Rita Jordan
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Scientific career
ThesisAn empirical and theoretical investigation of pronominal development in individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (1998)

Rita Ruth Jordan is an academic and researcher in the field of autism. She worked with children with special educational needs and started training programmes for their parents before moving into academia.

Education and career

Jordan has a B.Sc. from University College London, an M.Sc. in child development, and an M.A. in linguistics.[1] She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham in 1998.[2][3] She trained teachers at the University of Hertfordshire[4] before moving to the University of Birmingham. She started the Autism Centre for Education and Research at the University of Birmingham along with Glenys Jones.[5] Jordan was the founding editor for Autism along with Patricia Howlin.[6] Jordan retired from the University of Birmingham and is now an emeritus professor.[7]

Autism work

Jordan's work focused on improving the educational support for children on the autism spectrum. She published a review on existing educational interventions for the Department for Education along with her colleagues at Birmingham in 1998.[8] She has authored several books on autism,[9] many of these have been translated into different languages.[10][11] Her publications cover topics in the field of autism and education, including books such as Autism with Severe Learning Difficulties,[12] Autism and Learning,[13] and Understanding and Teaching Children with Autism.[14] Her journal articles raised issues to consider in the development of provision and practice for individuals on the autism spectrum.[15][16]

Awards and honors

Jordan's awards include an OBE in 2007.[17] She presented the Gulliford Lecture at the University of Birmingham in 2007.[18] In 2014 she received a lifetime achievement award from the National Autistic Society,[19] and in a 2014 interview, Jordan describes this as a positive moment in her career.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Rita Jordan". ESPA. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  2. ↑ Jordan, Rita (1998). An Empirical and theoretical investigation of pronominal development in individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (Thesis). OCLC 911151551.
  3. ↑ "Professor Rita Jordan". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  4. ↑ "Professor Rita Jordan". ESPA.
  5. ↑ "Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER)". www.autism.org.uk.
  6. ↑ Jordan, Rita (2007). "Editorial". Autism. 11 (6): 475–478. doi:10.1177/1362361307084797. S2CID 220064441.
  7. ↑ "profile". University of Birmingham.
  8. ↑ https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/15770/1/RR77.pdf
  9. ↑ "Google Scholar".
  10. ↑ "Autismo discapacidad intelectual grave de rita jordan: Libros - Iberlibro".
  11. ↑ Jordan, Rita (2007). Autizmus társult értelmi sérüléssel. ISBN 9789637723322.
  12. ↑ "Autism With Severe Learning Difficulties". blackwells.co.uk.
  13. ↑ Powell, Stuart; Jordan, Rita (24 October 2011). Autism and Learning: A Guide to Good Practice. ISBN 978-0415687492.
  14. ↑ "Understanding and Teaching Children with Autism | Wiley".
  15. ↑ Jordan, Rita (1999). "Evaluating Practice". Autism. 3 (4): 411–434. doi:10.1177/1362361399003004008. S2CID 144100114.
  16. ↑ Jordan, Rita (2008). "THE GULLIFORD LECTURE: Autistic spectrum disorders: A challenge and a model for inclusion in education". British Journal of Special Education. 35: 11–15. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8578.2008.00364.x. S2CID 143966740.
  17. ↑ "Police chief given a knighthood". 16 June 2007.
  18. ↑ Jordan, Rita (2008). "THE GULLIFORD LECTURE: Autistic spectrum disorders: a challenge and a model for inclusion in education". British Journal of Special Education. 35 (1): 11–15. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8578.2008.00364.x. ISSN 1467-8578. S2CID 143966740.
  19. ↑ "Past winners". www.autism.org.uk.
  20. ↑ "One on one… with Rita Jordan | The Psychologist". thepsychologist.bps.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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