Past Events

ASfAR State-based Conference 2021 – 9^th December 2021

Mental Wellbeing & Suicide Prevention in Autism: Bringing Autistic People, Researchers and Health Professionals Together

This Australian-first conference is presented by the Australian Society for Autism Research in association with the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre at La Trobe University. While research has shown that autistic people are at greater risk of suicide and suicidal ideation, knowledge-sharing between mental health professionals and autism researchers, and even less input from autistic people into the kinds of treatments that would best help them. Australian autistic adults have a high rate of suicidal ideation, yet have great difficulty accessing appropriate mental health supports for suicide prevention. Learn more about why this is, and how we can improve supports, at the Mental Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention in Autism conference.

2021 Conference videos are now available through our members portal

Venue: Online – immersive conference environment designed by Collectivibe.com

Intended audience: Researchers with an interest in autism and/or mental health; Clinicians, psychologists and allied health professionals working in autism and/or mental health; Students of psychology; People with lived experience of autism and/or mental health issues; Carers and family members.

Tickets/ Registration: FREE for attendees with lived experience; FREE for ASFAR members (Full, Student, Post-doctoral); $25-$50 for other attendees

Keynote speakers:

Dr. Brenna Maddox is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, in the Department of Psychiatry

A/Prof Jo Robinson leads the suicide prevention research unit, at Orygen in Melbourne Australia.

Professor Phil Batterham is a Professor at the Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Lisa Morgan (author, researcher, speaker, co-chair of the Autism and Suicide committee of the American Association of Suicidality, expert with lived-experience)

Conference Flyer – ASfAR 2021 Dec 9 State conference

Conference convenor: Dr Darren Hedley, Suicide Prevention Australia Fellow at OTARC; d.hedley@latrobe.edu.au

“The futures of autism research” for HDR candidates and early career researchers –

The Futures of Autism Research Conference Programme

HDR candidates and early career researchers, please register by the 9^th August 2021
Zoom Registration Link:  https://is.gd/AutismFutureResearchers_Zoom

A conference for HDR candidates and early career researchers (must be members of ASfAR)
An opportunity to:

• Present your research to likeminded researchers in a small, supportive environment
• Learn about the academic journeys of international keynote speakers
• Network with researchers of a similar career stage

Prizes will be awarded for the top oral and poster presentations on the day. Registration is free and catering provided.

The futures of autism research conference:
Providing opportunity for support, development, and collaboration
Organisers: Stephanie Malone, Kate Simpson, & Nicole Dargue from the Autism Centre of Excellence, Griffith University.

Questions? Contact N.Dargue@Griffith.edu.au for further information.

ASfAR State Conference – 13 August 2021 Brisbane flyer

ASfAR 2020 was held online on December 10^th and 11^th, hosted by Autism New Zealand and Victoria University.

Members have access to the Online Presentations of the Conference.  Become a Member go to: https://asfar.org.au/membership/

Autism in Adolescence and Adulthood

10 – 11 December 12:00pm – 8:00pm NZDT

Information about Accessing Presentations

Step 1 

Make sure you are a member of ASfAR

• Membership is open to everyone
• For pricing and membership options go to: https://asfar.org.au/membership/

Step 2

Log into the ASfAR members area and follow the links on the right. Go to: https://asfar.org.au/membership-login/

• Conference attendance is free with membership

Information about ASfAR 2020 online conference programme

Please see the links below for the  conference programme.

Download the posters’ programme (pdf)

Download oral presentations’ programme (including keynotes, invited speakers, symposia and oral presentations) (pdf)

Keynote and Invited Speakers

Professor Hilde Geurts, University of Amsterdam
Autism in late adulthood: What does the future hold?

Professor Jeff Sigafoos, Victoria University of Wellington
Enhancing Communication: 50 years of progress

Minds for Minds Research Network
Exploring the genetic lanscape of autism in New Zealand

Dr. Damian Santomauro, University of Queensland
Estimating the epidemiology and health metrics of the autism spectrum: Where to from here?

Dr. Wenn Lawson, Macquarie University
Does ‘Extreme Demand Avoidance’ (EDA) exist?

Professor Liz Pellicano and Dr. Melanie Heyworth, Macquarie University
The everyday realities of life during COVID-19: Insights from Australian autistic people and their families

For more information contact: Larah van der Meer on research@autismnz.org.nz

The upcoming meeting, INSAR 2021, will be the 20th anniversary of the first annual meeting of INSAR. To mark the significance of the 20th Anniversary of INSAR and to support the dissemination and global progress of autism research, especially in light of the pandemic, the INSAR Board of Directors along with the Annual Meeting Chairs, have decided that INSAR 2021 will be a virtual conference with web-based streaming of keynotes and panels from Boston.

The INSAR Annual Meeting brings together autism researchers and stakeholders each year to exchange and disseminate new scientific progress among autism scientists and their trainees from around the world. We anticipate the virtual format will allow for an unprecedented level of global participation at the conference.

The conference will be live streamed, and all keynote, panel and oral sessions will be recorded and available on demand following the event. Virtual registrations will be offered for this event. As with past Annual Meetings, registration will be required for all presenters.

There will be expanded options for ePosters, options to pre-record oral presentations, and attend live virtual content. Exhibitors will have virtual exhibit opportunities.

INSAR is committed to providing the annual meeting content for 2021 to continue the global sharing of research. We are excited to see how our global submissions and attendance will expand with the addition of virtual options.

More information https://www.autism-insar.org/page/2021AnnMtg