Autism and Intersectionality. 3rd Autism and Systemic Practice Conference
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Autism and Intersectionality: Implications for Systemic Practice and Research
About this event
3rd Autism and Systemic Practice Conference
hosted by the Autism and Systemic Practice Conference Steering Group
Autism and Intersectionality: Implications for Systemic and Relational Psychotherapeutic Practice and Research
Thursday 8th and Friday 9th July 2021 (online)
The Zoom link for the whole conference will be:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89032419567?pwd=a1Vrd0xBdUJlSWxSNWlTRDVQREhLdz09
Meeting ID: 890 3241 9567
Passcode: 310638
The 3rd Autism and Systemic Practice conference will host presentations which share stories which offer learning for systemic practice on the subject of autism and intersectionality. Areas of intersectionality could be very broad. For example, but not limited to Autism-Gender-Sexuality-Transgender-Race-Ethnicity-Age-Opportunity-Economics-Employment-Language.
Systemic and relational psychotherapeutic practice includes systemic therapy, workplace culture, consultation, organisational development, supervision, systemic social work and social care, policy development, systems consultations, teaching and practitioner research.
Thursday 8th July
9.00 - 9.10 Welcome & Introductions by Dawn Thibert.
9.10 - 9.20 Intersectionality. Why and how it matters. Gail Simon
09.20 - 9.30 Introducing yourselves in break out rooms
9.30- 10.30 Autism untold – A telling and an un-telling of the autism story. Mairi Evans (Intro Deni)
10.30 – 11.00 BREAK OUT ROOMS
- What has resonated for you in what you have heard?
- How can you use these ideas in your practice?
- Scribe from breakout rooms post key points in Main Chat
11.00 – 11.30 Hosted Tea Break. Hosts: David Steare & Dawn Thibert
11.30 – 12.30 What does the social construction of autism tell us about identity politics and our culture more broadly? Sami Timimi (Intro Mairi)
12.30 – 13.00 BREAK OUT ROOMS
13.00 – 14.00 Hosted Tea Break. Hosts: Dawn Thibert & Deni Gordon-Jackson
14.00 – 15.00 Trans and Autistic: Speaking from experience. Felix Moore (Intro Fran)
15.00 – 15.30 BREAK OUT ROOMS
15.30 – 15.45 Hosted Tea Break. Hosts: Deni Gordon-Jackson & David Steare
15.45 – 16.45 The Self-Diagnosed Bisexual: Why We Need Self-Diagnosed Autistics in Autism Research. Rebekah O’Brien (Intro Dawn)
16.45 – 17.15 BREAK OUT ROOMS
17.15 Finish
Friday 9th July
9.00 - 9.30 Welcome and inviting reflections on first day. Fran Urbistondo Cano
9.30- 10.30 Black and Autistic: Stereotype and Bias. Freda McEwen (Intro Gail)
10.30 – 11.00 BREAK OUT ROOMS
- What has resonated for you in what you have heard?
- How can you use these ideas in your practice?
- Scribe from breakout rooms post key points in Main Chat
11.00 – 11.30 Hosted Tea Break. Hosts: David Steare & Dawn Thibert & Deni Gordon-Jackson
11.30 – 12.00 Borderline Normal. Mairi Evans (Intro David)
12.00 - 12.30 Autism in women - under-diagnosed, under-served and under-represented. Rachel Morgan-Trimmer
12.30 – 13.00 BREAK OUT ROOMS
13.00 – 14.00 Hosted Tea Break. Hosts: Dawn Thibert & Deni Gordon-Jackson
14.00 – 15.00 Autism & learning disabilities: Why do we need a relational approach in social care? Fran Urbistondo Cano (Intro Gail)
15.00 – 15.30 BREAK OUT ROOMS
15.30 – 15.45 Hosted Tea Break. Hosts: Deni Gordon-Jackson & David Steare
15.45 – 16.45 Starting a manifesto for good systemic practice for autism and intersectionality. Hosts: Dawn, David & Deni.
16.45 Finish
Rationale for this conference
Critically studying the way in which identity is constructed within health and social care shows us that people are described as either autistic or Black or trans - with implications for what services are offered or developed. How come some identities are foregrounded over others? Why is there a hierarchy of single identities? Who decides what services are useful and why?
Thinking intersectionally encourages an appreciation of autistic people as
- diverse people with varied and multiple, interacting, dynamic characteristics and life experiences.
- who should not be defined by pathologising or restrictive gendered, heteronormative and biomedical narratives which have the power to name and separate people into single hierarchical normalcies.
This event encourages
i) contextualised understandings of autistic people across their different contexts so people are more appreciated, feel safe and respected.
ii) more holistic views of the diversity between autistic people through hearing some of their stories so people's identities, lifestyle and relationship choices are described by them and not only filtered through professional narratives.
iii) new ways of seeing, talking and being in professional contexts that honour intersectionality in order to enhance the lives of autistic people, their families and their networks.
Conference Structure
Each section of the day will have a presentation followed by break out rooms to talk about how the ideas from the presenation could be useful in your practice. In the Tea Breaks there will be a hosted chat if you want to talk or write your thoughts.
