Talks 2017

 

March
ESRC Series: Autism in Society Seminar II, Institute of Education, UCL, London
UEMC Mental Health Research Team Peer Group Meeting, Exeter 
 

What’s in a Label? The Functions and Consequences of a Medical Diagnosis and Lay Diagnosis of Autism, Torquay                                                                          Thomas Lister: (Abstract) What’s in a label? The functions and consequences of a selfdiagnosis and medical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder                                         (Presentation) What’s in a Label? The Functions and Consequences of a Medical Diagnosis and Lay Diagnosis of Autism      

Autism Diagnosis as a Social Process An exploration of clinicians’ diagnostic decision making                                                                                                                      Jennie Hayes: Autism Diagnosis as a Social Process An exploration of clinicians’ diagnostic decision making

 

April:                                                                                                                                       The Globalisation of Autism symposium, Queen Mary University of London                Steven Kapp: Autism diagnosis across the globe: DSM-5 as a focal point

 

May:                                                                                                                                         Neuroscience, Social Science and the Politics of Research: Insights from Early Intervention and Autism at University College Cork, Ireland                                            Steven Kapp: Neurodiversity: implications of brain-based research and politics for social science and early intervention

Cultural Diversity Preconference, International Meeting for Autism Research, San Francisco, USA                                                                                                                      Steven Kapp (First author): Right planet: examining the intersections between neuro- and cultural diversity.                                                                                                                 Co-authors: Rachel S. Brezis, Nidhi Singhal, Merry Barua, Jaqueline Mathaga, Alexia Rattazzi, Sabine Saade Chelbi, Deepali Teneja, and Kristen Gillespie-Lynch 

 

June:                                                                                                                                         Critical Autism Studies Conference                                                                                     Ginny Russell & Jennie Hayes: Medicalisation, mobilisation and Social Identity Theory

 

August:

Included in Training and Work: Transforming Policies and Practices for Disabled People workshop at the Lorentz Center at the University of Leiden in Leiden, Netherlands.

Steven Kapp: Including disabled people about inclusive employment

 

September:

The GW4 Clinical Academic Training programme, at the University of Bristol.

Ginny Russell and Steven Kapp: Interdisciplinary in Medical Research

 

December:

Advisory Group Meeting, at the University of Exeter 

Exploring Diagnosis advisory meeting programme

Katherine Runswick-Cole: The Functions of Labels

Sami Timimi: What is Autism and does it matter?

  • Click here for the accompanying PowerPoint presentation to Sami Timimi’s talk

Adam Feinstein: Neurodiversity: The Cases For and Against

  • Click here for the accompanying notes to the PowerPoint presentation