Leap into active adulthood

The Symposium Leap into active adulthood will take place in October 20^th and 21^st 2021.

This event will be an opportunity to be informed about the state of knowledge on various topics surrounding the themes of transition and active life to adulthood among young people with autism. Researchers, practitioners, employers and adults with autism will be present to share their knowledge and contribute with members of the audience to achieving the objectives of the symposium.

Program

Poster presentations are held on October 20^th from 11am to 1pm. This event will allow researchers, students, clinicians and ministries to present the progress of their projects addressing the transition to adulthood to stakeholders in autism.

Then on October 21^st from 9am et 4pm, eleven oral presentations will discuss different themes related to the transition to adulthood, inclusion at work, inclusive recreation, parenting role as an autistic adult.

Objectives of the Event:

1. Encourage the establishment of new collaborations between researchers, practitioners and people with autism leading to partnership agreements.

2. Identify relevant research avenues based on the identified needs.

3. Offer training through interdisciplinary and intersectoral exchanges between the actors of the different systems concerned by the transition of young people with autism to adulthood.

4. Encourage practice informed by research, renewed and interdisciplinary.

5. Openly share knowledge with a wider audience.

Organizing committee:

The symposium is an initiative of the Groupe de recherche pour les adolescents et les adultes autistes (GRAADA), founded by:

Stéphanie-M. Fecteau, Ph. D., Ps.Éd., Professor, Département de psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), campus Saint-Jérôme

Marie-Hélène Poulin, Ph.D., Ps.Éd., Professor, Département des sciences du développement humain et social, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

Claude L. Normand, Ph.D., Professor, Département de psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)

For more information :

Kelly Tremblay, M.Sc., doctoral student in education, UQAT and UQAM, kelly.tremblay@uqat.ca