Biography

Professor Rita Jordan is Professor of Autism at the University of Birmingham, where she runs programmes of study (campus-based and by distance) for professionals and parents working with individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (including a web-based programme for carers and practitioners and a module for educational psychologists) and supervises research.  She has written and researched on many aspects of ASDs and has been involved in training events, consultations and conferences all over the world. She has served on national and international task forces and working parties set up by governments or professional bodies to review evidence and offer advice in relation to ASDs.