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Part 3 Outline:
00:00 - Benefits of late autism diagnosis and self-recognition in older adults - Kimberly Armstrong, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Spectrum Works (Canada), and Wenn Lawson, Curtin University, West Australia
17:55 - Financial vulnerability, precarity and support for exercising legal capacity - Alistair de Gaetano, Autism Advocacy Council, Malta
30:36 - Learning from other sectors (e.g., the LGBTQ community) about addressing systemic issues - Laura Graham Holmes, Hunter College, CUNY
45:52 - Loneliness and social isolation - Fakhri Shafai, Chief Science Officer at AIDE Canada
59:10 - Closing remarks - Stephen M. Edelson, Autism Research Institute
The first United Nations think tank on autism was established in partnership with the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation. ARI played a key role in organizing the first-ever autism think tank at the United Nations, bringing together autistic individuals, family members, researchers, and advocates from around the world. We hope to make this an annual event at the UN to continue fostering global collaboration and progress.
View full agenda and access speaker bios at autism.org/aging-and-autism-un-think-tank
Click here to view chapter titles and jump links!
Part 3 Outline:
00:00 - Benefits of late autism diagnosis and self-recognition in older adults - Kimberly Armstrong, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Spectrum Works (Canada), and Wenn Lawson, Curtin University, West Australia
17:55 - Financial vulnerability, precarity and support for exercising legal capacity - Alistair de Gaetano, Autism Advocacy Council, Malta
30:36 - Learning from other sectors (e.g., the LGBTQ community) about addressing systemic issues - Laura Graham Holmes, Hunter College, CUNY
45:52 - Loneliness and social isolation - Fakhri Shafai, Chief Science Officer at AIDE Canada
59:10 - Closing remarks - Stephen M. Edelson, Autism Research Institute
The first United Nations think tank on autism was established in partnership with the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation. ARI played a key role in organizing the first-ever autism think tank at the United Nations, bringing together autistic individuals, family members, researchers, and advocates from around the world. We hope to make this an annual event at the UN to continue fostering global collaboration and progress.
View full agenda and access speaker bios at autism.org/aging-and-autism-un-think-tank
