Living Guideline Group
At the core of the living guideline process is the Living Guideline Group or LGG, an advisory group of sectoral experts. First convened in 2009, membership has included educators, people with lived experience, health professionals and service providers. The group currently has eight members and three ex-officio members and seconds expertise as needed.
Current LGG members
- Dr Andrew Marshall (Co-Chair), Developmental Paediatrician, Child Development Team at Puketiro Centre, Porirua
- Joanne Dacombe (Co-Chair), Autistic Self advocate, researcher, and Chairperson of the ASAN's Australia and NZ Branch
- Dr Tanya Breen, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Specialist in Autism and Disability Issues
- Dr Vijaya Dharan, educational psychologist and educator, Institute of Education, Massey University
- Dr Elizabeth Doell, Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, Institute of Education, Massey University
- Dr Matt Eggleston Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Child and Family Specialty Service, Canterbury DHB
- Dr Martyn Matthews, independent autism researcher
- Daniel Smith, Autistic Self advocate, member of Altogether Autism's Consumer Reference Panel
- Dr Larah van der Meer, Autism Researcher at Victoria University, and national research manager at Autism New Zealand
- Helen Hayes, Portfolio Manager, Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People
- Donna Caddie, Manager, Investment and Strategic Design – Learning Support Te Pae Aronui, Ministry of Education
- Marita Broadstock, Autism/Takiwātanga Living Guideline Manager, systematic reviewer, INSiGHT Research
Past LGG Members
- Dorothy Taare-Smith, Takiwātanga education facilitator and whānau advocate
- Adjunct Professor Jill Bevan-Brown, Massey University
- Dr Sally Clendon, Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, Institute of Education, Massey University
- Emeritus Professor Ian Evans, Massey University
- Dr Debbie Fewtrell, General Practitioner with special interest in autism, Kerikeri
- Sue Kinnear, Special Education Needs Coordinator, Hutt Intermediate School
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