Autism CRC

27/05/2026

Looking to strengthen or expand your knowledge and skills in autism identification, assessment, and diagnosis across the lifespan?

Enrolments are now open for the July–September and October–December 2026 teaching periods of the online self-paced Autism Diagnosis Microcredential Courses, developed by Autism CRC with The University of Western Australia.

These flexible, online, self-paced courses continue to support clinicians and professionals across health, education, and community settings in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide.

• Flexible online learning across four teaching periods each year
• Comprehensive, affirming, evidence-informed content
• Interactive eLearning modules and extensive resources
• Professional development points, Certificate of Achievement, and UWA Plus transcript upon completion

Suitable for:
• GPs, Paediatricians, Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and allied health professionals
• Teachers, Counsellors, Nurses, Social Workers, Youth Workers, Early Childhood Educators, and others supporting autistic people across the lifespan

Find course information and enrolment links below 👇
https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/uwa-plus

07/05/2026

New resources are now available to support the Participatory and Inclusive Autism Research Practice Guides.

• Easy-Read: Information about participatory research
• Poster: Participatory research process
• Webinar: Inclusive community engagement in research and policy

Learn more 👇

This page contains a Poster and Easy Read with information about participatory research. A webinar recording and podcast episode are also available to watch or listen to.

28/04/2026

New resources are now available to support the Participatory and Inclusive Research Practice Guides.

The guides provide an overview of key participatory research principles, concepts and practices, followed by six focused guides addressing both participatory and inclusive research:

• Consulting with autistic people in research
• Co-producing research with autistic people
• Supporting autistic people to produce community-led research
• Involving autistic people as research participants
• Disseminating research findings
• Evaluation research process and impact

Register for free to access the Guides on the Autism CRC Best Practice Portal.

Learn more 👇

Participatory and Inclusive Autism Research Practice Guides provide researchers with the tools to ensure end-user driven autism research delivers practical outcomes and resources that benefit the community. These guides outline the benefits of participatory research and provide guidance to enhance t...

02/04/2026

Thursday 2 April is World Autism Day. We join families and communities worldwide in recognising the dignity of all autistic people and advocate for inclusive environments.

In Australia, school leaders understand that to achieve an inclusive school culture, clear communication, respect, openness, fairness, and accountability are required.

inclusionED has developed several teaching practices that take a whole-of-school approach to developing and maintaining an inclusive culture that will benefit your entire school community.

Learn more 👇

School leaders understand that an inclusive school culture requires clear communication, respect, openness, fairness, and accountability. These strategies support a whole-school approach to developing and maintaining an inclusive culture that will benefit your entire school community.

02/04/2026

Did you see this?

🧬 Did you know the WRI Biobank is proud to support the Australian Autism Biobank, Australia’s largest and most comprehensive collection of biological samples and data from autistic children and their families?

With over 25,000 biospecimens stored and more than 1,000 samples distributed to researchers in the past year, this national resource is driving high-impact studies into diet, gut health, sleep, chronic stress, and more.

The Biobank, facilitated in partnership with Autism CRC, is helping advance our understanding of how biological and environmental factors influence the health and well-being of people with autism, while driving research that directly supports autism.

Learn more at https://www.wesleyresearch.org.au/biobank/

31/03/2026

Did you see this? Registrations have opened!

Curtin University (Perth) are running a four-day bootcamp over the school holidays to empower autistic youth aged 13-18 years to learn and use Generative AI.

📅 13 - 16 April 2026
⏰ 9:30am - 3:00pm (each day)
📍 Curtin University (Bentley, Perth)

✅ Hands-on learning
✅ Interactive challenges and creative activities
✅ Learn how AI and Gen AI systems work
✅ Hear from industry professionals

Desirable (but not necessary):
👉 Scratch or block-style knowledge

Learn more 👇

Home | Gen-AI Bootcamps

30/03/2026

📣 FREE Autism month webinar: Inclusive community engagement in research and policy!

📆 Wednesday 1 April 2026
🕒 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEST (QLD time)
📍 Online | Zoom

Join us for a practical, one-hour webinar that explores how participatory approaches and meaningful community engagement can strengthen autism research and translation.

You'll learn:
• what participatory research is and isn't
• where community engagement should sit in the research process
• recommendations for inclusive community engagement.

Presented by:
👉 Dr Jac den Houting, autistic research psychologist
👉 Cheryl Mangan, Autism CRC Chief Innovation Officer
👉 Hayley Clapham, Autism CRC Research Assistant and autistic autism researcher

Facilitated by:
👉 Liv Gatfield, Autism CRC Research and Community Engagement Manager

Register now 👇
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qj2b9rVVRVK2ZU4OpOVt9w

27/03/2026

Did you see this?

Visit 'Olafur Eliasson: Presence' (ticketed) and the Children's Art Centre at GOMA and 'Worlds within Worlds' and 'The God of Small Things: Faith and Popular Culture' at QAG on World Autism Awareness Day.

Volumes within the gallery will be lowered and high sensory areas will be signposted. A calm room will also be available.

⏰ 9:00am - 10:00am
📅 Thursday 2 April 2026

Learn more 👇

To acknowledge World Autism Awareness Day, QAGOMA will open from 9.00am to 10.00am for a special low sensory hour. Volumes will be lowered and high sensory

24/03/2026

📣 FREE Autism month webinar: Inclusive community engagement in research and policy!

📆 Wednesday 1 April 2026
🕒 12.00pm – 1.00pm AEST (QLD time)
📍 Online | Zoom

Join us for a practical, one-hour webinar that explores how participatory approaches and meaningful community engagement can strengthen autism research and translation.

You'll learn:
• what participatory research is and isn't
• where community engagement should sit in the research process
• recommendations for inclusive community engagement.

Presented by:
👉 Dr Jac den Houting, autistic research psychologist
👉 Cheryl Mangan, Autism CRC Chief Innovation Officer
👉 Hayley Clapham, Autism CRC Research Assistant and autistic autism researcher

Facilitated by:
👉 Tammy McGowan, Autism CRC autistic team member

Register now 👇
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qj2b9rVVRVK2ZU4OpOVt9w

13/02/2026

Help shape the future of inclusive education for autistic students!

We’ve heard from nearly 800 autistic people and people who support autistic students – thank you! We’ve also reviewed 500 research papers. Together, this information has been used to develop the draft National Guidance for best practice in inclusive education for autistic students (National Guidance).

We now invite your feedback on this document.

The National Guidance applies to autistic students in mainstream pre-schools, kindergartens, and schools. So, if you’re a teacher, school leader, parent, allied health professional, autistic adult with experience in Australian education, we want to hear from you! We also invite organisations that support autistic people or inclusive education to provide feedback.

✅ Complete a short anonymous survey (20-30 minutes)

🧠 Share your insights to help shape national practice.

Take part or learn more 👇
https://www.autismcrc.com.au/inclusive-ed-guidance

This consultation is part of a project funded by Autism CRC and led by researchers at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) , Griffith University, and La Trobe University.

Have your say. A draft of the National Guidance for best practice in inclusive education for autistic students is now available for community feedback. Consultation closes Sunday 15 March at 11:59pm AEST (QLD time).