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Professor Stephen Shore will be online all day this Thursday (June 27, 2013) to answer your autism-related questions www.awares.org/conferences We are thrilled to announce that the latest presenter in the prestigious series of one-day online autism conferences on Awares - run by Autism Cymru, Wales's pioneering national charity for autism - is Professor Stephen Shore. Stephen's insightful paper on bullying is available to read right now on the Awares Conference site (www.awares.org/conferences) and he himself will be online all day on Thursday, June 27, 2013 to answer your questions. Please register now at www.awares.org/conferences to take advantage of this unique opportunity. This online conference is open to all, so please let friends, colleagues and networks know about this exciting event. About Professor Stephen Shore: Diagnosed with 'Atypical Development and strong autistic tendencies' and 'too sick' for outpatient treatment, Professor Shore was recommended for institutionalisation. Non-verbal until four, and with much support from his parents, teachers, wife and others, Stephen is now a professor at Adelphi University in Long Island, New York, where his research focuses on matching best practice to the needs of people with autism. In addition to working with children and talking about life on the autism spectrum, Stephen presents and consults internationally on adult issues pertinent to education, relationships, employment, advocacy and disclosure as discussed in his books Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Ask and Tell: Self-advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, the critically acclaimed Understanding Autism for Dummies, and the newly released DVD, Living along the Autism Spectrum: What it means to have Autism or Asperger Syndrome. President emeritus of the Asperger's Association of New England and former board member of the Autism Society, Dr Shore serves on the boards of the Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism Association, the Autism Services Association and other autism-related organisations. For more details about this and all other Awares online conferences, please contact myself at adam@autismcymru.org Best wishes, Adam Feinstein