Workshop agenda
The workshop will run over three days, each with its own agenda.
Day 1: The State of Autism Employment Research (Open to all)
Day 1 will feature a review of the state of autism employment research, its history, and the history of this workshop; a set of talks from established academic centers of autism research to talk about their key initiatives and how they leverage research to impact the community; and opportunities to discuss these ideas in groups with other workshop attendees.
Time | Session title |
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11:00 AM PDT – 11:15 AM PDT | Introduction and Review of the Research Landscape |
11:15 AM PDT – 12:00 PM PDT | Breakout discussions on how research can best support and serve the autism community. |
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM PDT | Break |
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM PDT | Presentation of the priorities from the breakout discussions |
12:20 PM PDT – 2:00 PM PDT | Presentations from Centers of Autism Research
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Day 2: The Benefits and Challenges of Doing Research in Autism and Employment (Open to autism researchers only)
Day 2 will include a set of conversations about the challenges of doing research in autism and employment, including
- conducting autism and employment research
- collaborating with practitioners and researchers
- removing barriers that impact collaboration between research centers
- engaging with the autistic community
- providing access to research sites and management (e.g. workplaces, educational spaces, vocational spaces) to engage with autistic employees and their teams
- including autistic voices in all aspects of the research (not just as study participants)
- identifying as and/or coming out as an autistic or neurodivergent researcher
- empowering and mentoring the next generation of autistic researchers
- finding and successfully acquiring funding for the research
Time | Session title |
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11:00 AM PDT – 11:30 AM PDT | Discussion of Lessons Learned from Day 1 |
11:30 AM PDT – 12:30 PM PDT | 2 Rounds of 25-minute Breakout Discussions |
12:30 PM PDT – 12:40 PM PDT | Break |
12:40 PM PDT – 1:40 PM PDT | 2 Rounds of 25-minute Breakout Discussions |
1:40 PM PDT – 2:00 PM PDT | Discussion of Lessons Learned |
Day 3: Research Presentations (Open to autism researchers only)
Day 3 will include a set of research paper presentations and breakouts to help individual researchers socialize their project ideas and get feedback from the community. We especially encourage solo (i.e., those in academic environments that are not focused on autism and/or employment) and junior researchers interested in these topics to attend.
Presentations will be 5 minutes each and will be followed by a 3 minute Q&A period. 4 or 5 papers will be presented in each 40-50 minute session.
Time | Session title |
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11:00 AM PDT – 11:32 AM PDT | Research Presentations and Discussion
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11:32 AM PDT – 12:12 PM PDT | Research Presentations and Discussion
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12:12 PM PDT – 12:22 PM PDT | Break |
12:22 PM PDT – 12:54 PM PDT | Research Presentations and Discussion
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12:54 PM PDT – 1:26 PM PDT | Research Presentations and Discussion
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1:26 PM PDT – 2:00 PM PDT | Workshop Takeaways and Wrapup Discussion |