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Sue Larkey (left) is a highly qualified special educator in mainstream and special schools. She is currently working toward a Doctorate of Education, focusing on inclusive education. She has authored several books and resource materials. Sue is unashamedly passionate about her mission - to inspire parents and educators and teach them how to Make it a Success. Armed with the tools of understanding and confidence much can be achieved.
Dr Tony Attwood (right) is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in autism spectrum disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975. He works in private practice in Brisbane but is also an adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University in Queensland. Tony has written several publications on Aspergers Syndrome. He presents workshops and runs training courses for parents, professionals and individuals with an autism spectrum disorder all over the world and is a prolific author of scientific papers and books on the subject. His presentations are informative and empowering.
Dr Wendy Lawson (below) is an adult with high functioning autism. Wendy prefers the word 'diffability' to disorder and her research seeks to explore what being differently abled means in the world of neuro-diversity. As a child she was considered to be intellectually disabled, and 'almost incapable of doing as she was told'. Today, as a mother of four, a qualified counsellor, social worker and psychologist with a PhD, Wendy is well-known and respected for her writing and seminars based on her research and her own personal experiences as a person with an ASD. Wendy has written 9 books varying from her autobiography to an everyday text on autism.
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