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
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2022 - Matthew Hardie - Defying the Odds with Autism" His personal experience.
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2023 - Dr. Luke Beardon - Avoiding Anxiety in Autism. Sheffield Hallam University.
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