Conferences
Upcoming conferences / streams
Autistic Pride Day All Panels
Online
June 18, 2025
Launching on Autistic Pride Day – 18 June 2025, this on-demand digital edition of Think Autism brings the full conference experience online. Featuring filmed panels from our past events, digital-first content, and accessible resources, the platform amplifies Autistic voices and ideas globally. Curated by Autistic creators, the digital release is designed for self-paced viewing and neuroaffirming engagement.
Whether you’re tuning in from across Australia or around the world, join us in celebrating unapologetic identity, intersectional inclusion, and the power of Autistic-led innovation.
Autistic Pride Day Panel 1
Online
June 18, 2025
Unapologetically Autistic: Leadership, Visibility and Voice
Hosted by: Kyriakos Gold (Just Gold)
Speakers: Dr Sharon Zivkovic (Community Capacity Builders), Rebecca McCash (FutureTech), Christina Chun
Autistic Pride Day Panel 2
Online
June 18, 2025
Autistic Entrepreneurship: Disrupting the System
Hosted by: Kyriakos Gold
Speakers: Dr Sharon Zivkovic, Rebecca McCash, Christina Chun, Zoe Aimee-May Atterbury (Bloom Cycle)
Autistic Pride Day Panel 3
Online
June 18, 2025
Neurodivergent Health Practitioners: Rethinking Care, Reclaiming Practice
Hosted by: Dr Naomi Malone
Speakers: Georgia Zentrich (The ADHD Educator), Mishma Kumar-Jonson (The Iceberg Foundation)
Autistic Pride Day Panel 4
Online
June 18, 2025
Neuroaffirming Systems: Designed by Us, for Us
Hosted by: Anita Aherne (Living on the Spectrum)
Speakers: Holly Fowler (Wable), Natasha Siryj (Practice Inclusion), Kate Lambridis (Human Health) and Laura Simmons (Theratrak).
Autistic Pride Day Panel 5
Online
June 18, 2025
Telling Our Stories: Autism in the Media
Hosted by: Kyriakos Gold
Speakers: Michael Theo , Heather Ridge
Autistic Pride Day Panel 6
Online
June 18, 2025
Community Is the Cure: Belonging Beyond the System
Hosted by: Anita Aherne
Speakers: Dwayne Fernandes (Minds at Play), Georgia Zentrich, Quinn Jones, Andrea Comastri (Hotel Etico) and Téa Rundback