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May 2025

Thursday 22nd May 2025, 9.30am to 3.15pm

Jubilee Conference Centre, University of Nottingham

 

Programme schedule

 9.00 Registration & refreshments

 9.30 Welcome, introduction and NNN update - Blandine French and Debbie Bickley

 9.40 Presentations

These presentations will be focused on research:

  • OPTIMA clinical trial - Hannah Wright and Kristy Angell
  • Autism and suicide - Dr Sarah Cassidy
  • Diversity and inclusion - Shanine Fasasi

10.45 Break

11.00 Presentations

These presentations will be on national initiatives:

  • NHS England autism team national update - Janine Robinson
  • Neurodiversity in prison - Emma Sharkey
  • Dimensions tool - Dawn Nicholls

12.45 Lunch

13.30 Workshops

The afternoon will focus on a series of workshops to think about evidence gathering to capture change and impact in clinical settings.

15.15 End of meeting

Canal View room with chairs and tables

December 2025

Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 9.00am to 12.30pm

Canal View Room, Castle Meadow Campus, University of Nottingham

 

Programme schedule

 9.00 Registration & refreshments

 9.30 Welcome, introduction and NNN update - Debbie Bickley, Dr Blandine French, Dr Maddie Groom

 9.45 Research and pathway updates

Please click on the titles below to take you to .pdf versions of the presentations:

  • Research update from the University of Nottingham - Dr Blandine French and Dr Maddie Groom

  • ADHD and autism adult pathways - Charlotte Reading, Alinda Gillott and Puja Kochar

  • Recognising neurodiversity in local mental health quality improvement project - Sarah Birch and Vicky Romilly

10.40 Break

11.00 Presentations on local initiatives

  • Neurodivergence and Severe and Multiple Disadvantages - Amelia Draper and Katie Hall (Changing Futures Nottingham)

  • Carers and Neurodiversity: How We Can Better Support Them - Danny Donelly

  • Expanding Access and Support for Adults with ADHD through Innovation - Tracey Jackman (Health Innovation Network)

12.30 Close

 

You can also read an individual perspective from a first-time attendee: Eve Park, a student at the University of Nottingham in this report.

 

 

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