeCouteur
Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Newcastle University
I work within a multidisciplinary clinical academic team that provides specialist clinical services for children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
My Current research interests include the aetiology of ASD; evaluation of interventions for children and families; and the promotion of models of assessments and treatment.
I chaired the work of a national working party that led to the publication of The National Autism Plan for Children (2003. I am involved with a number of UK charities for children and young people with complex needs.
Dr. Jamie Nicholls MBBS DRCOG
General Practitioner, Hockley
I have been a general practitioner in Hockley, Essex since 1979. Since 1994 I have also been GP Tutor for Southend-on-Sea district. I am responsible for arranging much of the continuing medical education for the GPs in my area, and have used this network to attempt to increase the awareness of Autistic Spectrum Disorders amongst my medical colleagues locally and nationally.
I have been a Councillor with the National Autistic Society for many years, and have served as a Board member. I am also a trustee with the Inge Wakehurst Trust which contributed to the foundation of Research Autism.
I have a son with autism, born in 1980, who spent most of his school years at NAS schools, and now lives in a sheltered community for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Kent, where he works productively on a farm.
My involvement in Research Autism comes from a need to increase the awareness of Autistic Spectrum Disorders in primary care. As this provides the first rung on the ladder towards diagnosis and beyond, it is essential that practitioners are familiar with it.
Dr. Vicky Slonims
Clinical lead speech and language therapist. (For children with complex communication disorders) Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust
Since 1993 I have worked at Guy’s Hospital in the assessment service for children with complex needs, particularly in the assessment and management of children with learning difficulties, communication disorders and autism spectrum disorders.
I qualified as a speech and language therapist in 1982 and was awarded a PhD from Kings College, London University in 2001. I worked initially with children in health centres, school settings (both special schools and mainstream) and as a domiciliary therapist. I have taught on undergraduate and postgraduate courses at NHCSS and the Institute of Child Health and regularly contribute to the post-diagnosis courses for parents of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry.
I am the Speech and Language Therapy advisor to the UK Rett Association and have an interest in the communication needs of individuals with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). I have been a trainer for the National Children’s Bureau on the development of communication for Early Years workers.
I am the Speech and Language Therapy representative at the Royal College of Paediatrics and the Research Forum of the Allied Health Professionals. I have a strong interested in promoting research by paramedical and education professionals. I am an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.
I provide training in the use of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-G). I am interested in educational/treatment strategies for supporting the social development of adolescents and children with Asperger syndrome.
I am currently engaged in a two research studies. One, funded by the Welcome Trust, is a multi-centre study into the genetic component of developmental language disorders. The other is an MRC funded study of the effectiveness of early intervention for children with Autism.
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