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SUMMARY:Autism 101: Through a Women's+ Lens and Lived Experience
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to strengthen your understanding of autism and neurodiversity in a supportive and welcoming learning environment? \n\n\n\nJoin Autism Edmonton for Autism 101: Through a Womens+ Lens\, an introductory session exploring what autism is and how Autistic individuals may experience\, communicate with\, and interact with the world around them. \n\n\n\nAutism 101 provides a foundational introduction to autism and neurodiversity while offering practical strategies and insights to help create more supportive and inclusive spaces for Autistic individuals across all stages of life. \n\n\n\nParticipants will gain a basic understanding of:• What autism is and the common characteristics of autism• How Autistic individuals may experience and process sensory information• Why communication and interaction may differ• How visual supports can help with understanding and communication• Practical ways to support Autistic individuals in everyday settings \n\n\n\nThis session is ideal for parents\, educators\, employers\, service providers\, community members\, and anyone seeking to better understand autism and learn practical ways to create inclusive\, accommodating environments. \n\n\n\nThe information and examples shared throughout this session will be presented through a Women’s+ lens and a lived-experience perspective. This learning opportunity is especially valuable for recently diagnosed female-identifying Autistics\, those exploring whether they may be Autistic\, or people who feel most comfortable in female-focused spaces. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 2111:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)Online via Autism Edmonton \n\n\n\nWhen you click on the button that says “Register\,” you will be redirected to Autism Edmonton’s Eventbrite page where you can reserve your spot. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.S. If this session looks interesting to you\, consider registering for Autism 201: Through a Women’s+ Lens and Lived Experience\, which will build on the introductory knowledge provided here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Autism Edmonton: \n\n\n\nAutism Edmonton is the oldest autism organization in Alberta\, serving Edmonton and surrounding communities since 1971. Autism Edmonton provides life-enhancing programs and services that ignite the power and potential of Autistic individuals throughout all stages of life and diagnosis. \n\n\n\nPrograms and supports include adult discussion groups\, LGBTQ+ focused supports\, parent and partner groups\, respite services\, recreational opportunities\, learning sessions\, and community education initiatives that promote acceptance\, understanding\, and inclusion. \n\n\n\nVision: All Autistic people have a life full of possibilities. \n\n\n\nMission: To enhance the lives of Autistic people through knowledge\, services\, and inclusive opportunities. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we can continue building communities where Autistic individuals feel understood\, supported\, and empowered.
URL:https://sinneavefoundation.org/event/autism-101-through-a-womens-lens-and-lived-experience/
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SUMMARY:You Don't Have to Talk About It: Understanding Emotions\, Identity and Overwhelm
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed for Autistic LGBTQ+ folks (youth\, teens\, and adults)\, as well as caregivers and professionals who want to better understand and support them. It focuses on validating different ways of experiencing and expressing emotions for those who may find it difficult or uncomfortable to “just talk about it.” \n\n\n\nParticipants will be introduced to alternative ways of processing emotions\, including creative\, sensory\, and play-based strategies\, and receive practical tools for managing overwhelm.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop is interactive\, low-pressure\, and affirming\, with no expectation for participants to share unless they feel comfortable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, June 2212:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)Online via Autism Edmonton \n\n\n\nWhen you click on the button that says “Register\,” you will be redirected to Autism Edmonton’s Eventbrite page where you can reserve your spot. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nMadison Twa (she/her) is a Registered Provisional Psychologist based in Edmonton\, working with children\, teens\, and adults. She specializes in emotional regulation\, creative expression\, and play therapy\, and takes a neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQ+ affirming approach in her work. Madison is passionate about creating spaces where people feel safe to explore who they are without pressure to explain themselves “the right way\,” especially for those who find it difficult to put their experiences into words. \n\n\n\nHer approach integrates creative\, experiential\, and play-based strategies to support emotional understanding and self-expression. Madison believes that emotions don’t always need to be talked through to be understood\, and that meaningful growth can happen through play\, creativity\, and connection.
URL:https://sinneavefoundation.org/event/you-dont-have-to-talk-about-it-understanding-emotions-identity-and-overwhelm/
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SUMMARY:The Invisible Labour of Autistic Masking
DESCRIPTION:This session explores Autistic masking and communication through the lens of Communication Work\, a health communication concept that examines why and how communication can become effortful and exhausting. \n\n\n\nDrawing on the presenter’s dissertation research\, the workshop highlights findings that conceptualize Autistic masking as a form of communication work enacted in response to stigma\, social expectations\, and efforts to avoid social isolation and disenfranchisement. The session emphasizes that masking is not simply a set of behaviors used in isolated interactions but an ongoing communicative process that unfolds over time—helping explain why masking can be so exhausting and why its negative impacts often persist even as individuals become more practiced in these behaviors. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will introduce evidence-based strategies for managing communication work\, regaining communicative agency\, and navigating interactions with non-Autistic others. \n\n\n\nDesigned to be interactive and practical\, the session offers tools to help reduce the invisible labor of masking and support more sustainable communication practices. \n\n\n\nThis session is brought to you by Autism Edmonton with support from the Sinneave Family Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 2712:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)Online via Autism Edmonton \n\n\n\nWhen you click on the button that says “Register\,” you will be redirected to Autism Edmonton’s Eventbrite page where you can reserve your spot. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nAbigail D. Hazlett\, PhD\, is an Autistic health communication researcher who earned her doctorate in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in March 2026. Her work focuses on how people communicate during stressful\, uncertain\, or inequitable health experiences\, and how those interactions shape well-being\, health choices\, and access to care. Using interviews\, collaborative research with communities\, and mixed methods\, Hazlett studies how everyday conversations about health are influenced by larger systems such as healthcare institutions\, culture\, and social norms. \n\n\n\nHazlett is also a co-author of the Integrative Theory of Communication Work\, which explains communication as a form of labor shaped by expectations\, demands\, and available resources. Influenced by her own experience and in collaboration with a community advisory board of late-identified and/or  diagnosed Autistic adults\, her dissertation applied this framework to understand how late-identified Autistic adults mask their Autistic traits in response to social pressures and exclusion\, and how these experiences affect identity\, well-being\, and healthcare access. \n\n\n\nHer research aims to inform practical\, equity-focused interventions that help people navigate difficult conversations about health and identity while strengthening systems of care.
URL:https://sinneavefoundation.org/event/the-invisible-labour-of-autistic-masking/
LOCATION:Online via Autism Edmonton Eventbrite
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SUMMARY:The Role of Stigma and Trauma in Shaping Autistic Experiences
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will include an overview of research on the impacts of trauma and stigma on Autistic people. Together\, we will explore how autism-related stigma in society\, research\, and interpersonal interactions translates into a greater risk of experiencing trauma\, including exclusion and discrimination\, for many Autistic people. \n\n\n\nThe presenter will discuss Autistic peoples’ experiences with stigmatization and trauma in a variety of contexts (including interpersonal relationships\, school\, work\, clinical\, and community spaces)\, and address the self-reported coping methods Autistic people use.  \n\n\n\nThey will also explore intersectional\, neurodiversity-affirming\, and trauma-informed approaches to supporting Autistic people in their day-to-day lives. \n\n\n\nThis session is brought to you by Autism Edmonton with support from the Sinneave Family Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 2612:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)Online via Autism Edmonton \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event is via Autism Edmonton’s Eventbrite page. You can register by clicking the button that says “Register.” \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nTamara Garfield is a doctoral student at Drexel University in the Community Health and Prevention program of the Dornsife School of Public Health in Philadelphia\, PA. Tamara identifies as Autistic and uses she/her and they/them pronouns. Their work includes a focus on meaningfully including Autistic people in research to improve quality of life and health-related outcomes for Autistic people. Tamara discovered a passion for this work as a peer mentor in high school and pursued a BA in psychology and a MA in community counseling with a focus on neurodivergence\, stigma\, and trauma. \n\n\n\nIn her current work\, Tamara is studying how contextual factors\, including stigma and trauma\, shape Autistic peoples’ experiences in employment and education and\, in turn\, how these experiences impact their health and wellbeing. In their free time\, Tamara loves spending time with her cats\, gardening\, cooking\, listening to podcasts\, and watching movies or TV shows.
URL:https://sinneavefoundation.org/event/the-role-of-stigma-and-trauma-in-shaping-autistic-experiences/
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