Location: Virtual (via Zoom)

Time: 13.00-16.00pm

Ticket price: £20.00

The event will be recorded and available for 90 days to view for all those that purchase a ticket.

Guest Speakers & Talk titles:

• Dr Prithvi Parepa, Associate Professor in Autism Studies Birmingham University– Autism Through a Cultural Lens
• Dr Amy Esler, Associate Professor University of Minnesota – Working with autistic children and families in the Somali Community
• Dr Ramzi Nasir, Consultant in developmental-behavioural paediatrics Imperial college healthcare NHS trust London & The Portland hospital London – Autism in Warzones

12.45 – 13.00: Log on

13.00 – 13.05: Introduction

13.05 – 13.50: Dr Prithvi Parepa, Associate Professor in Autism Studies Birmingham University – Autism Through a Cultural Lens

13.50 – 14.00: Break

14.00 – 14.45: Dr Amy Esler, Associate Professor University of Minnesota – Working with autistic children and families in the Somali Community

14.45 – 14.55: Break

14.55 – 15.55: Dr Ramzi Nasir, Consultant in developmental-behavioural paediatrics Imperial college healthcare NHS trust London & The Portland hospital London – Autism in Warzones

15.55 – 16.00: Summary and Close

Location: Virtual (via Zoom)

Time: 15.30-17.00pm

Ticket price: £10.00

The event will be recorded and available for 90 days to view for all those that purchase a ticket.

Guest Speakers & Talk titles:

• Kourtney Nigh, PH.D. Dr. Nigh is a clinical researcher at the University of Kansas’s Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART) & Life Span Institute. Dr. Nigh received her doctorate from the University of California-Los Angeles under the mentorship of Dr. Catherine Lord, where she assisted in the development of the Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism (BOSA) and Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC). Before returning to graduate school, Dr. Nigh had a background in special education and worked at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment at the University of Missouri-Columbia. There, she co-founded the Global Autism Interactive Network (GAIN) and brought together a talented group of ADOS-2 trainers to share their expertise in autism diagnostics. Dr. Nigh has over 15 years of experience conducting ASD evaluations and training across the world. Dr. Nigh’s research interests include the early identification of autism through phenotyping and the creation of meaningful assessment models for clinicians and families.

• Steve Kanne, PH.D., ABPP. Dr. Steve Kanne is a Clinical Professor of Psychology at the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment and serves as the Director of Special Projects. Previously, he served as the Director of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at Weill Cornell Medical College, and the Executive Director of the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Dr. Kanne earned both his bachelor’s degree and doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Washington University. He completed a clinical internship at the University of California, San Diego, and pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His early career included five years as a pediatric neuropsychologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, followed by four years at the University of Missouri focusing on autism and pediatric neuropsychology. He later became Director of the Autism Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital before returning to the University of Missouri in 2012 to lead the Thompson Center. In 2020, he transitioned to Weill Cornell. Dr. Kanne’s research interests center on autism, emphasizing diagnostic tools, behavioral phenotyping, co-occurring symptoms, special interests, subthreshold symptoms, and evidence-based therapies. He has published extensively in these areas, as well as in cognitive neuropsychology, the history of neuropsychology, and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Board-certified in Clinical Neuropsychology, Dr. Kanne is passionate about education and training, frequently delivering national and international workshops on autism.

• Autism Diagnostics & Reliability meetings in the US
• History of GAIN and its future
• Consistent areas of difficulty and discussion