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AUTISM 2020 - Conference, Priors Court School 12 June 2008

What will the advances in autism research and practice be in the future? The vision for the future will be presented by internationally renowned experts in the field of autism. Keynote speaker Professor Sir Michael Rutter, one of the most influential figures in child psychiatry, is credited as having defined autism and revolutionised its treatment and is renowned for his ground-breaking research on the genetics of autism. Other speakers include Professor Uta Frith of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, acclaimed world-wide for her work on developmental cognitive disorders and author of many works including Autism, Explaining the Enigma (1989).

This is the inaugural conference in the annual Dame Stephanie Shirley lecture series. Dame Stephanie Shirley, Founding Patron of Prior’s Court School, is one of the world’s major supporters of scientific research into the causes of autism through the Shirley Foundation.

Cost: £150 professionals; £75 parents;  £30 ASD and concessions

For more information on the conference, please see pdf on the Priors Court Foundation website

To book your place, contact Lynn Hartat Autism Speaks or Priors Court direct.