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

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

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

Founder- CEO, MITTI Café, Mumbai

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

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

Speech-Language Pathologist Founder, Subodha, Bengaluru

Senior Consultant Sussex partnership NHS foundation trust England, UK

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

Quality associate, SAP Labs Bangalore, India

Consultant - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist KMC Hospital, Mangalore

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

PhD candidate, VIT Vellore, India

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

Chief of Staff The Sarvodya Collective

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

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

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

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

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

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

resource person- Grandparents journey in Autism

Senior Specialist - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Aster MIMS Calicut

Founder - Ethos Foundation Bangalore, India

Founder and Executive Director, Snehadhara Foundation
Self-Advocate, Bangalore

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

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

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
Co-Founder of Continua Kids

Co-Founder and Director of Latika Roy Foundation

resource person- Grandparents journey in Autism

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

Development Pediatrician Kolhapur, India

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

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

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

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

Founder and Consultant Aasare Neuro Psychiatric Centre.

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

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

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

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

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

Secretary and Managing Director, Shrishti Special Academy Bengaluru, India

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arts Practices Facilitator, Community Engagement and Marketing Lead

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

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

Founder and CEO The Sarvodya Collective

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

Business analyst, Cisco Bangalore, India

Founder Director and Managing Trustee, ComDEALL Trust, Bengaluru, India
Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

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

Programme Director, CBM India Trust

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

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

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

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

Managing trustee, CBM India Trust

Founder Director/ Managing Trustee Biswa Gouri Charitable Trust Bengaluru

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

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

MD, DPM, DNB, FRANZCP Professor, & Head, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit CMC, Vellore
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore
Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Government Medical College & Hospital Chandigarh

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

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

Programme Director Spastics Society of Karnataka Bangalore, India

Professor (Research) Department of Psychiatry, St John’s Medical College Hospital, St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru
Director, ECD (Early Childhood Development) & CBID (Community Based Inclusive Development)

Founder and CEO at EdQueries Bangalore, India

CEO - Diya Innovation Bangalore, India
Join Managing Trustee, Snehadhara Foundation and Arts Practices for Inclusion Faculty and Supervisor

Chairperson, AutismCare Nepal Society

Founder, Director Ishanya India Foundation (IIF)

Psychiatrist Mana Mandira, Holistic Child Development Services

Discussant for STORY CIRCLES: GRANDPARENT JOURNEYS IN AUTISM

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

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

Professor & HoD Psychiatry , Principal, Government Medical College Kottayam

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

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

Director of Operations and Business Relations, Snehadhara Foundation
