We are fortunate to be welcoming a series of world-class presenters who will expand your mind with new insights, practical suggestions, and transformative discoveries.
ITAKOM presenters will reflect the neurodiversity of the world. They will address the topic of neurodiversity from personal, practitioner and academic experience.
KEYNOTE
Professor Sven Bölte
Director of the Centre of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Keynote: The Neurodivergent Individual in their Unique World
Day 1, 09:00 – 09:50
Mr Pelle Sandstrak
Public speaker and writer
Keynote: For The Sake Of Unusualness, my Life with Tourette Syndrome
Day 1, 17:20
Professor Sue Gathercole
Chair of the REF Panel for Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
Keynote: Transdiagnostic Research
Day 2, 17:30 – 18:20
Dr Kathy Leadbitter
Research Fellow at the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, UK
Keynote: Neurodiversity Informed Intervention
Day 2, 13:30 – 14:20
Pierre Magistretti
Emeritus Professor, EPFL and University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Keynote: The Ever-Changing Brain
Day 1, 13:30 – 14:20
Joh Smitg
Emeritus Professor, EPFL and University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Keynote: The Ever-Changing Brain
Day 1, 13:30 – 14:20
BIG TALKS
Lotta Borg Skoglund
Associate professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Medical Sciences at Uppsala University with a special interest in girls/women with ADHD and autism
Big Talk: We Have Failed the Girls. Total Chaos: ADHD, Hormones, and Gender Stereotypes
Day 1, 15:00 – 15:50
Hari Srinavsan
PhD Neuroscience student at Vanderbilt University
Big Talk: Communication & Stigma
Day 2, 10:30 – 11:20
Lotta Löfgren
Professor in Health and Society, Field of Sexology and Sexuality Studies, Dept of Social Work, Malmo University
Big Talk: Sexuality and people with intellectual disability: Unmet needs
Day 2, 15:00 – 15:50
Dr Loretta Giorcelli OAM
Prof of Child Development & Special Education and Author of “Quality Schools, Inclusive Practices”, Specialist Consultant to Schools & School Systems” Sydney
Big Talk: Neurodiversity in Education
Day 2, 15:00 – 15:50
TOPIC SESSIONS
Dr Lindsay Miven
Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Patrick Wild Centre and Consultant Psychiatrist in the NHS Lothian Learning Disability Service.
Topic Session: Sleep in Single Gene Syndromes and Intellectual Disability
Day 1, 10:30 – 11:20
Adam Murphy
Father and Full Time Carer
Topic Session: A Day in the Life of an Autistic Parent and Carer
Day 1, 10:30 – 11:20
Ciara Lawrence
Big Plan Engagement Lead at Mencap
Topic Session: What Good Quality of Life Means to Me
Day 1, 11:30 – 12:20
Holly Wagner
Actress, writer and Epilepsy Advocate
Invited Talk: Life with epilepsy
Day 1, 16:00 – 16:50
Dr Rachel V. Gow
Registered Nutritionist, Child Neuropsychologist, Nutritional Neuroscientist, Affiliated, King’s College London
Invited Talk: Smart Foods for ADHD and Brain Health
Day 1, 16:00 – 16:50
Jamie Marshall
Surf Therapist, PhD Researcher, Edinburgh Napier University
Invited Talk: ‘Off to the Beach’ Surf therapy – a New Approach to Mental Health
Day 2, 10:30 – 11:20
Dr Alyssa M Alcorn
Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Edinburgh
Topic Session: Learning and Teaching About Neurodiversity at School – Sustainably Over Time
Day 2, 10:30 – 11:20
Holly Sutherland
Autistic Autism Researcher, University of Edinburgh
Topic Session: Whose ‘Support’ Is It, Anyway? A Critical Look at Supportive Environments
Day 2, 10:30 – 11:20
Magnus Roosmann
Actor, Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre
Topic Session: My Life with ADHD – On & Off the Stage
Day 2, 11:30 – 12:20
Charlotte Garnett
Jewellery designer with a speciality in ‘Anti anxiety jewellery’
Topic Session: Handling It
Day 2, 11:30 – 12:20
Sonny Hallett
Counsellor, Co Founder of AMASE
Topic Session: Counselling for Different Ways of Being
Day 2, 15:00 – 15:50
Dr Felicity Sedgwick
Researcher, University of Bristol
Invited Talk: Autistic Relationships Across the Lifecycle
Day 2, 16:00 – 16:50
Dr Katie Cebula
Sr Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, University of Edinburgh
Topic Session: Understanding Neurodiverse Sibling Relationships: Where Next?
Day 2: 16:00 16:50
WORKSHOP
Embracing Complexity
Embracing Complexity brings together organisations working to improve the lives of people with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). By thinking differently about how we campaign, fund research and offer support, we can improve lives faster, more efficiently and more effectively. At ITAKOM, the team from Embracing Complexity will lead a workshop on complexity and co-occurring diagnoses.
Georgia Harper
Policy Manager at Autistica
Workshop: How do we Embrace Complexity in Neurodiversity Research?
Day 2, 11:30 -12:20
NEURODIVERSITY THINKERS
Nick Walker
Professor of Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, USA
Neurodiversity Thinkers Pt. 2
Day 1, 15:00 – 15:50
