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Day 1: Friday 14 October 2022
| TIME | EVENT | SPEAKER | TOPIC |
| 8:15am | Registrations open | ||
| 9:00am | Welcome | Helene Hansen | |
| 9:05am | Welcome to country | Olman Walley | |
| 9:10am | Opening | Hon Don Punch, Minister for Disability Services; Small Business; Fisheries; Seniors and Ageing | |
| 9:20am | Plenary | Andrew Whitehouse | Evidence-based practice: Australia’s first national guideline for early therapies and supports to autistic children and their families |
| 10:20am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10:50am | Keynote Speech | Jodi Rodgers | YEAH, NAH… The Complexity of Consent (live online) |
| 12:00pm | Breakout Sessions | Option 1: Tammy McGowan | The Impact of Disclosure on Relationships |
| Option 2: Raelene Dundon | Adapting Classroom Environments to Accommodate the Sensory and Processing Needs of Students | ||
| Option 3: Spectrum Space’s Shakespeare Company | Shakespeare Reimagined: A Midsummer Night’s Dream from a neurodivergent perspective | ||
| 1:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:00pm | Breakout Sessions | Option 1: Wenn Lawson | Autism and Intersectionality: Gender |
| Option 2: Raelene Dundon | Setting Students Up for Success – Modifying learning activities for autistic children in mainstream settings | ||
| Option 3: Ali Fardinpour | Virtual reality – applications and possibilities | ||
| 3:00pm | Plenary | Wenn Lawson | Autism, Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| 4:00pm | Plenary | Jayelan Lee | Jayelan’s Journey: Schooling and communication in a non-verbal world |
| 4:30pm | Plenary | Shu Yau | Understanding Community Needs to Reshape Non-verbal Autism Research |
| 5:00pm | Close & Networking |
Day 2: Saturday 15 October 2022
| TIME | EVENT | SPEAKER | TOPIC |
| 7:45am | Registrations open | ||
| 8:00am – 12:30pm | Workshop | Maree Crabbe & Wenn Lawson | Porn is Not the Norm – Pornography, young people and autism FOUR HOUR WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS |
| 8:15am | Plenary | Rebecca Wahlsten | Creating and Sustaining Positive Partnerships |
| 9:00am | Breakout Sessions | Option 1: Autism CRC | myWay Employability: Helping autistic young people plan and prepare for their working life |
| Option 2: Ana Palacios | For the Love of Tangents – Autism identity, culture and community | ||
| 10:00am | Breakout Sessions | Option 1: Theresa Kidd | Supporting Children and Adolescents with a PDA profile |
| Option 2: Deanne Pilton & Heather Tompkin | Navigating the NDIS: Practical planning tips to get the most out of your plan | ||
| 11:00am | Morning Tea | ||
| 11:30am | Breakout Sessions | Option 1: Theresa Kidd | Helping Autistic Teens Manage their Anxiety |
| Option 2: Caitlin Hunt | Sport and exercise | ||
| 12:30pm | Closing keynote | Nicole Rogerson | State of Autism in 2022 |
| 1:15pm | Close |
