This webinar will present the project AUTICORPOS - embodying mental health in autism, coordinated by the Portuguese Association Voz do Autista and co-funded by INR, I.P - National Institute for Rehabilitation, with the collaboration of CES, PIN - Clinical Centre for Training and Research, Mentanalysis and UCL IRIS - University College London. The aim is to identify with autistic people and mental health professionals the main barriers autistic people face in accessing mental health care, and the accommodations needed to improve services.

The webinar will feature mental health professionals who will share their perspectives from their clinical experience with autistic people. 

Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtduytqTssE9b8DIStK-aOvx6V-c9GaPpe


Programme

Review of international literature on barriers and accommodations for autistic people in accessing mental health services - Rita Serra (APVA/CES)

Participatory research with autistic people - Liz Pellicano (UCL London) (in English)

Research priorities in autism and mental health established by self-advocacy movements - Sara Rocha (APVA)

Roundtable "Professional perspectives"

Comments and opinions from mental health professionals who work with autistic people - Pedro Almeida (Mentanalysis), Andreia Dickinson (ISPA), Carla Oliveira (PIN), Gustavo França (Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António), Sara Ramos (Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos). Moderator: Rita Serra (APVA/CES) and Sara Rocha (APVA)