Asia Pacific Autism Congress (APAC) 13-15th November 2025 Perth, Western Australia
Keynote Speakers Announced & Abstract Submissions Open
ASfAR 2024 Annual General Meeting
1PM AEDT 3rd December 2024
Via Zoom directly after the 4th Webinar in the ASfAR Autistic Researchers’ Webinar Series
2024 ASfAR Autistic Researchers’ Webinar Series
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
Available to watch online in Members Area
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
Available to watch online in Members Area
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
Available to watch online in Members Area
ASfAR Conference 6-7 December 2023
ASfAR held our 2023 conference at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, on the 6th and 7th December 2023
Dates
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th December 2023
Venue
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
See https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/
Registration
FREE for ASfAR members (to join ASfAR or to renew your membership please go to https://asfar.org.au/membership/ )
Keynote & Invited Speakers:
Dr Chris Edwards – Investigating autism disclosure: Insights from social media
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Professor Dawn Adams – How far can research inform the development of accessible, inclusive and effective mental health supports or services for autistic people?
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Professor Laurie McLay – Sleep matters: Understanding the importance of sleep for autistic children and adolescents
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Invited Panel
Panel discussion: Autistic community member participation in autism research: Joys, challenges and learnings
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