ABCT Autism SIG

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The American Psychological Association is deeply concerned about the Administration’s recent announcement on #autism. Promoting unsupported scientific theories risks fueling stigma, undermines public trust and distracts from real scientific progress.

(📣Attention please!) Mark your calendar for yet another amazing FREE seminar! The presentation by Dr. Jennifer Sercio on “Trauma 101 for Parents” will be a helpful resource for clinicians, researchers, and parents. Go spread the word! Register here: forms.gle/RdFNxMhujgS4fn…

We remain committed to affirming autistic lives and redirecting attention toward accessible supports, inclusion, and well-being. Find our official statement on recent events below. You can join our listserv for more information and resources @ abctautism.com/joining-the-as…

Want to learn more about how to build effective research partnerships with neurodivergent colleagues? Come to our virtual seminar series to learn with us in 3 seminars this fall! Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A new scoping review published in Neurodiversity (July 2025) explores how professionals, including educators and school-based clinicians, can shift toward neurodiversity‑affirming care when supporting autistic students. 🔗 Learn more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Mark your calendars 🗓️ Join us to learn about cultivating partnerships with neurodivergent colleagues in our seminar series Link to register: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📚 Heading into a new school year? The College Autism Network offers resources to support autistic students, recent grads, & their families. 🎒 College-Bound Students & Families: collegeautismnetwork.org/family-resourc… 🎓 Current Students & Recent Grads: collegeautismnetwork.org/current-studen…

Check out these resources for suicide prevention in autistic people from the AASET team. These documents were co-developed w/ autistic people w/ lived experience. We love meaningful representation of autistic voices & free resources for mental health! 🤩 med.unc.edu/aaset-sp/resou…

Reminder to please submit to our SIG expo by 11:59 pm PST tomorrow, August 8th! 🗣️📈 We want to showcase our members’ research at ABCT in November! Access the application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Reminder to register for our *free* webinar about internships and postdocs focused on #Autism and #IDD!

Are you a clinical or school psychology doctoral student focused on #autism or #IDD? Attend our webinar & Q&A session about tips for applying to autism & IDD-focused internships & postdocs. Tuesday, August 26 at 9am PST/11am CST/12 pm EST Register at the link below⬇️

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📣Calling all prospective clinical & school psychology interns and postdocs focused on #autism or #IDD! Attend our webinar & Q&A session about tips for applying to autism & IDD-focused internships & postdocs. Tuesday, August 26 at 9am PST/11am CST/12 pm EST Registration below⬇️

Save the date! Join us at the 2025 Autism SIG Pre-Conference on November 20 in New Orleans! 📅 Don’t forget — SIG Expo poster submissions are due August 8. Check the summer newsletter for more deadlines and updates. We can’t wait to see you there! #ABCT2025 #Autism #SIGPrecon

🚨 We're accepting poster submissions for the 2025 SIG Expo @ABCTNOW in NOLA this November! 🎉 This is our third year at the Expo, and we can’t wait to feature your work! 👇 Submission details below — we’re excited to review! 🥳

📣Prospective grad students with a clinical and/or research focus in autism—this is for you!📣 Check out our comprehensive database of autism research faculty—a unique resource to support your search! 🔗 abctautism.com/asd-research-f… #GradSchool #ClinicalPsychPhD #Autism

Happy #pride month! Check out this recent article from Guilhem Bonazzi and team published in Autism in Adulthood addressing Gender on the Spectrum and the intersenction of autism and gender diversity liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.10…