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NINE Presents: Wenn Lawson Neurodivergent Changemakers, Session 3

This video is session 3 from our Neurodivergent Changemakers Series featuring Dr. Wenn B. Lawson. Dr. Wenn Lawson is passionate about autism, mental health, family, and building autism understanding across the generations, professions and the world. He is an internationally-known autistic researcher, author, speaker and poet. Wenn is an Adjunct Associate Professor with Curtin University, WA, and member of CARG (Curtin University’s Autism Research Group). Wenn highlights the need for co-production in a variety of neurodivergent research, ‘it must be nothing about us without us’. He echoes the needs of those who are late in coming to a recognition of their autism as well as the reality that adaptive morphing (masking) has had on Autistic mental health. Wenn is a key theorist of the Monotropism theory of Autism, he resides on a number of boards, including the editorial board for ‘Autism in Adulthood’, the Autism Research Institute (ARI) (US), and The American Autism Association. In 2013, Wenn was recognised for his work in Autism and Advocacy across Australia; In 2021 Wenn was awarded the Lesley Hall prize for Lifetime Achievement as a leader in disability; In 2023 Wenn, along with the team, was awarded the EdX 2023 award for excellence in online teaching (Autism and mental health MOOC); the translation of autism research into practice ‘Autism CRC 2023 award’ and the Lawrence P. Kaplan US Autism award. Wenn is a family man with first-hand experience of PDA (persistent drive for autonomy) and his passions include a love for working alongside other autistics, as well as a love for animals and birds. Resources www.wennlawson.com Wenn's YouTube:    / @wennlawson9973   Monotropism Map: https://stimpunks.org/2024/10/21/map-... The Autism & Mental Health MOOC: https://www.edx.org/learn/mental-heal... Ready to Learn – Interoception Kit: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/docs/...