07.30 – 09.30

REGISTRATION OPENS

Main Auditorium

Strathclyde Suite

  09:30–10:00

Opening Session Social Brain 3 No Mind Left Behind
S Dow, UK; C Gillberg, Sweden

  10.00-10.30

KEYNOTE
Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations (ESSENCE)
C Gillberg, Sweden

  10.30-11.00

COFFEE

  11.00-12.40

EARLY DEVELOPMENT

  11.00-12.00

May I?
Sexuality and love and young people with intellectual disabilities
L Löfgren-Mårtensson, Sweden

  11.00-11.20

Neurotransmitter control of cognition, attention and empathy
E Eriksson, Sweden

  11.20-11.40

Development of conginition, language and reading
M Ingvar, Sweden

  11.40-12.00

Development of empathy
C Gillberg, Sweden

  12.00-12.20

Development of attention and executive function
A Nydén, Sweden

  12:00-12.40

Title TBA
Loretta Giorcelli, Australia

  12.20-12.40

Central coherence: to see or not to see the bigger picture
F Happé, UK

  12.40-14.00

LUNCH

  12.40-14.00

AUTISM SPECTRUM, ADHD, AND RELATED DISORDERS

  14.00-15.00

That's not the Annie I know
Teacher perception vs parental perception: The need for schools to understand the impact of learning, attention and behavioural differences on parents and families
Loretta Giorcelli, Australia

  14.00-14.20

The autism spectrum: one, five, or hundreds of conditions?
I Berckelaar, The Netherlands

  14.20-14.40

The Tic-OCD spectrum: one, two, or more?
PH Thomsen, Denmark

  14.40-15.00

Affective and anxiety disorders in autism and ADHD
M Ghaziuddin, USA

  15.00-15.30

KEYNOTE
The Social Brain, Autism and Epilepsy
B Neville, UK

  15.30-16.00

COFFEE

  16.00–17.30

STRESS, MALTREATMENT AND NEURODEVELOPMENT

  16.10-17.10

Creativity, chaos and confusion
Collaborative support for learning and organizational problems in gifted children
Paul Hutchins, Australia

  16.10-16.30

Reactive attachment disorder: fact and fiction
H Minnis, UK; G Bryce, UK

  16.30-16.50

Antenatal stress and neurodevelopment
P Wilson, UK

  16.50-17.10

Modifying the HPA axis in maltreated children
TBA

  17.10-17.40

KEYNOTE MALTREATMENT AND FOSTERING
C Zeanah, USA

  17.45-17.55

Summing up Day One
C Gillberg, Sweden

  18.00

Welcome Reception & Poster Exhibition

  19.30

Gala Dinner at The Arches

Main Auditorium

Strathclyde Suite

  08.30-09.00

KEYNOTE
The Everchanging Brain
P Magistretti, Switzerland

  09.00-10.50

DIAGNOSIS AND OVERLAP OF PROBLEMS

  09.10-10.50

MR TOURETTE AND I
Pelle Sandstrak, Sweden

  09.00-09.20

Early diagnosis of autism
E Fernell, Sweden; C Miniscalco, Sweden

  09.20-09.40

Epilepsy, autism and ADHD
B Neville, UK

  09.40-10.00

The autisms, the ADHDs and medical syndromes
M Coleman, USA

  10.00-10.20

Fragile X problem with timing and coffee
R Hagerman, USA; J Turk, UK

  10.20-10.30

Annie's syndrome
S Dow, UK; D Fitzpatrick, UK

  10.30-10.50

Girls and women with ESSENCE
M Posserud, Norway

  10.50-11.20

COFFEE

  11.20-12.50

GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS

  11.20-12.50

GETTING IT TOGETHER
5 speakers x 20 minutes each

Under this unifying title we look at the importance of collaboration across the board within the field of learning difficulties.

Our speakers have 20 minutes each to talk about their particular interest of Getting it Together.

See below for speakers confirmed so far.

  11.20-11.30

Pre- and perinatal factors in ESSENCE
L Thompson, UK

  11.30-11.50

Genetics of autism
T Bourgeron, France; M Leboyer, France;

  11.50-12.10

Genetics of ADHD
E Taylor, UK

  12.10-12.30

Neuroanatomy of autism
M Bauman, USA

  12.30-12.50

Where in the brain is autism?
P Rodier, USA

  12.50-14.00

LUNCH

  14.00-15.00

SOCIAL COGNITION AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

  14.00-15.00

GETTING IT TOGETHER
3 speakers x 20 minutes each

Speakers confirmed so far but in no particular order are:

Jackie Baillie MSP

Bill Colley

Torey Hayden

  14.00-14.20

The social brain and fetal testosterone
S Baron-Cohen, UK

  14.20-14.40

Diagnosing cognitive attentional and social problems in school age
A Lundervold, Norway

  14.40-15.00

How do we measure empathy in young children
A O'Hare, UK

  15.00-15.30

COFFEE

  15.30-17.30

OUTCOME AND INTERVENTION

  15.30-17.30

GETTING IT TOGETHER
5 speakers x 20 minutes each

Other speakers confirmed so far:

Ann Maxwell

Michael Gordon

Agneta Hellstrom

See speakers page to find out more about their interests and experience. 

  15.30-15.50

Outcome of autism spectrum disorders and ADHD
E Billstedt, Sweden; E Fernell, Sweden

  15.50-16.10

Outcome of eating disorders: relation to ESSENCE
M Råstam, Sweden;

  16.10-16.30

The evidence base for intervention in autism
P Howlin, UK

  16.30-16.50

Intervention in ADHD
S Goldstein, USA; D Coghill, UK

  16.50-17.10

Psychopharmacology in ESSENCE
J Buitelaar, The Netherlands; R Doyle, USA

  17.10-17.30

Triple P – Mellow parenting: what are they good for?
M Sanders; C Puckering, UK

Main Auditorium

  17.30-17.45

CLOSING SESSION
Summing up Day Two
S Dow, UK; C Gillberg, Sweden