Dr Luke Beardon

Dr Luke Beardon is a member of staff in The Autism Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. He has been working as a practitioner providing support and consultancy in the field of autism and Asperger syndrome for around 20 years.

Luke's research interests are around individuals with autism who have broken the law.

Expertise:

• Autism
• Asperger syndrome
• Educational issues
• Offending conduct
• Social relationships
• Employment
• Disability discrimination/ equal opportunities

Notable coverage:

• Tes [December 2018] - 10 podcasts to change the way you teach
• Tes [November 2018] - Three golden rules for supporting autistics pupils
• The Conversation [February 2017] - President Trump, you need a lesson in autisum - here it is
• Daily Mail [March 2015] - Why nothing is inevitable about autism
• The Conversation [March 2015] - Why you should never assume anything about autism
• The Independent [March 2015] - Why you should never make assumptions about people with autism
• Yorkshire Post [February 2015] - Luke Beardon: We need to change attitudes to autism
• Radio 4 You and Yours [May 2014] - Applied behavior analysis
• The Independent [April 2014] - World autism awareness day: Just because a person has a different way of communicating, it does not mean that they are impaired 
• The Guardian [October 2013] - Is it right to try to 'normalise' autism?