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Resource Persons

Meet the esteemed resource persons who will be sharing their knowledge and experience at the Global Autism Convention.

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Prof. (Dr.) M. Thomas Kishore

Professor of Clinical Psychology National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore

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Ms. Alice Mamaga Akosua Amoako

Disability Inclusion Consultant & Digital Social Entrepreneur. Director - Autism Ambassadors of Ghana. Lead - Autism Aid App Project.

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Alina Alam

Founder- CEO, MITTI Café, Mumbai

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Dr. Alka A Subramanyam

Associate Professor Topiwala National Medical College and Bai Yamunabai Laxman Nair Charitable Hospital Mumbai, India

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Dr. Ammar Albanna

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Director Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, UAE

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Ms. Anjana Sathyabodha

Speech-Language Pathologist Founder, Subodha, Bengaluru

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Anupama Ramesh

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Dr. Arun Kishore

Senior Consultant Sussex partnership NHS foundation trust England, UK

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Dr. Arvind Kasthuri

Head of Unit, St John's Geriatric Centre Bangalore, India

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Ms. Asha Sreedhar

Quality associate, SAP Labs Bangalore, India

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Dr. Avinash G Kamath

Consultant - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist KMC Hospital, Mangalore

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B Praveen Karthik

Discussant - Human Library (Sibling Stories Voices Growing Beside Autism)

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Ms. Betsy Jenifer Selvam

PhD candidate, VIT Vellore, India

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Dr. Bhagyavathi HD

MD, DM child and adolescent psychiatry Professor and HOD Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences Mandya

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Ms. Charuvi Dembla

Chief of Staff The Sarvodya Collective

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CHHITIJ SRIVASTAVA

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Allahabad Child Development Centre, Prayagraj Psychiatry UK (www.psychiatry-uk.com)

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Dr. Daniel Fung

Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore

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Dr. Denis Xavier

Professor & Head Department of Pharmacology St John's Medical College

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Dhanya P Nayak

Discussant - Human Library (Sibling Stories: Voices Growing Beside Autism)

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Dr Jigyansa Ipsita

Associate Professor Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

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Mr. G Vijaya Raghavan

Hon Director at Center for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE)

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Dr. G. Aruna

resource person- Grandparents journey in Autism

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Dr. Gayathri Rajan

Senior Specialist - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Aster MIMS Calicut

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Ar. Gita Balakrishnan

Founder - Ethos Foundation Bangalore, India

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Dr. Gitanjali G. Govindarajan

Founder and Executive Director, Snehadhara Foundation

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Gopinath Ramakrishnan

Self-Advocate, Bangalore

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Dr. Harshini Manohar

Assistant professor Child and Adolescent psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Bengaluru, India

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Mr. Hemanth Marur

Discussant - Human Library(Sibling Stories, voices growing beside autism)

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Henal Rakesh Shah

MD, DPM, M.Sc. Health Professions Education (Maastricht University) Professor, Department of Psychiatry Topiwala National Medical College and Bai Yamunabai Laxman Nair Charitable Hospital Mumbai, India

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Hiral Sureshbhai Kotadia

Co-Founder of Continua Kids

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Jo Chopra Macgowan

Co-Founder and Director of Latika Roy Foundation

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Mr. K Satya Prasad

resource person- Grandparents journey in Autism

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Kannika Iyengar

BA (Psychology), MSc. (Counselling), Certified arts based therapist (WCCL Foundation) HOPE the Early Intervention Centre, Freelancing

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Dr. Kashmiri Badbade

Development Pediatrician Kolhapur, India

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Kavita V Kamat

Behaviour Analyst and the Clinical Director, Laurel Behaviour Support Services, Burnaby, Canada

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Dr. Kiran Kumar K

Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Bangalore, India

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Dr. Kishore M

Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry JSS Medical College and Hospital Mysore, India

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Koyeli Sengupta

Chief Officer of Autism Healthcare and Senior Developmental Pediatrician at Ummeed Child Development Center, Mumbai

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Dr. Lakshmi Shiva

Founder and Consultant Aasare Neuro Psychiatric Centre.

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Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Professor & Director Autism Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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Dr. Matthew Belmonte

Associate Professor, Nottingham Trent University, England & Researcher, Com DEALL Trust, Bengaluru, India

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Dr. Meenakshi Bhat

Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Centre for Human-genetics and Sub-Dean & Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, India

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Meghana Vijayanand

Senior Clinical Psychologist at CARE-ADD St. John's Medical College and Hospital Bengaluru

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Merry Barua

Founder-Director Action For Autism and the National Centre for Autism New Delhi

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Mrs. Suchita Somashekaraiah

Secretary and Managing Director, Shrishti Special Academy Bengaluru, India

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Ms. Mugdha Kalra

Broadcast journalist, Neurodiversity advocate & founder Think Indic & Not That Different

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Dr. N. Prasanna Kumar

MD.,DM(Child&Adolescent Psychiatry) Professor &HOD Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam, India

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Nandita Maria DeSouza

Developmental Paediatrician, Director - Sethu Centre for Child Development and Family Guidance, Goa, India

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Prof. Naoufel Gaddour

Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Monastir, Tunisia

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Dr. Naresh Nebhinani

Professor and Head, Psychiatry, All India institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur

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Ms. Neethu P

In charge of Special Education and ADL training school for ASD , Consultant early interventionist. National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Thrissur , Kerala, India

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Dr. Nishant Goyal

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India

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Palak Chanana

Arts Practices Facilitator, Community Engagement and Marketing Lead

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Prof. Paramala Santosh

Professor in Developmental Neuropsychiatry & Psychopharmacology, King's College London, England

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Dr. Paul Russell

Senior Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

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Ms. Pooja Sharma

Founder and CEO The Sarvodya Collective

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Dr. Porpavai Kasiannan

MD, DPM, FRANZCP, Cert CAP, DPMSA, MA philosophy and mental health. Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Australia Founder Director Pathways Foundation Kovai.

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Mr. Pranav Kumar Rajagopalan

Business analyst, Cisco Bangalore, India

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Dr. Prathibha Karanth

Founder Director and Managing Trustee, ComDEALL Trust, Bengaluru, India

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Ms. Rajalakshmi Ramu

Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

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Dr. Rajani Padmanabhan

Executive Director, Brindavan Educational Trust Visiting Faculty, Azem Premji University Bengaluru, India

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Mr. Ravi Ranganathan

Programme Director, CBM India Trust

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Rosa Anna Hoekstra

Professor of Developmental Disabilities at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

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Ms. Ruby Singh

Founder, Director - Assisted Living For Autistic Adults (ALFAA) Bengaluru, India

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Dr. S M Manohari

Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry M S Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore, India

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Dr. Samiksha Sahu

MD DNB PDF Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India

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Ms. Sara Varughese

Managing trustee, CBM India Trust

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Sarbani Mallick

Founder Director/ Managing Trustee Biswa Gouri Charitable Trust Bengaluru

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Sarita Alexander

Head of Autism Spectrum Unit Spastics Society of Karnataka Bangalore, India

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Dr. Satish Girimaji

Retired Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India

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Dr. Satya Raj

MD, DPM, DNB, FRANZCP Professor, & Head, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit CMC, Vellore

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Shankar kumar

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

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Dr. Shivangi Mehta

Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Government Medical College & Hospital Chandigarh

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Shoba S Meera

Associate Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore

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Dr. Shoba Srinath

Retired Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India

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Shobha Sundar

Programme Director Spastics Society of Karnataka Bangalore, India

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Smita Neelkanth Deshpande

Professor (Research) Department of Psychiatry, St John’s Medical College Hospital, St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru

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Sony Gill

Director, ECD (Early Childhood Development) & CBID (Community Based Inclusive Development)

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Dr. Sridhar Bodapati

Founder and CEO at EdQueries Bangalore, India

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Ms. Suman John

CEO - Diya Innovation Bangalore, India

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Sumathi Ramjee

Join Managing Trustee, Snehadhara Foundation and Arts Practices for Inclusion Faculty and Supervisor

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Sunita Maleku Amatya

Chairperson, AutismCare Nepal Society

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Swati Vellal Raghunandan

Founder, Director Ishanya India Foundation (IIF)

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Dr. Sweta Sheth Pandya

Psychiatrist Mana Mandira, Holistic Child Development Services

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V Raghunathan

Discussant for STORY CIRCLES: GRANDPARENT JOURNEYS IN AUTISM

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Prof. Valsamma Eapen

Chair - Infant, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney

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Dr. Vanitha Rao

Director , Sunshine Autism Trust Consultant, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences Bengaluru

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Dr. Varghese Punnoose

Professor & HoD Psychiatry , Principal, Government Medical College Kottayam

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Vel Prashanth Venkatesan

MD.,DM(Child&Adolescent Psychiatry) Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital Puducherry, India

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Dr. Vinay H R

Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute Tumkur, India

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Yashaswini Gupta

Director of Operations and Business Relations, Snehadhara Foundation