Live Webinar: Supporting Transitions for Autistic Children

Are you a parent who knows that your Autistic child can find transitions and change to be a challenge? Do you want to better understand why your loved one can find this hard, and what you might be able to do to support them? 

Join Dr Wenn Lawson, world-renowned Autistic author, presenter, researcher, parent and grandparent for our upcoming workshop to learn more about this important area which touches the everyday lives of so many households with Autistic children. The workshop will consider both everyday transitions such as transitioning between school to home or bedtime routines and larger life transitions such as moving house or the transition from primary to high school. 

This workshop will aim to help you to: 

• Better understand how your Autistic child’s mind works, and some of the characteristics that can make transitions more difficult.

• How monotropic thinking can impact transitioning between tasks and contexts. 

• How factors such as camouflaging, overstimulation and increased demands can lead to an overwhelmed state where a child is no longer able to transition without support. 

• How to recognise signs your child may be becoming overwhelmed and have increased difficulty with transition.  

• How to communicate and plan for upcoming transitions with your child and other relevant supporters in their life. 

• Have the language to help communicate to other family members and supporters in your child’s life about their internal experiences and support needs. 

• Learn to problem solve and manage day-to-day transitions more effectively with practical tips and insights.            

While this workshop is focused on a parent audience, professionals supporting Autistic children are also invited to attend to help better understand the experiences of the Autistic children and families that they support. Professional ticket holders will receive a 1.5 hr CPD certificate for their attendance.  

*Limited Time Offer* A $20 (AUD) discount code will be sent to you via email after registering for the Supporting Transitions for Autistic Children webinar, which you can redeem when registering for Wenn's other upcoming webinar on Understanding Autistic Thinking in February Registrations for this special offer close 5:00pm (AEDT) Tuesday 26 November 2024.


Dr. Wenn B. Lawson (PhD)

Dr. Wenn is passionate about autism, mental health, all things LGBTQIA+ and building autism understanding across the generations, professions and the world. He is a well known author, speaker and poet. Wenn is an Adjunct Associate Professor with Curtin University, WA, and member of CARG (Curtin University’s Autism Research Group). He has published as a Senior Researcher with Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Curtin University WA and The University of Queensland, Australia. Wenn’s focus has been to highlight the need for co-production in a variety of neurodivergent research, to contribute to the call of the autistic voice: ‘it must be nothing about me without me’ and to highlight the needs of those who are late in coming to a recognition of their autism as well as the reality that adaptive morphing (masking) has had on mental health. 

Wenn is a key theorist of the Monotropism theory of Autism. Wenn resides on a number of boards, including the editorial board for ‘Autism in Adulthood’, the Autism Research Institute (ARI) (US), and The American Autism Association. As well as being a well-known author, Wenn is a family man with a love for birds. 

In 2013 Wenn was recognised for his work in Autism and Advocacy across Australia; In 2021 Wenn was awarded the Lesley Hall prize for Lifetime Achievement as a leader in disability; In 2023 Wenn was awarded the EdX 2023 award for excellence in online teaching (Autism and mental health MOOC); the translation of autism research into practice ‘Autism CRC 2023 award’ and the Lawrence P. Kaplan US Autism award.

Register today to better understand and support your Autistic child. 

Please note a link to the live Zoom workshop will be emailed to you prior to the event .  

If you are unable to attend this workshop at the scheduled time; please note that it will be recorded. A recording link will be sent to all attendees after it has taken place, so that you may watch it at a time that is suitable for you. (The recording cannot be accessed using the original live Zoom workshop link.) 

Please note that we no longer receive government support which allowed us to offer our events at a significantly reduced cost. We are still committed to running events at as low of a price as we can for Autistic people and their families, but have had to increase our ticket prices to help cover our costs. Therefore, we are no longer able to offer a free ticket option at checkout. If you are facing significant financial hardship or other marginalising circumstances, and this topic is of particular relevance to you please email learning@reframingautism.org.au.