Listen to the experiences of autistic adults to gain direct insights into your past, present and future, in partnership with PARC.
Just some of the topics covered this year include pros and cons of autistic parenthood; how to conquer your goals; surviving secondary school; getting a diagnosis aged 27; senses and sensibility: findings from our Grand Sensory Survey; and how I turned my autism into a career.
The Hub: Theatre 1 has a seating capacity of 80 and sound is relayed to the audience through wireless headsets to reduce sound levels in the hall.
Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive as early as possible before the session you wish to attend to save disappointment.
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.25 – 10.55 | Asperger's saved my life | William Green |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | How to conquer your goals | Kieran McLoughlin |
| 11.35 – 12.05 | Being me | Andrew Bull |
| 12.10 – 12.40 | What does ASD look like to you? | Beth Edwards |
| 12.45 - 13.15 | How to raise actual autism awareness | Chris Bonnello (Autistic Not Weird) |
| 13.20 – 13.50 | How to really help autistic people in your professional and personal life | Adam Sutcliffe-Brown |
| 13.55 – 14.25 | Pros and cons of autistic parenthood | Shona Davison |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | AspergerWorld: my autism's hidden hardships and gifts | Joely Williams (Colmer) |
| 15.05 – 15.35 | Why autism acceptance is needed more than ever | Olivia P |
| 15.40 – 16.10 | Slipping through the cracks - how the system is failing low needs autistic adults, and how to combat it | Claire Smith and Janine Bryan |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | The paradox veil | Noushka Galley |
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Getting a diagnosis aged 27 | Jennifer Coy |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | Surviving secondary school | Lauren Smith |
| 11.25 – 11.55 | Autistic pride and broadening autistic participation | Joseph Redford |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Senses and sensibility: findings from our Grand Sensory Survey | Sarah McCulloch and Alex Mason |
| 12.35 – 13.05 | Janice: a progression of realities | Callum Brazzo |
| 13.10 – 13.40 | I can't access this | Sara Jane Harvey |
| 13.45 – 14.15 | How I turned my autism into a career | Connor Ward |
| 14.20 – 14.50 | Being awesomely autistic | Daniel Jones |
| 14.55 – 15.25 | Talent Autism, an extraordinary way to see autism and fall in love with it | Asia Dimitrova |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Being an autistic prison officer | Tom Bowes |
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