
We are delighted to announce that the 2019 CRAE Annual Lecture will be given by Peter Vermeulen, who will speak on โAutism and Happiness: from Neurodiversity to Neuroharmonyโ.
Peter explains
that with more than 10 scientific articles per day, autism is just about the
most studied condition in the world. We need all this research to increase our
understanding of a condition involving, like no other, myths and
misconceptions. Yet happiness has received little attention in the field of
autism. Outcome and intervention studies, for instance, rarely take emotional
well-being as a desired outcome. And when the focus is on well-being, it is
often from a negative perspective, namely the lack of well-being and quality of
life amongst autistic people. It is time to take a U-turn in our approach and
change from an exclusive focus on what makes autism so different (and from a
negative, clinical and medical approach of happiness in autism, i.e., a lack of
distress) towards a shared and positive focus (we all want to be happy). In
other words: letโs move from neurodiversity to neuroharmony.
We very much look forward to welcoming Peter Vermeulen to CRAE to speak on such
an important topic and hope that you can join us for this special, free to
attend event.
For more information, and to book your free ticket(s) via Eventbrite (click green โRegisterโ button top right): https://bit.ly/2DYaif6