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AWETISM 2021 Virtual Expo
AWETISM 2021 is Australia’s biggest Autistic youth event also delivering free training for industry professionals.
A range of substantive content which will be shared at I Can Network’s free AWETISM 2021 Virtual Expo on Friday 12th of November 2021.
*Content will be available for an additional month, until the 12th of December to anyone who registers.
Training For Educators
For educators who are keen to understand their Autistic students better and accrue hours toward Teacher Identified Professional Development/Learning, there are two sessions of interest:
1) Insights for Teachers from an All-Autistic Panel – 12:30pm – 1:30pm AEDT.
Due to popular demand we are screening an exclusive replay from our 2020 AWETISM Expo in our I CAN SCHOOLS Auditorium which features the below speakers.
- Dr Emma Goodall – Autistic Autism Researcher, Author and Education Specialist.
- Lana Wheatfill – Former I CAN Mentee, now I CAN Mentor.
- Kate Andrews – Parent, Educator & I CAN Northern Victoria Regional Manager.
The panel explore key topics to support Autistic students, including:
- Supporting anxious students & those with PDA/demand avoidant profiles.
- Interoception.
- Accommodations which make a difference.
- Building a school-home partnership to support student wellbeing.
2) Understanding & Empowering Your Autistic Students – 4.00pm – 5.00pm AEDT.
- Chris Varney – I CAN Chief Enabler & Founder.
- Kate Andrews – Parent, Educator & I CAN Northern Victoria Regional Manager.
- Tim Chan – Author & I CAN Ambassador.
- Ayesha Carson, Caitlin Downie-Kempson, Kyal Kay & Sam Rose – I CAN Mentors.
Topics will include:
- Creating a sense of safety and acceptance for your Autistic students.
- Leveraging Autistic passions to enhance connection and engagement.
- Nurturing strengths and positive identity.
- Respectful, effective support for students with higher support requirements.
- Insights from multiply neurodivergent (e.g. Autistic + ADHD, Dyslexia) students.
- Register for AWETISM 2021
Autistic LGBTIA+ Young People
There is a significant overlap between the Autistic and LGBTIQA+ communities.
As part of our ongoing leadership in providing youth-informed resources, we are offering a free training session during our AWETISM Expo for adults who are keen to provide more meaningful support to Autistic LGBTIQA+ young people.
The training will be held in the I CAN SCHOOLS Auditorium – 3:00pm – 4:00pm AEDT, 12th November.
Leading the training will be Sam Rose, an I CAN Mentor who runs our online groups for Autistic LGBTIQA+ young people and is co-author with Yenn Purkis of an upcoming book for Autistic trans teens.
The training content is heavily shaped by the insights of our 70+ youth collaborators across Australia on what they need to feel safe, accepted and validated.
Topics include:
- What Autistic LGBTIQA+ young people want you to know.
- Understanding Autism and neurodiversity.
- Understanding gender diversity.
- Navigating pronouns and respectful language.
- Appreciating and accommodating sensory, social & communication differences.
- Creating safe and inclusive spaces.
- Nurturing positive identity.
- How to find respectful resources & support…and more!
- This training session was created with funding by the Victorian Government under the Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) program.
To learn more about our work in this important arena, including our mentoring programs and recently released tips & resources (3 sets) for Autistic LGBTIQA+ young people, the adults who support them and service providers, respectively, please see our website: AUTISTIC LGBTIQA