Autism and Technology Conference 2018

Thursday, 20 September 2018, London

 
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Agenda

The conference programme includes key experts from the education, health and social care sectors, as well as autistic people.

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Thursday, 20 September 2018
08:45 - 09:30Registration and refreshments
09:30 - 09:45Welcome by the Chairs [More Info]
Daniel Jones, Youtuber ‘Aspieworld’
Nicola Herbertson, Founder, Hao2.eu
09:45 - 10:45KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Digital autism: Participatory design and the autistic community [More Info]
Professor Mark Brosnan, Professor of Psychology, Bath University
10:45 - 11:15Refreshment break
11:15 - 12:15Virtual Reality head-mounted displays for autistic children in classrooms: Evidence, practice and moving closer to a reality [More Info]
Dr Nigel Newbutt, Senior Lecturer and Senior Researcher in Digital Education, University of the West of England
Iian Conley, Assistant Principal, Mendip School, The Partnership Trust
12:20 - 13:10SEMINAR STREAM 1
12:20 - 13:10Stream A: Keeping safe online [More Info]
Connor Ward, Autistic Vlogger
12:20 - 13:10Stream B: The anxiety app [More Info]
Professor Emily Simonoff, Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
12:20 - 13:10
13:10 - 14:10LUNCH
13:30 - 14:00LUNCHTIME SESSION: Virtual reality demonstration [More Info]
Dr Nigel Newbutt, Senior Lecturer and Senior Researcher in Digital Education, University of the West of England
14:10 - 15:00SEMINAR STREAM 2
14:10 - 15:00Stream A: Autistic-like traits and cyber-dependent crime [More Info]
Professor Mark Brosnan, Professor of Psychology, Bath University
14:10 - 15:00Stream B: Gaming for good [More Info]
Keith Stuart, Author and Journalist, father to autistic son
14:10 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:20Refreshment break
15:20 - 16:20Design Your Life! Reflecting on co-designing empowering technologies with autistic young adults [More Info]
Dr Jelle Van Dijk, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente
16:20 - 16:30Closing remarks
16:30Conference ends