Following a 6 year break due to Covid restrictions, APAC was finally back in November 2025.   

Hosted by The Autism Association of Western Australia, the conference was a huge success.​​

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The Advisory Board brought national policy leadership to APAC through guest speaker Lydia Ross, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. The session provided delegates with an insider perspective on the development and implementation of the National Autism Strategy, highlighting co-design, autistic leadership, extensive community consultation and the Government's $42.3 million First Action Plan investment. The session demonstrated AABA's leadership role in influencing national autism policy and connecting the autism community with key government decision-makers.

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Congratulations to Advisory Board Directors Professor Robyn Young and Dr Lauren Taylor. 

Selected as two of the 8 Symposia Speakers, Robyn presented "Autism: Interactions within the criminal justice system".  Download Robyn's abstract here

Lauren co-presented "​​Pathways to Autism Assessments in Western Australia and a Best-Practice Diagnostic Approach". Download Lauren and Kelly McKenna-Kerr's abstract here

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