BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:talks.ox.ac.uk BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of language devel opment: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Agyapong (K ing’s College London) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ac138e03-e17c-4b8d-b6c3-405aa4a414db/ DESCRIPTION:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperacti vity disorder (ADHD) frequently co-occur and some individuals with both co nditions have language impairments. Early attention to social and non-soci al stimuli at the rhythm of human syllabic speech (4-8Hz) may provide beha vioural evidence of infant’s perceptual tuning to the underlying mechani sms of language. It may also indicate whether infants modulate their looki ng behaviour according to the social relevance of stimuli and differences in stimulation arising from the rate of task presentation. However\, to da te few studies have examined these processes very early in development\, w here some of these individuals will later present with ASD and ADHD.\n\nI will present preliminary findings from an eye-tracking task to investigate attention to underlying features of language\, social and non-social stim uli in infants at typical-likelihood and elevated-likelihood of ASD and/or ADHD from the BASIS STAARS cohort (www.staars.org).\nSpeakers:\nMary Agya pong (King’s College London) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ac138e03-e17c-4b8d-b6c3-405aa4a414db/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of langu age development: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Ag yapong (King’s College London) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of language devel opment: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Agyapong (K ing’s College London) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ac138e03-e17c-4b8d-b6c3-405aa4a414db/ DESCRIPTION:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperacti vity disorder (ADHD) frequently co-occur and some individuals with both co nditions have language impairments. Early attention to social and non-soci al stimuli at the rhythm of human syllabic speech (4-8Hz) may provide beha vioural evidence of infant’s perceptual tuning to the underlying mechani sms of language. It may also indicate whether infants modulate their looki ng behaviour according to the social relevance of stimuli and differences in stimulation arising from the rate of task presentation. However\, to da te few studies have examined these processes very early in development\, w here some of these individuals will later present with ASD and ADHD.\n\nI will present preliminary findings from an eye-tracking task to investigate attention to underlying features of language\, social and non-social stim uli in infants at typical-likelihood and elevated-likelihood of ASD and/or ADHD from the BASIS STAARS cohort (www.staars.org).\nSpeakers:\nMary Agya pong (King’s College London) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ac138e03-e17c-4b8d-b6c3-405aa4a414db/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of langu age development: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Ag yapong (King’s College London) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A role for autism genes in the developing cerebellum - Esther Beck er (University of Oxford (NDCN)) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201203T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201203T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/246abcb1-1836-4fa5-9dfd-107af4ae34f0/ DESCRIPTION:One of the most fascinating developments over the past years h as been the recognition that the cerebellum is not just involved in motor control and motor learning but that it is engaged in almost all neurologic al functions including cognitive\, emotional and social-psychological func tions. This range of functions is reflected by the many diseases that are linked to dysfunction of these cerebellar domains. Mounting evidence sugge sts a role for the cerebellum in autism. However\, the molecular mechanism s linking cerebellar function to autism remain incompletely understood. I will present work from our group that investigates the role of autism gene s in the development and function of the cerebellum by integrating experim ental developmental neurobiology and computational analyses.\n\n\nPlease r egister in advance for each seminar. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you could share with anyone who might be interested in your research group s / departments that would be great. Contact catherine.manning@psy.ox.ac.u k for any questions or suggestions for future speakers. \nSpeakers:\nEsthe r Becker (University of Oxford (NDCN)) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/246abcb1-1836-4fa5-9dfd-107af4ae34f0/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:A role for autism genes in the developing cerebellum - Es ther Becker (University of Oxford (NDCN)) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A role for autism genes in the developing cerebellum - Esther Beck er (University of Oxford (NDCN)) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201203T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201203T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/246abcb1-1836-4fa5-9dfd-107af4ae34f0/ DESCRIPTION:One of the most fascinating developments over the past years h as been the recognition that the cerebellum is not just involved in motor control and motor learning but that it is engaged in almost all neurologic al functions including cognitive\, emotional and social-psychological func tions. This range of functions is reflected by the many diseases that are linked to dysfunction of these cerebellar domains. Mounting evidence sugge sts a role for the cerebellum in autism. However\, the molecular mechanism s linking cerebellar function to autism remain incompletely understood. I will present work from our group that investigates the role of autism gene s in the development and function of the cerebellum by integrating experim ental developmental neurobiology and computational analyses.\n\n\nPlease r egister in advance for each seminar. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you could share with anyone who might be interested in your research group s / departments that would be great. Contact catherine.manning@psy.ox.ac.u k for any questions or suggestions for future speakers. \nSpeakers:\nEsthe r Becker (University of Oxford (NDCN)) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/246abcb1-1836-4fa5-9dfd-107af4ae34f0/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:A role for autism genes in the developing cerebellum - Es ther Becker (University of Oxford (NDCN)) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of language devel opment: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Agyapong (K ing’s College London) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5bbf8c17-86e2-457a-b086-272bc896c01f/ DESCRIPTION:Please register in advance. After registering\, you will recei ve a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you could share with anyone who might be interested in your research gr oups / departments that would be great. Contact catherine.manning@psy.ox.a c.uk for any questions or suggestions for future speakers.\nSpeakers:\nMar y Agyapong (King’s College London) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5bbf8c17-86e2-457a-b086-272bc896c01f/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of langu age development: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Ag yapong (King’s College London) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of language devel opment: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Agyapong (K ing’s College London) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201126T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5bbf8c17-86e2-457a-b086-272bc896c01f/ DESCRIPTION:Please register in advance. After registering\, you will recei ve a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you could share with anyone who might be interested in your research gr oups / departments that would be great. Contact catherine.manning@psy.ox.a c.uk for any questions or suggestions for future speakers.\nSpeakers:\nMar y Agyapong (King’s College London) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5bbf8c17-86e2-457a-b086-272bc896c01f/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Investigating attention to underlying mechanisms of langu age development: A prospective ASD and ADHD infant-sibling study - Mary Ag yapong (King’s College London) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The coherence of the autism phenotype: Does the phenotype differ w hen selecting groups by neurodevelopmental versus genetic diagnosis? - Ale xander Wilson (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201112T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201112T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8d197736-322f-4a32-be62-3237d01d10dd/ DESCRIPTION:Diagnostic criteria for autism would suggest that different au tism features tend to co-occur and that these are distinct from other aspe cts of neurodevelopmental disability\, e.g. language impairment. However\, it is possible that diagnostic criteria represent a skewed picture of the autism phenotype as it manifests in the world. I will present a study in which we investigated the coherence of the autism phenotype\, comparing gr oups selected for neurodevelopmental features (a diagnosis of autism) and genetic aetiology (a diagnosis of sex chromosome trisomy\; SCT).\n\nAutism features showed a similar factor structure and were distinct from languag e ability in both groups\, supporting the overall coherence of the autism phenotype. However\, the SCT group was more likely to show clinically-sign ificant difficulties in just some aspects of autism and to show fewer non- social autism features for their social-communication disabilities. Theref ore\, at a subtler level\, it seemed that the autistic group over-selected for even profiles of difficulty and for disproportionately elevated non-s ocial autism features. This analysis supports longstanding questions about the diagnostic validity of autism\, indicating that diagnostic criteria m ay not map exactly on the autism phenotype as it manifests “naturally. ”\n\n\nPlease register in advance for each seminar. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you could share with anyone who might be interested in yo ur research groups / departments that would be great. Contact catherine.ma nning@psy.ox.ac.uk for any questions or suggestions for future speakers.\n Speakers:\nAlexander Wilson (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8d197736-322f-4a32-be62-3237d01d10dd/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:The coherence of the autism phenotype: Does the phenotype differ when selecting groups by neurodevelopmental versus genetic diagnos is? - Alexander Wilson (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The coherence of the autism phenotype: Does the phenotype differ w hen selecting groups by neurodevelopmental versus genetic diagnosis? - Ale xander Wilson (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201112T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201112T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8d197736-322f-4a32-be62-3237d01d10dd/ DESCRIPTION:Diagnostic criteria for autism would suggest that different au tism features tend to co-occur and that these are distinct from other aspe cts of neurodevelopmental disability\, e.g. language impairment. However\, it is possible that diagnostic criteria represent a skewed picture of the autism phenotype as it manifests in the world. I will present a study in which we investigated the coherence of the autism phenotype\, comparing gr oups selected for neurodevelopmental features (a diagnosis of autism) and genetic aetiology (a diagnosis of sex chromosome trisomy\; SCT).\n\nAutism features showed a similar factor structure and were distinct from languag e ability in both groups\, supporting the overall coherence of the autism phenotype. However\, the SCT group was more likely to show clinically-sign ificant difficulties in just some aspects of autism and to show fewer non- social autism features for their social-communication disabilities. Theref ore\, at a subtler level\, it seemed that the autistic group over-selected for even profiles of difficulty and for disproportionately elevated non-s ocial autism features. This analysis supports longstanding questions about the diagnostic validity of autism\, indicating that diagnostic criteria m ay not map exactly on the autism phenotype as it manifests “naturally. ”\n\n\nPlease register in advance for each seminar. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you could share with anyone who might be interested in yo ur research groups / departments that would be great. Contact catherine.ma nning@psy.ox.ac.uk for any questions or suggestions for future speakers.\n Speakers:\nAlexander Wilson (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8d197736-322f-4a32-be62-3237d01d10dd/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:The coherence of the autism phenotype: Does the phenotype differ when selecting groups by neurodevelopmental versus genetic diagnos is? - Alexander Wilson (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180612T150000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180612T160000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/48f3f9d8-81a1-4eb0-9e5b-949518aa1fef/ DESCRIPTION:TBC\nSpeakers:\nDr Tessa Dekker (UCL) LOCATION:Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (Room 616.10.62 (first floor) Depar tment of Experimental Psychology\, Anna Watts Building\,Radcliffe Observat ory Quarter\, Woodstock Road\, Oxford\, OX2 6GG\, )\, Woodstock Road OX2 6 GG TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/48f3f9d8-81a1-4eb0-9e5b-949518aa1fef/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Film Screening of ‘X+Y’ DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170402T170000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170402T203000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0ab970f2-3c61-4191-a972-35eff093668e/ DESCRIPTION:To mark World Autism Awareness Day\, we will be showing ‘X+Y ’\, a film about a teenager on the autism spectrum who competes at the I nternational Mathematical Olympiad. This heart-warming film\, directed by Morgan Matthews\, is inspired by real-life characters from the documentary ‘Beautiful Young Minds’. The film will be followed by a panel discuss ion with members of the autism community and researchers. Attendance is fr ee.\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Jeune Street TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0ab970f2-3c61-4191-a972-35eff093668e/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Film Screening of ‘X+Y’ TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Do autistic children really see details at the expense of the whol e? - Catherine Manning (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160607T150000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160607T160000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9963b5cd-f58b-4c81-919e-a49eebcf604c/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nCatherine Manning (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Tinbergen Building (C113 Weiskrantz Room)\, South Parks Road OX1 3PS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9963b5cd-f58b-4c81-919e-a49eebcf604c/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Do autistic children really see details at the expense of the whole? - Catherine Manning (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR