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This was a two day conference on Asperger’s syndrome, presented by Professor Tony Attwood, world leader in field and renowned author of ‘The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome’. Professor Attwood was joined by his colleague
Dr Michelle Garnett, founder of the Minds and Hearts Asperger’s syndrome and Autism Clinic, Brisbane, Australia.
The conference was held in the superb conference facilities provided at the Oxford University Said Business School, conveniently situated next to Oxford railway station and close to the heart of the traditional city of Oxford and its dreamy spires. With its wonderfully spacious foyer for registration, catering and our bookstall, and its state of the art Nelson Mandela lecture theatre our venue provided the best of settings. Even the sun shone down on us, making lunch and break times in the picturesque courtyard not only a great opportunity for networking but also an absolute pleasure. |
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Autism Oxford’s regular comperes, Stephen Erangey and James Rawlings shared the honours once again, delighting the audience with their humour and wit whilst delivering the usual ‘must be done’ notices and information about fire exits and so on – well done, both of you! Tony and Michelle performed a brilliantly executed double act, imparting huge amounts of information, invaluable insights and examples of best practice strategies in a very entertaining and charismatic way. Lots of wry humour and the variety of performance style coupled with their obvious empathy and caring made this a conference to remember. |
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What Professor Tony Attwood said about Autism Oxford: “Thank you for organising an excellent conference .............. it really was of International standard .............. I definitely want to return as soon as I can” |
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What the audience said about Tony and Michelle: “Very useful - I need to change my reactions entirely!”
“Practical tools and suggestions and anecdotes, could have listened to both speakers for hours and hours, well structured and delivered”
“Case studies - brings to life, getting across the Aspie outlook/perspective”
“Learning and knowledge of epic proportions!”
“Wonderful speakers, very insightful, can’t wait for them to come back.....”
“Very useful and extremely well presented”
“Utterly fanstastic! Could do with this once a year..........”
“Amusing and entertaining delivery of a painful reality in my daughter’s and my life”
“Interesting to learn about relationship counselling services offered to couples and families in Australia”
“Many of the points/issues raised are experienced by us as a family - but it puts it in a context to help and put ideas/thinking/strategies to better cope on a daily basis”
“Both speakers very good-engaging, clear and responsive to audience questions” |
“Presentation style of both speakers facilitated a high quality learning experience”
“Excellent handouts!”
“Good length breaks to aid networking, as well as sessions
long enough”
“Speakers just brilliant - refreshing, reassuring, practical help, very funny - thank you”
“I couldn’t recommend this course highly enough - it was engaging, interesting and useful”
“Loved the comperes - well done!
“Extremely fluent and engaging presenters,very interesting and accessible people”
“Well balanced presenting style between facts, research, case studies and anecdotes”
“A most relevant and informative 2 days with humour, easy to relate to”
“Very interesting and the knowledge I have gained has given me a broader awareness!”
“Lovely to see how passionate the speakers are about their work and their clients”
“Topic areas were brilliant, really enjoyed topic on girls” |
“To Autism Oxford: thank you for putting on such an interesting and worthwhile event”
“ To Tony & Michelle: thank you for dedicating your life’s work to Asperger’s syndrome - please never stop because it has been an informative, valuable and enjoyable two days”
“Thank you for a great conference, an excellent and inspiring learning opportunity”
“Thoroughly enjoyable - Tony and Michelle were very informative and entertaining speakers, their compassion and knowledge was very clear”
“Quite frankly this has been the best course on ASD that i have ever been on, and I have been on many”
“Very good speakers - good pace, lively delivery, maintained my interest all day” |
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