ASD-UK Steering Committee

ASD-UK Steering Committee

The role of the steering committee is to

makes the decisions about which studies to

support. Researchers wishing to recruit families for research in to ASD will

have to submit an application to the steering committee for review and

assessment.

The steering committee includes health professionals,

the ASD-UK research team and 3 parent representatives.

Dr Doug Simkiss (Chair), Jeremy Parr (ASD-UK lead), Helen McConachie (Daslne lead), Deborah Garland (parent, and lead for the National Autistic Society in the North East), Mr Mark Wakenshaw (parent), Ms Louise Relton (parent), Professor Charles Newton (Oxford), Professor Louise Gallagher (Dublin), Dr Simon Wallace (Autistica), Jane Tilbrook (Administrator)