Conferences
Annual Professionals' Conference
Our next Annual Professionals’ Conference will be running online on 13 March 2025. There will be a day of live online content, along with additional pre-recorded bonus sessions.
The conference will offer a varied programme, focused on increasing delegates’ understanding of autism, autistic experience and best practice. You’ll be able to hear from a range of specialists; giving opportunities to learn from personal insight, professional practice, lived experience and research evidence.
Our conference aims to share the latest developments in autism practice or research with professionals working in health, social care, education and other sectors. The event is aimed at professionals; however, we know the programme may also be of interest to autistic people or family members.
Delegates will have the option to attend live online or they can catch up on any of the sessions for up to three months afterwards.
Annual Professionals’ Conference 2025
The next event will take place on 13 March 2025
This year’s conference
Our 2024 conference was held on 14 March 2024. Our keynote speakers were Jason Arday, Luke Beardon and Dr Naomi Fisher. We had Nina Griffiths, a graphic illustrator working with us on our 2024 conference, and the key insights that she captured from the main plenary sessions are below.
Exceeding expectations, dispelling myths, intersectionality and systematic disadvantages
Jason Arday, Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge
Autism and anxiety
Dr Luke Beardon, Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University and author
You’re okay as you are: A trauma-informed approach to working with autistic young people
Dr Naomi Fisher, Clinical Psychologist and author