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OTARC @ #ASfAR 2023

The Australasian Society for Autism Research 2023 in-person conference was hosted by the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand from 6-7 December.

And that's a wrap! A big congratulations to all the speakers, attendees and the organizers @ASfAR_autism for making the #asfar2023 conference in Christchurch such a spectacular event. Until next year….#otarc #autismresearch pic.twitter.com/Nzc1hTi8ds

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 7, 2023

I am so incredibly proud of our wonderful PhD student Elly Greenwood for being awarded the @ASfAR_autism Margot Prior Prize for Best Student Paper at the #asfar23 conference. Congratulations Elly, so well deserved 👏👏 @amandarcooklin Charne Miller @OlgaTennison @LTUJudithLumley pic.twitter.com/l5F9LnVnv6

— Josephine Barbaro (@DrJBarbaro) December 7, 2023

Wrapping up our final #otarc talk at #asfar2023, our chair, Cheryl Dissanayake at 4pm! pic.twitter.com/X14itC0yRI

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 7, 2023

Day 2 #asfar2023, here we go! Kicking off #otarc's morning sessions we have Elly Greenwood at 10:30am and Clare Kermond at 10:45am. pic.twitter.com/EyBi5swox5

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 6, 2023

Coming up at #asfar2023, don't miss #otarc's @DrMMGilbert talk on barriers to diagnosis for Autistic Women at 2:30pm & listen to Patrick Dwyer explore characterizing auditory discomfort in Autistic adolescents at 2:45pm. #autismresearch pic.twitter.com/Vf5W8jmlVC

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 6, 2023

A talk not to be missed, catch #otarc @DrJBarbaro at 11am today #asfar2023 #autismresearch pic.twitter.com/ZcndxjU70D

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 6, 2023

Wrapping up Day 1 for #otarc at #asfar2023 catch @zimon_b at 1:45pm this afternoon! #autismresearch pic.twitter.com/zjS5DyRDs4

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 6, 2023

#otarc's own @melanie_mmo will be taking to the stage at 12:15pm at #asfar2023 pic.twitter.com/Li4tIB7awN

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 5, 2023

Next up at #asfa2023 we have #otarc @IfrahBayahow and Nancy Sadka taking to the stage at 12noon pic.twitter.com/vTwcNZh0Yv

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 5, 2023

Catch our #otarc Director, Professor Alison Lane at 11am talking Education & Schooling at #ASfAR2023 #austismresearch #autismimpact pic.twitter.com/jLmkrUwJ6m

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 5, 2023

And we've arrived #asfar2023! Come visit us in the poster room #AutismAwareness #autismresearch #otarc pic.twitter.com/vbvABKHnFy

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 5, 2023

As official sponsors of #ASfAR2023 we're excited to be connecting with our research community. See you at #ASfAR2023 ! @latrobe pic.twitter.com/fC6maGVDlh

— Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) (@OlgaTennison) December 4, 2023

All presentations

Lane, A.E., Tam, K.I., Philpott-Robinson, K., & Johnson, T. The measurement of school engagement in primary school: considerations for Autism.

Unwin, K., Philpott-Robinson, K., Barbaro, J., & Lane, A. E. “We’re quite good at thinking outside the box”: Early sensory experiences in autistic children expressed by Autistic adults and caregivers of Autistic children.

Gilbert, M., Gore, K., & Barbaro, J. Barriers to diagnosis and supports for Australian Autistic women and assigned female at birth non-binary people.

Gilbert, M., Barbaro, J., Winata, T., Khan, F., Dissanayake, C., Eapen, V., & the GP Surveillance of Autism Study team. A qualitative analysis of parent/caregiver experiences of an early developmental surveillance program for autism in Australian general practice.

Dissanayake, C., Davy, G., Muniandy, M., Date, P., Clark, M., Sadka, N., Unwin, K., & Barbaro, J. Cognitive development from early childhood to school age in Autistic children: Does age of diagnosis matter?

Muniandy, M., Davy, G., Unwin, K., Clark, M., Date, P. Barbaro, J., & Dissanayake, C. Associations between social-emotional skills and adaptive behaviour in autistic children: Exploring the mediating role of participation.

Davy, G., Barbaro, J., Unwin, K., Clark, M., Muniandy, M., Date, P. & Dissanayake, C. Child and caregiver correlates of primary caregiver participation in families of school-aged Autistic children.

Lynch, G., Abdullahi, I., & Dissanayake, C. An examination of inclusive practices in delivering Group Early Start Denver Model for Autistic children.

Mantzalas, J., Richdale, A. & Dissanayake, C. Testing two screening measures for Autistic burnout: A comparison of the AASPIRE Autistic Burnout Measure and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory.

Blackwell, D., Bhopti, A., Lane, S., & Lane, A. Autistic experiences of emotion regulation and supports.

Blackwell, D., Bhopti, A., Lane, S., & Lane, A. Emotion regulation supports: What do autistic people want?

Abdullahi, I., Sadka, N., Gilbert, M., & Barbaro, J. Who is attending? The role of child ethnicity and maternal demographics in research engagement and early identification of Autism.

Abdullahi, I., Victorian ASELCC Team., Dissanayake, C. Early therapy outcomes of Autistic children with Intellectual Disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Richdale, A., Shui, A., Lampinen, L., & Katz, T. Examining relationships between co-occurring conditions in autistic children using network analysis.

Clark, M., Davy, G., Dissanayake, C., & the Victorian ASELCC team. Verbal and non-verbal cognition in Autistic children from preschool to school age following receipt of Group-Early Start Denver Model.

Bury, S.M., Hedley, D., Uljarević, M., Li, X., Stokes, M.A., & Begeer, S. (2023). Employment profiles of autistic people: An 8-year longitudinal study.

Flower, R. L., Jellett, R., Bury, S., Benn, R., & Camin, M. Defining neurodiversity afirming psychology practice for Autistic adults.

Dwyer, P., Sillas, A., Saron, C. D., & Rivera, S. M. Characterizing auditory sensory discomfort and distress in Autistic adolescents: Hyperacusis, misophonia, and aversions to conventionally-pleasant sounds.

Greenwood,E., Cooklin,A., Barbaro, J. & Miller, C. (2023). Autistic patients, caregivers and staff experiences of the acute hospital setting: what are the gaps? Results from a scoping review.

Barbaro, J., Sadka, N., Gilbert, M., & the ASDetect team. Comparison of the psychometric properties of a mobile application for early autism identification (ASDetect) for caregivers with and without prior concerns.

Barbaro, J., Gilbert, M., Winata, T., Khan, F., Eapen, V., & the GP Surveillance for Autism study team. General practitioners’ perspectives regarding early developmental surveillance for Autism within the Australian primary healthcare setting: A qualitative study.

Mudholkar A., Hudry K., Korostenski, L., Lane, A. A telehealth delivered parent-mediated feeding program for Australian families with autistic toddlers.

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