Keynote papers:

Adolescents and Adults with Asperger Condition: Major Concerns: by Dr Gary Mesibov - Former director, Division TEACCH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Re-evaluating Deictic problems in Autism: by Professor Rita Jordan - University of Birmingham, UK

Dilemmas for parents concerning the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: A qualitative study.: by Ginny Russell - EXRC Centre for Genomics in Society, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

What do Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Expect from Support Groups?: by Dr Efrosini Kalyva - City College, Thessaloniki, Greece

Poor performance in physical education - a risk factor for bullying victimization. A case-control study: by Dr Susanne Bejerot - Department of Psychiatry, St Gorans Hospital , Stockholm, Sweden

Support for a Dimensional View of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Toddlers: 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

Disclosing their Diagnosis to the Child with Autism: by Merry Barua - Action for Autism, India

The mythology of bullying: by Jesse A. Saperstein - Author, USA

A systems approach towards an understanding, diagnosis and personalized treatment of autism spectrum disorders: by Dr Valerie Hu - George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA

Toward Specifying Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified: by Dr William Mandy - National Centre for High-Functioning Autism, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

Are Autism Spectrum Conditions More Prevalent in an Information-Technology Region? A School-Based Study of Three Regions in the Netherlands: by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, et al. - University of Cambridge, UK

In search of biomarkers for autism: scientific, social and ethical challenges: by Dr Mayada Elsabbagh - Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Bright Not Broken: Recognizing Autism in the Gifted Population: by Diane M. Kennedy - USA

Autism and the urgent need for specifically trained advocates: by Carole Rutherford - Autism-in-Mind, UK

Supporting Aspie Elders: by Dr Liane Holliday Willey - Author, USA

Catatonia: the ultimate, yet treatable, motor reaction to fear in autism: by Dr Dirk Dhossche - University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Dangers in Paradise: Tolerance and Diversity in the 21st Century: by Dr Jeffrey Deutsch - USA

Evidence-Based Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA PEERS Programme: by Dr Elizabeth Laugeson - UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behaviour, Los Angeles, USA

Action for Asperger's: by Elaine Nicholson - Action for Asperger's, Peterborough, UK

Sensory processing function in toddlers with and without early signs of autism: by Dr Karen Harpster - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA

Ageing in people with autistic spectrum disorder: an update: by Dr Elizabeta B Mukaetova-Ladinska - Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, UK

History of Music Therapy Treatment Interventions for Children with Autism: by Alaine Reschke-Hernández - USA

Savant Syndrome 2011: Realities and Misconceptions: by Dr Darold Treffert - University of Wisconsin, USA

Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults: the Use of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 4: by Dr Annelies de Bildt - The Netherlands

Sex Hormones in Autism: Androgens and Estrogens Differentially and Reciprocally Regulate RORA, a Novel Candidate Gene for Autism: by Dr Valerie Hu - George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA

The Potential Role of Probiotics in the Management of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders: by Dr Paul Ashwood - M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California at Davis, USA

Describing the Brain in Autism in Five Dimensions - Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Assisted Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Multi-parameter Classification Approach: by Dr Christine Ecker - Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

Selective Visual Attention at Twelve Months: Signs of Autism in Early Social Interactions: by Dr Ted Hutman - UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment, USA

The Cognitive Interview for Eyewitnesses with Autism Spectrum Disorder: by Dr Katie Maras - City University, London, UK

Developing a tool to facilitate sustained employment for adults on the Autistic Spectrum: Report of a problem-solving product in progress: by Jennie Cox - UK

Brief Report: Making Experience Personal: Internal States Language in the Memory Narratives of Children with and without Asperger's Disorder: by Dr Benjamin Brown - Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia Gwinnett College School of Liberal Arts in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA

Thinking maps enhance metaphoric competence in children with autism and learning disabilities: by Dr Nira Mashal - School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Interactive Robots for Children with ASD: by Dr Christos Nikopoulos - Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK

Delayed video self-recognition in children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder: by Dr Cheryl Dissanayake - La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

Atypical neural specialization for social percepts in autism spectrum disorder: by Dr James McPartland - Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Autistic Traits: A Decade of New Twin Studies: by Dr Rosa Hoekstra - The Open University, UK

Are the Mediators of Autism and Schizophrenia the Same?: by Dr Karl Reichelt - University of Oslo, Norway

The Interplay Between Attentional Strategies and Language Processing in High-functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: by Sophieke Koolen - Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Comparison of White Matter Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Unaffected Siblings: Implications for an Intermediate Neuroendophenotype: by Dr Roger Jou - Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Conecticut, USA

The emergence of non-verbal joint attention and requesting skills in young children with autism: by Dr Connie Kasari - UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences, Los Angeles, USA

Performance of Children with Autism on the Embedded Figures Test: A Closer Look at a Popular Task: by Dr David Saldana - University of Seville, Spain

The benefit of directly comparing autism and schizophrenia for revealing mechanisms of social cognitive impairment: by Dr Noah Sasson - School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas, Dallas. USA

Atypical frontal-posterior synchronization of Theory of Mind regions in autism during mental state attribution: by Dr Rajesh Kana - Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA

Above genetics: lessons from cerebral development in autism: by Dr Manuel Casanova - University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Decontextualised Minds: Adolescents with Autism are Less Susceptible to the Conjunction Fallacy than Typically Developing Adolescents: by Dr Kinga Morsanyi - University of Plymouth, UK

Psychometric Evaluation of the Theory of Mind Inventory (ToMI): A Study of Typically Developing Children and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: by Dr Patricia Prelock - College of Medicine, the University of Vermont, USA