Autreach: News archive



Autreach: News archive

2009  

 

Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England
(“The world’s first ever study into the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders among adults”: press release)
July: Specialisterne to open UK branch — BBC News Why a firm wants staff with autism, Radio 4 Today programme excerpt (3m 30s, 1.1MB mp3).
Jan 12: front page Guardian article on “autism screening”, apparently based on Auyeung et al (in press); conclusion of interesting commentary on this paper available here: Are autistic traits autistic?

2008  

 

Hyperlexia: A Literary Journal Celebrating the Autistic Spectrum is looking for your fiction, poetry, and personal essays. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2008
APANA (Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse) website online again.
Dec 17: London ARM Christmas party
Dec 1: Greek Association of Autistic Asperger and HFA Adults launch campaign “Give Light”. Petition (in Greek)
Nov 24-Dec 5: Autism2008 Awares International Online Autism Conference
Papers include Autistic intelligence, autistic perception and autistic patterns of thought that we all share in different degrees – an update, Sebastian Dern.
Nov 17: Autism2008 abstracts available online (full papers from November 21).
Nov 13: London ARM meeting
Oct 31: Deadline for National Audit Office web consultation Supporting People with Autism through Adulthood
Oct 31: NAS creativity competition ”...open to all adults with autism … 2D art (drawing and painting), photography, poetry and prose”; deadline extended to 31 October 2008.
Oct 22: First annual Treehouse lecture, City Hall, London
Oct 21: All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) launches Half way there?, a mid-term review of its Manifesto.
Oct 21: Research Autism forum Medical Conditions in Autism, London
Oct 17: “Adults with Autism Bill” — UK parliament, 2nd reading.
Oct 5: Autism, Art and Music concert, London 6pm (NB venue change: Savoy Theatre)
Oct 1-2: Online seminar with Dr Darold Treffert
Sep 30: NAS creativity competition deadline
Sep 29-30: Talent and Autism – joint British Academy and Royal Society conference
Sep 19: Rain Man press night (Apollo Theatre, London)
Sep 1: Contributions to Autreach ASAN video project due
Aug 30: Liberty festival Trafalgar Square, London. 1-6pm
Autreach in the UK and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network in North America and Australia invite you to take part in a new video project.
Jul 29-Aug 1: Autscape 2008: ”...a three day conference and retreat, organised by and for autistic people…” (attractions include a luminarium)
July 19: Bonkersfest 2008
July 15: Only 3 places left for Autscape 2008 — register by Friday July 18
June 23-27: Autreat 2008 ”...a retreat-style conference run by autistic people, for autistic people and our friends” (USA)
June 19: Last day to register for Autscape 2008 (update: 10 more places available)
June 18: Autistic Pride Day
June 15: London picnic for Autistic Pride Day – meet at the Albert Memorial at 1pm (Sunday)
June 5: Online seminar with Phil Christie
May 17: World ICT Day theme: “Connecting Persons with Disabilities”
May 15-17: IMFAR 2008 London
May 6: Online seminar with Wendy Lawson
April was Autism Awareness Month. Beware…
Apr 30: Parliamentary seminar “Adult autism and policy”: group member invited to speak; public version of POSTnote on autism page available