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OUR STORY

Terry Arnold, known as “the expert always called on for help”, was Northamptonshire’s leading educational psychologist for autism in the late 1980s through to the year 2000.

 

This was a time when the need for a service for autistic people was first being identified and, together with his wife Eileen, Terry nurtured links with the University of North Carolina, world leaders in the field of autism.

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Terry led on the development of ‘co-ordinating services’ for autism and introduced new programmes which continue to benefit the people of Northamptonshire today.

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Terry died in 2003 and, to ensure his expertise, dedication and commitment to autism lives on, the Terry Arnold Memorial Trust was proudly launched.​

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Previous speakers at the Terry Arnold Memorial Trust Lecture include:

 

  • 2003 - Pro. Gary Mesibov - University of North Carolina

  • 2004 - Carol Gray - Social Stories™

  • 2006 - Claire Sainsbury - Her personal experience of autism

  • 2007 - Wendy Lawson - Autism and learning

  • 2008 - Rita Jordan - B’ham Uni. Education in Autism

  • 2009 - Chris and Gisela Slater- Walker - An Asperger Marriage    

  • 2010 - Ros Blackburn - Her personal experience of autism 

  • 2011 - Julia Malkin 0BE - Autistic Driving Instructor

  • 2012 - John Clements - Managing Behaviour

  • 2013 - Prof Gary Mesibov - What we have learned in the past 10yrs

  • 2014 - Dean Beadle - His personal experience of autism

  • 2015 - Glenys Jones - Autism Centre for Education and Research

  • 2016 - John Simpson - His personal experience of autism

  • 2017 - Carrie Grant - Parent Of four children with SEN

  • 2018 - Dr Luke Beardon - Sheffield Hallam University

  • 2019 - Debbie Elley - Parent of twins and founder of Aukids magazine​

  • 2022 - Matthew Hardie - Defying the Odds with Autism" His personal experience.​

  • 2023 - Dr. Luke Beardon - Avoiding Anxiety in Autism. Sheffield Hallam University.​

  • 2024 - Robyn Steward - Unpicking Communication​

  • 2025 - Jo Minchin - Exploring Interoception from an Autistic Person's Perspective

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