An #Autscape2026 presenter highlight: Courtney Ward will deliver a writing workshop based on the topic of understanding and caring for our neurodivergent selves, changing perspectives from society’s point of view and gaining a voice within our selves and for others. More at: https://www.autscape.org/2026/programme/presentations#courtney

Registration is open until 14th July! #Autscape is an in-person residential event, organised for and by autistics (but open to all who are willing to respect our #AutisticSpace), that's on from 17th to 20th August (with optional extra day) at High Leigh conference centre in Hertfordshire. Visit https://www.autscape.org/ for all the information.

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#Autscape #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #conference #retreat

Registration for the in-person #Autscape2026 event is now open! #Autscape is Europe's oldest #AutisticSpace event -- a #conference and retreat specifically by and for #ActuallyAutistic people. Non-autistic people are also welcome, but the environment and content of the event are centred around #autistic people’s needs, interests and sensitivities.

Dates: Monday 17 – Thursday 20 August 2026
Theme: #Autism and #neurodiversity in society
Venue: High Leigh conference centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8SG, UK

To book, go to:
https://www.autscape.org/2026/registration/

Can't afford it? We have a limited amount of bursaries (financial help) available. Please apply by the 30th of June. Find out more via the link above.

To see the list of main programme presentations, go to:
https://www.autscape.org/2026/programme/presentations

We will be adding further information (such as the exact programme schedule) to the website over the next couple of weeks. Look for updates at:
https://www.autscape.org/

We hope to see you at Autscape!

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❗️The Autscape 2026 Call for Proposals is open just for ten more days, until 1st of May.

Do you have something you would like to share with an autistic audience?

Autscape is a unique event run by and for autistic people, designed to prioritise accessibility and meaningful engagement, while also welcoming non-autistic participants. Presenting at an Autscape event means reaching a thoughtful, engaged community with a long history, sharing knowledge that directly matters, and contributing to discourses shaped by lived experience.

🔅Theme: Autism and Neurodiversity in Society

This year we focus on how autistic and other neurodivergent people interact with, shape, and are affected by wider society, through systems, culture, or community. The theme is broad, so a wide range of perspectives is welcome.

A variety of formats, such as talks, workshops, discussions, creative sessions and physical activities are all encouraged.

👉Submit your proposal: https://www.autscape.org/2026/proposals/cfp

#Autscape #neurodiversity #society #Autscape2026 #autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #conference #SocietalIssues #neurodivergence

Want to present at #Autscape? The Call for Proposals for #Autscape2026 (in-person/residential) is now open. Please spread the word (and this link): https://www.autscape.org/2026/proposals/

Autscape 2026 is happening from Mon 17 to Thu 20 August 2026 (with optional extra day) at High Leigh conference centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK. The theme this year is: “Autism and neurodiversity in society”.

We're getting a few new followers here now that #OnlineAutscape2026 has passed -- welcome all!

For those of you who just created your account, you should know there are no Big Tech algorithms here making your choices for you. So, to make your experience here interesting, you have to follow some interesting accounts first.

Here are some other good accounts to follow:

@FediTips – for tips on how it all works

@amase – Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh

@AutisticInnovator - The Autistic Innovator

@autistics – group account for conversation between autistics (just tag this account to get your post boosted to the group's followers)

To find more, check the "followed" list of people you find interesting.

Does anyone have any other recommendations for good autistic-run or autistic-led accounts? Please reply here!

#ActuallyAutistic #autscape

Hello everyone,

#OnlineAutscape2026 “Evolving Autistic Space Online” starts at 6pm GMT today (Friday 6th February), and if you don't already have a ticket, you can still join us!

There is no set registration deadline; we'll keep registration open until the event starts, and even beyond (so don't worry if you're late). Upon registering you'll automatically be emailed all the information you need.

The event runs from 6th to 8th February. We will be using Zoom webinars for the presentations and a dedicated Discord server for our social space. The main page for the event is at:

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/

Booking your ticket is quick and easy. Please visit:

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/registration

We're very proud of our incredible international line-up of presenters! The programme schedule is here (and you can switch it to your local time zone):

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/schedule

But, as always, presentations and workshops aren't all there is to #Autscape. There will be also al sorts of more informal discussions and socialising going on, in text, in the social space on Discord.

Autscape is a genuine #AutisticCommunity event, organised by and for #ActuallyAutistic people. As is Autscape's way, everything is optional: there is never an expectation to participate, you're very welcome to just come and read/observe. And it's #AutisticSpace: being and acting autistic is accepted, welcomed, and even celebrated. But non-autistic people are also very welcome, provided they respect this.

As many of us #autistic people tend to get stuck and struggle with “doing stuff”, we hope that this reminder gives some of you the prompt you needed to join us. See you at Autscape!

On behalf of the Online Autscape organising team and the Autscape board,

Martijn Dekker
Acting chair, The Autscape Organisation

#autism #neurodivergence #neurodivergent #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #conference

Dear Autscape attendees and allies,

We at Autscape are very happy to announce that registration for #OnlineAutscape2026 “Evolving Autistic Space Online” is now open!

The event will run from 6th to 8th February. We will be using Zoom webinars for the presentations and a dedicated Discord server for our social space.

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/

### Tickets ###

To book your ticket, please visit:

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/registration

### Programme ###

We're very proud of our incredible line-up of presenters! Please have a look:

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/presenters

We are particularly grateful to stand-up poet, spoken word artist, broadcaster and neurodivergent advocate Kate Fox (known from BBC Radio 4 and the Glastonbury Festival, among others), who graciously volunteered time in her busy schedule to give a creative writing workshop entitled “Radical self-acceptance through creative writing and reading”.

The main programme schedule is now ready as well:

https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/schedule

Not listed there are informal discussions and activities; these may be announced later, or even organised on the spot at the event.

### Spread the word! ###

If you have the time, please help us spread the word by boosting this post and forwarding it anyone you think might be interested. It can also be very effective to forward it to organisations and professionals who work with autistic people, so they can show it to their clients (and attend themselves if they wish, of course: Autscape is autistic space, but everyone is welcome).

We hope to see many of you there!

On behalf of the Online Autscape organising team and the Autscape board,

Martijn Dekker
Acting chair, The Autscape Organisation

#Autscape #ActuallyAutistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #autism #AutisticSpace #AutisticJoy #autistic #conference

Registration for #OnlineAutscape2026 is nearly ready to open!

The Autscape Programme Team received an abundance of high quality proposals. We have included as many as possible in the programme, and we hope that those who did not fit in this time will not be discouraged but consider proposing again for future events.

As we wait for final confirmations to publish the whole programme and launch registration, we would like to introduce our guest from Australia, Dr Sharon Zivkovic.

Sharon is an autistic social entrepreneur and systems thinker. Her social enterprise Community Capacity Builders established a Centre for Autistic Social Entrepreneurship in 2023. This Centre piloted a Program for Autistic Innovators, Systemisers and Social Entrepreneurs in 2025, providing autistic individuals with the knowledge and skills to use their innate autistic ways of thinking for the creation of social innovations, to systemise social innovations, and establish social enterprises.

Sharon will tell us about this three-part programme on Saturday, 7th Feb, starting 11 am GMT.

#autscape #autism #ActuallyAutistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #neurodivergent #AutisticSpace #employment #SocialEnterprise

❗ The #OnlineAutscape2026 Call for Proposals closes today 16th Jan at midnight GMT!

We have already received many exciting proposals, but especially lightning talks and entertainment are still very welcome.

Submit a proposal here: https://tally.so/r/ZjENP5

Our theme for the 6-8 February Online Autscape is Evolving Autistic Spece Online. But what is autistic space? The concept may have become blurred or forgotten in some of our communities.

👉 The term was first used by Jim Sinclair and an international group of autistic people who met in 1992, and in the #Autreat conferences that took place until 2012

👉 It refers to social, physical and virtual environments created by autistic people, primarily for themselves and their autistic peers, with rules of interaction defined by autistic people only

👉 It is a concept that emerged from autistic communities and has been developed by them over the years, not owned or defined by any academic authority or individual person

👉 It has been upheld by Autscape as a core principle of the organisation and the events we offer

Join in to discuss what autistic space means in today's world, how it has changed and how we can develop it in the future!

Registration for the event opening soon - keep an eye on our social media channels and website.

Learn more about the history and definitions of autistic space here:

https://www.autreat.com/History_of_ANI.html

https://nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/about/autistic-space/

https://www.autscape.org/2015/programme/handouts/early-autistic-space.pdf

https://academic.oup.com/monist/article/108/4/437/8374574

#Autscape #AutisticSpace #ActuallyAutistic #neurodiversity #autism #autistic #neurodivergence #neurodivergent