Join the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) for our annual Research Showcase - an opportunity to hear directly from leading researchers about the latest developments in autism research and how they are creating meaningful change for Autistic people.

Join the Research Showcase: https://latrobe.zoom.us/j/81705641358

For the first time, the Showcase will be delivered online, making it easier for people across Australia to participate. Whether you're an Autistic person, family member, clinician, educator, researcher, policymaker, student or community member, you'll have the opportunity to engage with research that is shaping more inclusive and evidence-informed practice.

This year's program features presentations on neurodiversity-affirming supervision for graduate researchers, personalised approaches to mental health, participatory autism research, and new understandings of Autistic cognition through monotropism. The event will also include a presentation on the newly established Australian Autism Knowledge Hub - an exciting national initiative that will help translate autism research into practical, evidence-based guidance for the people who design and deliver supports.

The Showcase is free to attend and offers a unique opportunity to connect with the next wave of autism research from wherever you are.

A recording of the showcase will be available on our website latrobe.edu.au/otarc after the event.

Event Details:

Event: Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre - Research Showcase
Date: 3rd September 2026
Time: 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Zoom, link provided in days prior to event.

Join the Research Showcase: https://latrobe.zoom.us/j/81705641358

A recording will be available after the event.

Schedule:

Time	Session	Speakers
1:00pm - 1:10pm	Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, housekeeping	MC & Rob Anderson
1:10pm – 1:30pm	Australian Autism Knowledge Hub	Professor Dawn Adams & Dr Mel Heyworth
1:30pm - 1:45pm	Experience as Evidence: Rethinking Mental Health Research for Autistic Adults	Dr Lauren Lawson
1:45pm - 2:00pm	Monotropism: Understanding Autistic Minds	Dr Patrick Dwyer
2:00pm – 2:10pm	10-minute break	-
2:10pm – 2:25pm	Building better supervision for neurodivergent graduate researchers	Dr Lyndel Kennedy
2:25pm – 2:40pm	Are we walking the talk? Taking stock of participatory autism research across two decades	Dr Diana Tan
2:40pm – 3:00pm	Q&A with the Centre Director	MC & Professor Alison Lane

Please note running times are approximate.

We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for this event!

Warm regards,

The Team at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre La Trobe University

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