Keynote papers:

Alexithymia and the problem with 'How Are You?': by Donna Williams - Author, Australia

Genes Related to Sex Steroids, Neural Growth, and Social-Emotional Behaviour are Associated with Autistic Traits, Empathy and Asperger Syndrome: by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, et al. - University of Cambridge, UK

Social demand and the autism spectrum (AS): by Dr Wendy Lawson - Author, Australia

Structured Teaching by TEACCH: by Dr Gary Mesibov - Former director, Division TEACCH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and social relating in autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Peter Enticott, et al. - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Autism Functions/The Function of Autism: by Professor Stuart Murray - University of Leeds, UK

Eye-movements reveal attention to social information in autism spectrum disorder: by Professor Susan Leekam - University of Cardiff, Wales

Savant Syndrome and Autism: Some Myths that Persist: by Dr Darold Treffert - University of Wisconsin, USA

Our 'inner savant' - The little Rain Man within us all.: by Dr Darold Treffert - University of Wisconsin, USA

Overrepresentation of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Adults With Autism and Their First-Degree Relatives: What Does it Mean?: by Dr Susan Folstein - Pioneer in autism twin research, Baltimore, USA

Teachers' Perspectives of the Sexuality of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: by Dr Efrosini Kalyva - City College, Thessaloniki, Greece

Autism and dyslexia: A spectrum of cognitive styles as defined by minicolumnar morphometry: by Dr Manuel Casanova - University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Five years of experience creating jobs for people with ASD: by Thorkil Sonne - Specialisterne, Copenhagen, Denmark

Paradigm Shifts in Awareness: Because, and not in Spite of, Being on the Autism Spectrum: by Professor Stephen Shore - USA

Decreased cellular IL-23 but not IL-17 production in children with autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Paul Ashwood - M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California at Davis, USA

Brief Report: Decoding Representations: How Children with Autism Understand Drawings: by Dr Melissa Allen Preissler - Lancaster University, UK

Caring for an individual with autism disorder: A qualitative analysis: by Kenneth Phelps - East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA

Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism: language, motor and cognitive profiles: by Dr Michele Noterdaeme - Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Augsburg, Germany

The Role for Emergence and Submergence in Autism: by Dr George Anderson - Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Bridging for Success: Training and Collaboration across Medical, Educational and Community Systems: by Dr Naomi Swiezy - Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

New Perspectives on the Diversity of Musical Experience in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions: by Dr Pam Heaton - Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

Developmental Regression in Children With an Autism Spectrum Disorder Identified by a Population-Based Surveillance System: by Dr Lisa Wiggins - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

An Investigation of Episodic Memory and Episodic Future Thinking in Adults with Autism: by Dr Sophie Lind - City University, London, UK

Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infancy and Toddlerhood: A Review of the Evidence on Early Signs, Early Identification Tools and Early Diagnosis: by Dr Cheryl Dissanayake - La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

Biomedical Interventions in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): by Dr Karl Reichelt - University of Oslo, Norway

Colour as a Therapeutic Intervention: by Dr Amanda Ludlow - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

Language Outcome in Autism: Randomized Comparison of Joint Attention and Play Interventions: by Dr Connie Kasari - UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences, Los Angeles, USA

Tics as signs of catatonia in autism: by Dr Dirk Dhossche - University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder:: by Dr Judith Sinzig - ssistant professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Germany

The role of autistic traits for bullying victimization in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive disorder and Social phobia: by Dr Susanne Bejerot - Department of Psychiatry, St Gorans Hospital , Stockholm, Sweden

Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review: by Dr Stephen Bent - University of California, San Francisco, USA

Impaired inhibitory control is associated with higher-order repetitive behaviours in autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Matthew Mosconi - Center for Cognitive Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Validity of Childhood Autism in the Danish Psychiatric Central Register: Findings from a Cohort Sample Born 1990-1999: by Dr Marlene Briciet Lauritsen - Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Evaluation of the ADOS revised algorithm: the applicability in 558 Dutch children and adolescents: by Dr Annelies de Bildt - The Netherlands

Which DSM-IV-TR criteria best differentiate high-functioning autism spectrum disorder from ADHD and anxiety disorders in older children?: by Dr Sigan Hartley - Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Gene Expression Profiling Differentiates Autism Case Controls and Phenotypic Variants of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence for Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Severe Autism: by Dr Valerie Hu - George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA

The neural substrates of cognitive control deficits in autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Marjorie Solomon - University of California - Davis, USA

Early Identification of Autism: Early Characteristics, Onset of Symptoms and Diagnostic Stability: by Dr Sara Jane Webb - University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Mothers' Narratives Regarding Their Child With Autism Predict Maternal Synchronous Behaviour During Play: by Dr Ted Hutman - UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment, USA

A description of two pupils with very special needs: by Lisbeth Hovmand-Olsen - Langagerskolen, Aarhus, Denmark

Self-awareness in ASD: by Mette Elmose Eriksen - Langagerskolen, Aarhus, Denmark

Neuroanatomical Alterations and Social and Communication Deficits in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Autism Disorder: by Dr Wendy Kates - State University of New York Upstate Medical University, USA

The Individualized Education Programmes (IEP) at Langagerskolen, Denmark: by Line Skovbjerg - Langagerskolen, Aarhus, Denmark

Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Björn Hofvander - Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Sweden.

Heimdal as a part of an integrative approach to children and adolescents diagnosed with autism and/or ADHD: by Ruth Peters Lehm - Director, Heimdal residential and respite care programme, Aarhus, Denmark

Dyadic and triadic behaviours in infancy as precursors to later social responsiveness in young children with Autistic Disorder: by Dr Sally Clifford - La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Autistic symptomatology and language ability in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Specific Language Impairment: by Dr Tom Loucas - University of Reading, UK

The anterior insula in autism: Under-connected and under-examined: by Dr Lucina Uddin - Stanford University, California

Examining Correlates of Co-operation in Autism: Imitation, Joint Attention and Understanding Intentions: by Dr Costanza Colombi - University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center (UMACC), USA

Atypical eye contact in autism: models, mechanisms and development: by Dr Atsushi Senju - Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Screening for genomic rearrangements and methylation abnormalities of the 15q11-q13 region in autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Christel Depienne - Pierre & Marie Curie University (UPMC), Paris, France

Set-shifting in children with autism spectrum disorders: Reversal shifting deficits correlate with restricted, repetitive behaviours and interests: by Dr Benjamin Yerys - Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Washington DC, USA

Autism and dimensionality: Differences between copying and drawing tasks: by Dr Elizabeth Sheppard - University of Nottingham Malaysia campus

A Preliminary Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Brain Volume and Cortical Thickness in Autism: by Dr Antonio Hardan - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Stanford University, California, USA

Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Southern Spain: by Dr David Saldana - University of Seville, Spain

Qigong massage treatment for sensory and self-regulation problems in young children with autism: A randomized controlled trial: by Dr Louisa Silva - Western Oregon University, USA

Behaviour Predictors of Language Development Over Two Years in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: by Dr Karen Bopp - British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development , Canada

Inhibition and the Validity of the Stroop Task for Children with Autism: by Nena Adams - University of Bristol, UK

Abnormal functional specialization within medial prefrontal cortex in high-functioning autism: a multi-voxel similarity analysis: by Dr Sam Gilbert - Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL, London, UK

Lexical effects on speech perception in individuals with autistic traits: by Dr Mary Stewart - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sensory processing subtypes in autism: association with adaptive behaviour: by Dr Alison Lane - Ohio State University, USA