School of Arts academics Professor Nicola Shaughnessy and Dr Melissa Trimingham will be bringing their Imagining Autism research project into view this Friday at the Festival of the Brain in Folkestone.

Schedule for the day in brief:

FOOD

Participate Pop-Up Café

11am–4.30pm, The Clearing, FREE

Participate community café will be popping up

in The Clearing, offering an autism-friendly menu

that includes gluten- and dairy-free food and

a relaxed space to hang out.

 

CONVERSATION

Living with Autism: Roundtable

Midday (60 mins), Brewery Tap, £2

This chaired discussion brings together different

perspectives on living with autism – from parents,

siblings, autistic self-advocates and members of the

autistic community.

 

CONVERSATION

Living with Autism: Problem Solving

1pm (60 mins), Brewery Tap, £2

A structured session.

 

WORKSHOP

Perceiving Differently

2.30pm (45 mins), Quarterhouse Auditorium, £2

A workshop that invites participants to see and

experience the world around them differently, using

some of the training techniques developed for

Imagining Autism.

 

FILM

Playing A/Part: Women & Autism

3.45pm (60 mins), Quarterhouse Auditorium, £2

 

Please take a look at the brochure for full listings – CF_normal18_A5booklet_DIGITAL