The Inaugural Intersectional Infinity Summit lives on in each of you! Please check out our YouTube Channel to catch the recordings!
The Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators
is thrilled to welcome you to the
Intersectional Infinity Summit!
Introductory Remarks: Quinn Dexter, Autistamatic
#AutisticJoy is welcoming Quinn to introduce you all to the Summit. Quinn is known to many in the Autistic and otherwise Neurodivergent community for his wise, yet humorous, clever, yet intentional YouTube videos. Many of us have learned so much from Quinn's content and see him as one of our favourite community elders. We are grateful to Quinn for his reflective, tone-setting remarks.
Let the Summit begin!
Sunday, March 27, 2022
12pm-1pm EDT
Facebook Live Panel: Intersectional Infinity
HOSTS: Sofia Akbar, CEO of Al Masaar and Farah Farzana
Panel:
Laura Bilton, Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics
Marion McLaughlin, Autism Understanding Scotland
Karen Timm, Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators
3:00 pm-4:00pm EDT
#TwitterSpace:
“Sincerely, Your Autistic Child” Virtual Book Club
HOSTS:
Karen Timm & Matty Lacey @ExistentialAutist (NINE)
Scheduled Guests: Baljit Guhman Sikhs for Autism
4:15 pm EDT
YOU TUBE Premiere:
The Autistic School Staff Project
Dr. Becky Wood provides an overview of the groundbreaking study done for "The Autistic School Staff Project".
Did you know that Autistic Educators are Everywhere?!
What challenges do we experience working in the education sector? On the flipside, what unique talents and gifts can make Autistic educators invaluable for our students and learning communities?
4:45 pm EDT YOUTUBE:
Replacing the DSM with the Neurodiversity Paradigm and Autistic Culture
HOST: Autistic Collaboration Trust
Neurodivergent perspectives on the importance of replacing the DSM with the neurodiversity paradigm, and on the practical implications for Autistic culture in our local geographies (US, UK, Canada, Aotearoa). A conversation about the implicit cultural bias that is baked into the DSM and how this bias perpetuates the matrix of domination that can be traced back to the beginnings of the colonial era, and through to the emergence of hierarchically organised human civilisations.
Panelists:
Karen Timm, Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators, Canada
Tim Beck,Landmark College, United States
Stellan Kersey,Landmark College, United States
Quinn Dexter,Autistic Collaboration Trust, United Kingdom
Jorn Bettin, Autistic Collaboration Trust, Aotearoa
6:00pm EDT
FILM SCREENING: This is Not About Me
(This groundbreaking film made its debut in 2021, and provides invaluable perspective from the incomparable Jordyn Zimmerman, an accomplished educational leader, advocate, presenter and change-maker who is a non-speaking AAC User.)
HOST: NINE and Al Masaar
*Please note: Jordyn will engage in a Q and A session tomorrow, Monday, March 28 at 3:00 pm EST
Submit your Questions for Jordyn--Google Form
8pm-9pm EDT
#TwitterSpace: "The Future is Autistic"
Hosted by Ky Kennedy,co-founder, Autistics Unmasked
Public Space
Monday, March 28, 2022
11:15 am EDT
Kieran Rose and Kate teach Aucademy on Masking and Shielding
(RECORDED SPACE you may Watch on Demand)
Content Warning: Please be aware that there is some mild adult language in this discussion.
1:00 pm EDT
Missed our Screening of "This Is Not About Me" last night?
Watch for Screenings on Kinema (like this one-Apr 21!)
In the meantime, we encourage you to watch the short film #Listen prior to attending Q &A below.
3:00-4:15 EDT Jordyn Zimmerman on How "This is Not About Me"
Format: LIVE Q and A (via Zoom)
Submit your questions for Jordyn here: Questions for Jordyn--Google Form
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
(Please ensure you register for the Summit in order to receive these email updates!)
4:30 pm EDT PANEL: "Stimming, Specializations and Autistic Joy"
Panelists:
Ky Kennedy, Autistics Unmasked; Lyric Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel; Sofia Akbar, Al Masaar; Taran Trinidad;
Matty Lacey, Existential Autist; Karen Timm, Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators; Marion McLaughlin, Autism Understanding Scotland
Format: LIVE Panel (via Zoom)
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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6:00 -7:00 pm EDT Through the Lens of "ADD"
Presentation/Interview by Paula Walker
Featuring Paula's son, country music star, Jade Eagleson and her wonderful daughter, Ariana
Format: Presentation, followed by Q and A
PRESENTATION NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT!
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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7:30 pm - 8:30 EDT
#TwitterSpace:
Intersectional Infinity Summit Reflections Part 1
Hosted by: @NINE_On_Can
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
11:15 - 12:15 pm EDT AUsome Human Club: Intersectional Infinity Summit Edition
KT, Matty, and other NINE members meet with AUsome Human Club (Autistic students)
Please note this session is only open to families of little Autistic humans currently enrolled in DDSB@Home but if you are a parent/guardian who may like to collaborate on creating additional spaces like this outside of DDSB, please try to join the 2:00 pm Zoom below to join the dialogue!
2:00 - 3:00 pm EDT
AUsome Human Club: Intersectional Infinity Summit "Grown-Up" Edition
Connecting the Community--Shifting From "Autism Parents/Guardians" to "Parent/Guardians of Autistics
Format: (ZOOM)
Panel includes: Ky; Autistics Unmasked, RealGreenHorse; Charlie Brevity, Karen Timm, and more!
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Managing Transitions-The Autistic View: How Autistic Young People and Adults can Work Together to Manage Transitions
Presentation by Jude Morrow, Neurodiversity Training International
Format: YouTube Scheduled Livestream
4:15 - 5:30 pm EDT
LIVE PANEL:
Neurodivergent Infinity : Reflecting on our Role as Educators and Redefining "Education"
Featuring Sofia Akbar, Al Masaar; Matty Lacey, Existential Autist; Karen Timm, NINE; Marion McLaughlin, Autism Understanding Scotland; Hol, Autistics Unmasked; Jeanne Clifton, @ActuallyAutisticEducator
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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6:00 pm EDT
LIVE Presentation : Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
Format: Zoom
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
10:30 - 11:15 EDT/ 3:30-4:15 BST
LIVE Educator Workshop (Please note: this workshop is geared to an Educator audience)
presented by Sofia Akbar, Limitless Learners and
Marion McLaughlin, CEO of Autism Understanding Scotland
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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11:30-12:15 pm EDT/3:30 GMT/4:30 BST LIVE EquiTea
Discussion Topic: Unpacking Jay's Video
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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Join for this Special Edition of EquiTea by joining with the Zoom Link!
3:00 pm EDT/8PM BST #TwitterSpace
LIVE EquiTea Edition: The Intersection of Gender Identity & Neurodiversity
Hosts: Matty Lacey, Existential Autist and Karen Timm, NINE
Scheduled Guests: Nx RealGreenHorse, TBA
5:00-6:00 pm EDT
#TwitterSpace: Beyond 6 Seconds Podcast Edition
Host: Carolyn Kiel, Beyond 6 Seconds
An Interview with Autistics Unmasked CEO, Ky
7:00 pm EDT / 11pm GMT / 12:00am BST
Art From the Heart: Choose Your Own Adventure Style!
presented by Aiden Lee
Facilitated by Erica Glover and NINE member(s)
ACCESS TEAMS MEET HERE: https://bit.ly/3CnY7F4
Materials needed:
Paintbrushes (different sizes)
Small to Medium Sized Canvas
Acrylic Paints in the colours of black, blue, white & yellow
Mixing paint palette (even a think piece of paper would work)
Plastic wrap (good size sheet)
Soft rag (for wiping paint)
Reusable water jar & water
Thursday, March 31, 2022
11:15 - 12:15 pm EST LIVE EquiTea:
Exploring AAC as a Student & Educator--Communication Access & Accommodation
Host: NINE Members
Featuring: Alyssa, Ask Me I'm an AAC User
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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3:00 - 4:30 Global Panel:
Human Rights--The Case Against Conversion Therapy and (Previously broadcast as part of the Global Disability Summit, February 2022)
Organised by:
Autistic Strategies Network, South Africa;
Kenyans Living with Autism, Kenya;
Autistic Collaboration Trust, Aotearoa.
This event is also part of the global project of Autistic communities, towards the ban of harmful behaviour modification techniques (Applied Behaviour Analysis, or ABA, and various forms of conversion therapies).
Techniques such as Applied Behaviour Analysis or ABA are pseudoscientific practices of trying to change an individual’s behaviour to conform to the social expectations of a particular culture using psychological and physical interventions. Various jurisdictions around the world have passed laws against LGTBQIA+ conversion therapy. However, the same underlying techniques of coercion continue to be applied to young Autistic children and other vulnerable people.
We are building on the results achieved to date, focusing on the human rights violations in countries that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Declaration of Helsinki that is relevant for all members of the World Medical Association’s (WMA).
5:00 pm SOS Podcast:
Aiden Lee interviews Ayanna Davis, Phenomenally Autistic
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sos-sides-of-the-spectrum-interview-with-ayanna/id1502604004?i=1000555468736
6:00 pm EDT LIVE Zoom Panel
Why Autistic Acceptance is Essential: How to Live Authentically in a World that Thinks We're Broken
Featuring Panelists: Lyric Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel; Ky Kennedy, Autistics Unmasked; Matty Lacey, Existential Autist; Alyssa Hillary Zisk, Ask Me, I'm an AAC User; Calamity Darling
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
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Friday, April 1, 2022
11:15am EDT- 12:00pm The Library Project
FORMAT: Matty Lacey, Existential Autist, dialogues with Sarah Bettin, Autistic Collaboration Trust about her Library Initiative designed to amplify Autistic voices. Thank you to Ulku Mazlum and Sully the cat who were vital in creating the Library Project.
1:00 - 2:00 EDT Autism in Africa: An Advocate's Journey
FORMAT:
Tania Melnyczuk dialogues with Karen Muriuki, founder of Kenyans Living With Autism
YOUTUBE PREMIERE
4:30 EDT PANEL: Building Community to Rebuild an Anti-Ableist Society
FORMAT: Parent/Guardian, Educator, Carer Mixed Panel
Featuring: Baljit, Sikhs for Autism; Karen Muriuki, Kenyans Living with Autism; Opal Nichols, Autistics Unmasked; Jeanne Clifton, Actually Autistic Educator; Lulu Larcenciel; Charlie Brevity, Tanya Melnyczuk, Autistic Strategies Network
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email, otherwise, you can watch the livestream on our
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6:00 - 7:30 pm EDT
Autigender, Sexuality and Vulnerability --
Predictive Dangers of 'Social Compliance Training"
FORMAT : #TwitterSpace
Featuring: Opal Nicholas, AU; NINE members, TBA
Stay Tuned: Link to Come!
8:00 - 9:00 pm EST
"Fanning the Flames: #AutisticJoy in the Classroom"
A little funny. A little bittersweet. And a lotta sly insight from this former class clown...
Let's kick Autistic April off with a squeal...
FORMAT: ZOOM LIVE Presentation and Panel featuring Johnny Profane and a mixed bag of #ActuallyAutistic "Classmates" reflecting on their school experiences beyond walls, borders and decades!
Registrants (who registered by 3pm) will receive Zoom link via email, otherwise,
watch for livestream on NINE's YouTube Channel
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Saturday, April 2, 2022 WORLD AUTISM DAY
From Autism Awareness to Autistic Acceptance
9:00-9:15
Presuming Competence while Ensuring Cognitive Accessibility
Presentation by Saoirse
YouTube Premiere
9:15 am EDT/ 2:15 pm GMT
Tania Melnyczuk, Autistic Strategies Network
presents
"Autism: Genomic Research, Health and Human Rights"
10:30 am EDT-12:00pm EDT
Embracing Neurodiversity for Inclusive Communities: Partnering with the Autistic Community
Please note: This presentation will be offered in Punjabi and English
Facilitated by Baljit Ghuman, Sikhs for Autism
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
Watch for livestream on NINE YouTube Channel
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12:00 - 1:00 pm Global Kick-Off: The AUsome Carers Network
Facilitated by NINE Members Karen and Sofia with Baljit, Sikhs for Autism
Registrants will receive Zoom link via email.
Watch for livestream on
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12:00 pm - 2:15 pm Karen Muriuki reviews the United Nations CRPD (Conventions on the Rights of Disabled Persons)
(6pm Pretoria, 7pm East Africa)
For Zoom link, DM @AfricanAutists
3:00 p.m. Aberdeen Lights It Up Gold--c/o AU Scotland (CEO Marion McLaughlin)
4:00 pm EST "The Cultural Immune System of Human Societies"
Presentation by Jorn Bettin, Autistic Collaboration Trust
Watch for livestream on
5:00 pm EST "Neurodiversity Revisited--Next Steps for the Real World"
#TwitterSpace
Co-Hosts: Karen Timm and Matty Lacey
Featuring Panelists: Princex Calamity, Karen Timm, NINE; Matty Lacey, Existential Autist and all are welcome!
Follow: https://twitter.com/ExistentialAut1 or https://twitter.com/KarenAnnTimm to join the #TwitterSpace
8:00pm EST Spoken Word/Poetry Space
#TwitterSpace co-hosted by Matty Lacey, Existential Autist and Real Green Horse
Follow: https://twitter.com/ExistentialAut1 or https://twitter.com/KarenAnnTimm to join the #TwitterSpace