Meet Our Exhibitors

We’re thrilled to partner with these amazing exhibitors who will be showcasing their services and products at the Symposium!

Make sure to plan time during your day to visit their displays, have a chat, and learn more about the incredible work they do. These exhibitors bring valuable resources, insights, and innovations to our community and we’re so pleased to welcome them to this year’s event.

Check back soon for the full list of exhibitors and start planning your visit!

Our Partners

Amaze is a leading autism organisation driving change so that Autistic people and their families can live their best lives.

Amaze builds autism understanding in the community, influences policy change for Autistic people and their families/supporters, and provides independent, credible information and resources to individuals, families, professionals, government and the wider community.

At Amaze, we offer a range of solutions to support Autistic people and their families at all life stages including Autism Connect, Australia’s national autism hotline, and the A-Plus Program, who helps organisations build the skills and confidence of managers, HR professionals, and all employees to support Autistic experiences at work.

Curtin Autism Research Group is one of the largest cross faculty research groups at Curtin University, and includes academics, clinicians, student’s lay-persons and people living with autism.

This group is led by Prof Sonya Girdler, who leads research of global significance focused on participation, the school years and transitioning from school, employment, peer mentoring, social skills training, strengths-based approaches, mental health and supports for families.

CARG’s research is conducted in partnership with government departments and local organisations including Spectrum Space, Kiind and Autism Association of WA. CARG is also a partner of Autism CRC. Internationally, CARG collaborates closely with Karolinska Institute in Sweden, one of the world’s leading medical universities.

Research undertaken by CARG has had a profound impact on the autistic community, with its researchers receiving numerous prestigious national and international awards for their contributions including the Quacquarelli Symonds (SQ) Reimagine Education Gold Access, Diversity and Inclusion Award (2023), the Triple E Awards 2023 – Community Engagement Initiative of the Year, and the joint winner of 2022 Premier’s Science Awards for Engagement Initiative.

Amherst Psychology is an autistic-led team of compassionate and down-to-earth mental health practitioners located in Canning Vale.

We offer neurodiversity-affirming and evidence-based therapy and assessments to improve the wellbeing of children, adolescents and adults.

Our experienced practitioners can help with a wide range of concerns including trauma, depression, anxiety and panic, grief and loss, parenting, depression, relationship distress and work-related stress.

We have a particular interest in neurodivergence and many on our team are proudly autistic, ADHDer and/or dyslexic. Our work with autistic clients, as with any client, centres on their personal strengths and goals, informed by the lived experience of our team to work towards individual flourishing but also the wellbeing of the autistic community.

Autism CRC is the independent national source of evidence for best practice related to autism across the lifespan and the spectrum; thier vision is to see autistic people with equity and opportunity. Autism CRC’s mission is to listen, learn, and lead the translation of evidence to create positive change for autistic people and the community, working in partnerships with autistic individuals, disability organisations, universities education and health professionals, industry and government.

Positive Partnerships is a national project funded by the Australian Government Department of Education. We’re delivered by Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia).

We work in partnership with families, educators and communities to strengthen positive outcomes for autistic young people. We create connections and opportunities for an inclusive culture.

We deliver high quality professional learning and resources through workshops, webinars and online modules for parents, carers and school staff. This strengthens their capacity to support and advocate for autistic young people.