The South Asia International Autism Conference (SAIAC 2015)

The South Asia International Conference (SAIAC 2015) will bring together researchers, clinicians, practitioners, educators, and people with autism and their families to share information and build relationships.

It will provide a forum to explore latest treatment options and research developments. SAIAC 2015 will be an occasion to celebrate autistic diversity through participation of engaging and thoughtprovoking international speakers who themselves are on the autism spectrum. It will increase awareness,
knowldege and understanding of autism, give an insight into possibilities for employment and future life and provide autism researchers an opportunity to share developments in the scientific investigation of autism.

Speakers include:

• John Elder Robison, Scholar in Residence at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Author and Self Advocate, Massachusetts, USA
• Dr Stephen Shore, Professor, Adelphi University, & Self Advocate, New York, USA
• Dr Roy Richard Grinker, Professor, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
• Tania Melnyczuk, Director at ProjectManagement.co.za & Self-Advocate, Cape Town, South Africa
• Dr Thomas S Weisner, Professor, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
• Dr Wenn Lawson, Psychologist, Researcher, Author, & Self Advocate, Victoria, Australia
• Dr Elizabeth Laugeson, Professor, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
• Dr Tamara Daley, Researcher, Westat, North California, USA
• Maripat Robison, Speaker, Writer, Poet, and Autism Spouse, Massachusetts, USA
• Fazli Azeem, Designer, Educator, Technologist & Self Advocate, Karachi, Pakistan
• Dr Vibha Krishnamurthi, Founder & Director, Ummeed Child Development Centre, Mumbai, India
• Dr Sheffali Gulati, Additional Professor, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
• Dr Gauri Divan, Pediatrician, Sangath, Goa, India
• Dr Nandini Chatterjee Singh, Associate Professor, National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India
• Dr Shubhangi Vaidya, Assistant Professor, IGNOU, New Delhi, India
• Dr Shoba Srinath, Professor, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India

When:
Feb 7, 9:00AM — Feb 8, 6:00PM

Where:​
​Casuarina, ​Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,New Delhi, India

Category: Conference

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