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III World Congress of Autism 2010
The third World Congress of Autism will be held in Monterrey - Mexico on 3rd, 4th and 5th November 2010. Dr Haris Karnezi will be presenting the following papers at the congress: | |
An Introduction to the Cognitive Behaviour Drama Model as a Method to Address the Social and Communication Challenges Encountered by Children on the Higher End of the Autism Spectrum [Karnezi, H., Tierney, K.]
Cognitive Behaviour Drama: A Novel Intervention Model Designed to Address Fears in High Functioning Children with Autism. [Karnezi, H., Tierney, K.] |
New Article Published by Dr Haris Karnezi
Dr Haris Karnezi's article, entitled: A Novel Intervention to Address Fears in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Pilot Study of the Cognitive Behaviour Drama (CBD) Model, was published in the April issue of Behaviour Change Journal. This is a peer-reviewed journal of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT).
View abstract (the full article is available upon request at karnezih@tcd.ie) |
  A glimpse of the awards
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The 7th annual Life and Style Awards was held on Tuesday 9th March 2010, at the Athinon Arena venue in Athens. Dr Haris Karnezi received the prestigious Woman of the Year 2009 Award in the scientist category, in recognition of her innovative work in the field of autism. This is an award that was launched by one of the most prominent publishing houses in Greece, Liberis Publications, to honour women who have excelled in their fields. | |
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On Thursday 12 November 09, Dr Haris Karnezi talked to Mr Vaios Anastasopoulos on SBS Radio’s Greek program about the difficulties that children on the autism spectrum encounter in their everyday life social interactions, and the current developments in the field of autism. |
The 8th Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Forum was held at the Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre in Melbourne on 10th November 2009. The forum focused on the developments in the field of autism research. Researchers, clinicians, parents and educators in the field of autism shared common concerns and research findings. Dr Haris Karnezi contributed to the forum with two presentations:
An Oral Presentation: Drama for Children with Asperger Syndrome: Introduction to the Cognitive Behaviour Drama model, methods and research findings. [Karnezi, H.,
Tierney, K.]
A Poster Presentation: Cognitive Behaviour Drama as a method to address fears in high functioning children with autism and Asperger Syndrome. [Karnezi, H., Tierney, K.] |
On Wednesday 28 October 2009, Dr Haris Karnezi spoke on the 3XY 1422 AM Radio Hellas in Melbourne. Mr Andreas Haralambidis, host of the “AGAPI” FOUNDATION program, interviewed Haris about her visit to Australia, her participation and impressions of the Asia Pacific Autism Conference APAC in Sydney, her research and future plans. |
| The 2009 Asia Pacific Autism Conference (APAC 2009) was held from 20 - 22 August 2009 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney. The conference was highly successful, and attracted over 1600 delegates from all over the globe. Important issues about Autism Spectrum Disorders were covered in a diverse programme of |
presentations that included personal stories, intervention strategies, and research on the cause of autism. Dr Haris Karnezi participated in the conference with three presentations:
A workshop: An introduction to a Drama in Education model specifically designed to address the needs of high functioning children with autism. [Karnezi, H., Tierney, K.]
An Oral Presentation: A novel intervention devised to address the needs of high functioning children with autism, based on the principles of Drama in Education, Cognitive and Behaviour theories. [Karnezi, H., Tierney, K.]
A Poster: Drama as a method to address fears in high functioning children with autism.
[Karnezi, H., Tierney, K.]
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