Topics of the conference included

• Autism, social needs and anxiety - making sense of an often illogical world - Dean Beadle

• Developing social skills in the classroom, what's important - Victoria Honeybourne

• Growing older with autism, preventing loneliness and working together - Aoife Hickey and Jason Crabtree

• How can the way we use language influence our communication and social skills. Working with autistic children and adults - Victoria Honeybourne

• Serendipity Social Group Project – what can we learn from social groups run by and for autistic people – Jamie Pratt

• Supporting and developing friendships for autistic women - Felicity Sedgewick

• The Social Aspects of Flourishing in the Workplace, Caroline Hearst