Educational and vocational engagement – Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre

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Educational and vocational engagement Learning with OTARC

Presentation: Improving Supervision for Neurodivergent Graduate Researchers

This presentation will share how Universal Design for Learning and participatory-research principles are guiding the co-design and development of an institution-wide neurodiversity-affirming training package to better support neurodivergent graduate researchers.

Alex Haschek September 18, 2026

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Autism supports Autistic Adults Educational and vocational engagement

Building A More Confident, Neuro-affirming Practice

A stronger understanding of autism can enrich every psychologist’s practice. The Working With Autistic Clients (WWAC) course provides practical knowledge and skills to build your confidence and strengthen your clinical practice...

J M September 16, 2026

A stylised illustration of a presenter standing beside a projected slide titled “What do we know about autism?” during a classroom presentation at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University. The slide describes autism as a neurodevelopmental, lifelong and pervasive condition. Audience members are seated facing the presenter.

Educational and vocational engagement Family wellbeing News

Supporting Autistic parents at Woi-wurrung-yagila-wulumperi, Whittlesea Early Parenting Centre

Supporting families means recognising that every parent brings their own strengths, needs and ways of experiencing the world. For practitioners at Woi-wurrung-yagila-wulumperi, Whittlesea Early Parenting Centre (WEPC)...

J M August 20, 2026

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Autistic Adults Educational and vocational engagement Employment

Lived experience is often dismissed – but we should recognise it as a form of expertise

Republished from The Conversation. Research, professional training and technical knowledge continue to sit at the top of institutional hierarchies. Lived experience may be listened to, but it is rarely granted the same level of authority...

J M August 18, 2026

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Educational and vocational engagement Health and wellbeing Learning with OTARC

Podcast: Autism insights & the invisible demands of school life

Professor Dawn Adams appeared on the 'School of Wellbeing with Meg Durham' podcast speaking about the invisible demands of school life.

Alex Haschek August 11, 2026

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Autism and gender Autistic Adults Employment

Bill Richdale Senior PhD Research Grant awarded to support neuroqueering workplace research

Myfan’s PhD project, Neuroqueering the Australian Workplace, will investigate how workplace cultures can better support Autistic and ADHD adults by centring lived experience, psychological safety and diverse ways of knowing.

J M June 30, 2026

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Educational and vocational engagement Employment

World of Work podcast: Rethinking recruitment

Listen to OTARC researchers Associate Professor Jennifer Spoor and PhD candidate Lyndel Kennedy discussing what the evidence tells us about barriers in recruitment for neurodivergent candidates, and what employers can do differently to attract and retain Autistic talent.

Alex Haschek June 16, 2026

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Educational and vocational engagement Family wellbeing Health and wellbeing

Expanding Our Early Autism Identification Training Across the UK

Read time 2 mins. The Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) have continued our long-standing collaboration with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom to support early autism identification…

J M April 22, 2026

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Educational and vocational engagement Health and wellbeing Learning with OTARC

Podcast: Insight from school attendance research

Host Leisa Reichelt speaks with autism researcher and clinical psychologist Professor Dawn Adams about what the latest School Can’t research is showing.

Alex Haschek February 24, 2026

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Educational and vocational engagement Identification and diagnosis SACS

Tassie Strengthening Autism Screening Across the State

Early autism screening across Tasmania is expanding as a number of key services implement training in the Social Attention & Communication Surveillance (SACS) tool developed by the Olga Tennison Autism…

J M February 24, 2026