New training now available for clinicians

Autism CRC’s partnerships with universities and professional organisations continues to grow as part of our commitment to deliver accredited learning opportunities for allied health and medical professionals working with autistic people. The latest offerings are designed to support clinicians implementing the National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism. These include:

Credit-bearing microcredentials – developed with The University of Western Australia and covering a range of topics including best practice assessment and diagnosis, diagnostic features and assessment approaches across the lifespan, initiating a referral, conceptual diagnostic frameworks and differential diagnosis.
Short online course – now available through Occupational Therapy Australia and Speech Therapy Australia, the self-directed course is open to all key clinical professionals and explores the Recommendations included within the Guideline.

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Autistic Identity and Connection

The Sylvia Rodger Academy’s Autistic Identity and Connection Program held its first face-to-face workshop in Melbourne over three days in May with 12 participants in attendance from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Feedback from the workshop was positive with one participant commenting:

“Prior to the workshop, I didn’t know any other autistic adults and was feeling rather alone. I now feel I am part of ‘The Tribe’. It feels great!”

National Autism Strategy. Oversight Council and Working Groups.

National Autism Strategy update

Congratulations to all members appointed to the Oversight Council guiding the development of the National Autism Strategy. The council met in-person for the first time on 17 May 2023.

Consisting of eight autistic community and sector members (including an autistic Co-chair), two research and professional sector members and six Australian Government members (including a Co-chair).

This is an important step in making sure development of the National Autism Strategy is evidence-based and is designed collaboratively with autistic people, their families and carers.

Professor Andrew Whitehouse receiving an award

Congratulations Andrew Whitehouse!

Congratulations to Autism CRC’s Research Strategy Director, Professor Andrew Whitehouse, on receiving the Western Australian of the Year HBF Professions Award.

This is a well-deserved achievement for Andrew who has worked tirelessly with Autism CRC and his team at Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia, conducting research to change the lives of autistic Australians for the better.

“Every bit of recognition goes to the extraordinary team I’m lucky enough to work with, and the kids and families who let us into their lives and share their joys, laughs, tears, and triumphs – what a privilege that is.” – Professor Whitehouse

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Valuing Neurodiversity with Secret Agent Society

Learn about the Secret Agent Society (SAS) Small Group Program and how neurodivergent-affirming therapists and educators approach teaching new skills with children, their parents, and teachers to make meaningful change for families. SAS supports many different children with their social and emotional goals, so even if your child is not neurodivergent, join the Social Science Translated team at one of their webinars or in-person events in July or September to learn more about SAS for your family or delivering SAS as a professional.

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A collage of people involved with Autism@Work 2023

Autism@Work – now available on YouTube

All 16 Autism@Work sessions featuring over 40 local and international speakers – many of whom are neurodivergent – are now available to watch on YouTube. Featuring keynote speakers from CEOs, panels on autistic employment and human resources and even workshops on how to start new Autism@Work programs.

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Keen interest in Guideline from Speechies

There was lots of enthusiasm from Speech Pathologists at a workshop on implementing Autism CRC’s new Supporting Autistic Children Guideline at the Speech Pathology Australia Conference in May. Lead author Associate Professor David Trembath and co-author Dr Sarah Pillar delivered the workshop to a packed audience in Hobart.

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Autism CRC at INSAR 2023

The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden, in May. This was their first 100% in-person gathering since 2019 with over 2,300 attendees registered. Autism CRC was well represented, with researchers – many of them past Autism CRC scholars – delivering oral and poster presentations on a range of topics. Poster presentation are now available on Knowledge Centre and linked in the outputs section below.

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The latest published outputs from Autism CRC

Publications

inclusionED: Supporting Diverse Learners

inclusionED community of practice

Are you looking for a community of practice for teachers interested in inclusive teaching? Join our inclusionED Facebook page where you can share your tips and strategies, and learn some more from the teachers around you. We also share useful and practical ideas and information to expand on your own learnings. Join today!

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ASfAR: Australasian Society for Autism Research

ASfAR 2023 Conference – Call for abstracts

ASfAR will be held on 6-7 December 2023 and will be hosted by the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. The call for abstracts for the ASfAR 2023 conference is now open and submissions will close on 31 July 2023.

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Can you please help us this financial year?

Autism CRC has produced many key resources through our unique collaborative network over the last eleven years. Can you help with our future work as we near the end of the financial year?

There’s still time to make a tax-deductable donation to help us continue our mission to initiate, co-produce and translate collaborative research and best practice guidance that delivers change for all autistic people.

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A word from Autism@Work sponsor DXC

DXC Technologies Autism@Work Programs have been established through the Dandelion Program. Over the last nine years, the program has successfully established 17 teams across Australia, employing over 250 people on the autism spectrum. The program has now expanded into other countries around the world, including: UK, Poland, Bulgaria, Philippines and future expansion plans for Asia, U.S. and other parts of Europe in 2023.

A word from Autism@Work sponsor GHD

Joel Clark is a third-year student studying engineering at Flinders University. He completed a five-month, five days a week internship with us and mentored by Laura Trotter. Laura says Joel’s experience has been a great learning opportunity and shows that we can’t drop the ball on accommodating and setting neurodivergent candidates up for success at GHD.

Established in 2013, Autism CRC is the world’s first national, cooperative research effort focused on autism. We are the independent national source of evidence for best practice in relation to autism across the lifespan and the spectrum.

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