The 5th Nordic Conference on Research on Autistic Spectrum Disorders
May 30 - June 1 2007, Grand Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland
NoCRA2007
Dear friends,
We are proud to invite you to this “meeting of minds” at the 5th Nordic Conference on Research on Autistic Spectrum Disorders. The first conference was held in Vexjö, Sweden, in 1999 by pioneers who had pointed out the need for the Nordic countries to share their knowledge in this field. This need was rooted in the firm belief that research on autism (ASDs) is an integral part of understanding this neurodevelopmental / neuropsychiatric disorder and also that the cooperation of the Nordic countries in various fields had proven fruitful in many ways, partially because of their similar cultural background and shared values.
Whether you are studying autism from the point of view of genetics, pathogenesis, neurobiology, epidemiology, screening and diagnosis, treatment efficacy, service planning, parenthood, the coping skills of families or some other consideration, we are interested in your contribution.
At the conference, talks will be given by Nordic researchers, clinicians, and others.
Also, we are happy to announce that Dr Catherine Lord and Dr Eric Fombonne have agreed to act as keynote speakers, and joining these scholars is a young scientist from Holland, Dr. Annelies de Bildt. All of these lecturers will help us define our research emphasis in the future.
Individual differences may represent weaknesses as well as strengths. With the conference we want to make a difference for people with autism by better
understanding their needs and how they contribute to our culture.
Evald Sæmundsen, Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Welcome
Patron
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland.
Keynote speakers
• Catherine Lord, Ph.D. Director, University of Michigan USA, Autism and Communication Disorder Center (UMACC). Professor of Psychology and
Psychiatry. Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development (CHGD).
• Eric Fombonne, MD. Canada Research Chair in Child Psychiatry. Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University, Canada. Director of the Department of
Psychiatry at the Montreal Children´s Hospital, Canada.
• Annelies de Bildt, Ph.D. Research Psychologist in Child Psychiatry at the University Medical Center, Groningen, and at Accare University Center for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Holland.
Organizing Committee
Bryndís Halldórsdóttir Páll Magnússon
Eiríkur Þorláksson Sigrún Birgisdóttir
Evald Sæmundsen Sólveig Guðlaugsdóttir
Laufey Ýr Sigurðardóttir Þóra Leósdóttir
Ólafur Ó. Guðmundsson
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