We are delighted to announce the ASfAR Autistic Researcher 2024 Webinar Series coordinated by Dr. Chris Edwards, together with Dr. Bec Poulson and Prof. Laurie McLay from the ASfAR committee.

These webinars are for ASfAR current members only.

WEBINAR 1: Community perspectives and participatory approaches

12-1 PM AEST 4th September 2024

• Tori Haar: “We have so much to offer”: Community member’s perspectives on autism research
• Dr Patrick Dwyer: Community Views of Neurodiversity, Models of Disability, and Autism Support: Mixed MethodsReveal Shared Goals and Key Tensions
• Dr Alexandra Johnston and Dr Melanie Heyworth: Reflecting on participatory methodology to co-produce a resource for newly identified Autistic adults

Available to watch online in Members Area

WEBINAR 2  Supporting Autistic adult learners

 12-1 PM AEDT 2nd October 2024

• Louise White: Autistic Adults’ Reflections on What Supported Their Transitioning on From Secondary School
• Rachael Wiltshire: Understanding and Improving Autistic Learners’ Experiences of Tertiary Education in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Emily Reuter: A Systematic Literature Review of Accommodations for Autistic Students in Australian Universities

Register via Zoom

(to register only; a separate link will be sent via email once membership is confirmed to your email address)

WEBINAR 3  Mixed topics!

12-1 PM AEDT 6th November 2024

• Dr Alexandra Johnston: Co-facilitating a group program for parents of Autistic children from the lived experience of an Autistic Guide: An autoethnographical account
•  Jessica Fox: ‘My best source of information is the women I work with’: The Experiences of Practitioners who Support Autistic Victim-survivors of Interpersonal Violence and Trauma
• Dr Chris Edwards and Dr Abbey Love: Measuring Loneliness in Autistic Adults: A Collaborative Approach to Refining the UCLA Loneliness Scale

Register via Zoom

(to register only; a separate link will be sent via email once membership is confirmed to your email address)

WEBINAR 4  Parenting Autistic children

12-1PM AEDT 3rd December 2024

• Phoebe Jordan: “I wouldn’t want one or the other”: Understanding Parents’ Preferences for Direct Support or Parent Coaching for Young Autistic Children.
• ·Erin Salmon: “It’s hard to find the right time”: Factors Influencing Parent Decisions to Tell Their Autistic Child about Autism.
• Dr Melanie Heyworth: “There is nowhere else that I’d rather be than with them”: Parents’ joy in parenting Autistic children

Register via Zoom

(to register only; a separate link will be sent via email once membership is confirmed to your email address)

ASfAR 2024 Annual General Meeting will immediately follow Webinar 4