OTARC Research Showcase 2024

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OTARC Research Showcase 2024

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Date:
Thursday 05 September 2024 12:00 pm until Thursday 05 September 2024 04:00 pm (Add to calendar)
Contact:
OTARC
otarc@latrobe.edu.au
Presented by:
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre
Type of Event:
Conference; Forum/symposium
Cost:
Free

Join us for an afternoon with the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) staff and students as we showcase our impactful research supporting Autistic people to thrive. You’ll have the opportunity to listen to brief, focused talks highlighting projects from our four research program areas and interact directly with our researchers.

Presentations are short and informative (up to 10 minutes), followed by a Q&A session with our speakers. You are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions that interest you.

This event is free and open to anyone interested in autism research, including Autistic people and their parents and caregivers; clinicians, healthcare and other professionals supporting Autistic people, the research community and the general public.

Light refreshments will be available.

Places are limited - reserve your spot today by clicking on the 'Get Tickets' button!

Please note that online attendance for this event is not available, however, talks will be recorded and made available on the OTARC website after the event. If you are unable to attend in person but would like to receive an email with the link to the recording, please register via the 'Get Tickets' button and select 'Register for recording only'.

La Trobe City Campus location and transport options

PROGRAM (subject to change)

12.00pm: Doors open, light refreshments available

12.30pm: Welcome: Professor Alison Lane, OTARC Centre Director

12.40 – 1.25pm: Session 1

  • Jac den Houting: How can Autistic children live their best lives?
  • Clare Kermond: The experience of secondary school for Autistic adolescents.
  • Lyndel Kennedy: Factors contributing to higher education success for neurodivergent students.

Followed by Q&A

1.25pm: BREAK

2.00 – 2.45pm: Session 2

  • Melissa Gilbert: Australian Autistic women and assigned female at birth non-binary people’s experiences with accessing diagnosis and supports.
  • Kate Gore: Mental health supports for Autistic working mothers/parents (AFAB). 
  • Dianne Blackwell: Bridging the emotional gap: The lived experiences of Autistic people and their families.

Followed by Q&A

2:45pm: BREAK

3.15 – 4.00pm: Session 3

  • Patrick Dwyer: Understanding sound intolerance in autism.
  • Jane Mantzalas: Characterising Autistic burnout and its underlying mechanisms.
  • Nancy Sadka: Investigating relationships between ADHD traits in Autistic toddlers and pre-schoolers using network analysis. 

Followed by Q&A

4.00pm: EVENT CONCLUDES

La Trobe University City Campus, Room 2.11 (Level 2, 360 Collins St)

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