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?
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Adam Feinstein: Neurodiversity: The Cases For and Against
- Click here for the accompanying notes to the PowerPoint presentation