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Autscape
4 Falcon Street
London
E13 8DE
UK

Phone: 07941 343 026
(from outside UK: +44 7941 343 026)

We aim to both stimulate your interest and challenge your skills. We hope to change lives by empowering autistic people to live their own lives more effectively. If this is a subject which interests you, we would urge you to take part and give it your best.

Deadlines for Proposers/Presenters

Date Item
Now Read about what we're looking for (below), and submit your proposal using the Online Submission Form or use the list of Guidelines to submit by post or e-mail.
11 April Proposals deadline
30 April Submitters informed of the success or failure of their proposal
(t.b.a.) Presenters informed of place in schedule
6 July Presenters submit handouts for copying
29 July - 1 August Autscape!

Ideas: If you are not interested in doing a presentation yourself, but have ideas for workshop or discussion topics, please tell us about them! You can either e-mail us, or (preferably) subscribe to the Autscape Plan list and post your ideas there.

Please read the following before sending your proposal. When you are certain you have an idea which is appropriate for the Autscape conference, proceed to the Online Form to submit your proposal online, or read the Guidelines and submit the proposal by email or post.

Please fill in a separate form for each presentation you would like to propose.

Call for Proposals

What we are looking for:

We are now accepting proposals for seminars and workshops to be presented at Autscape 2008. Proposals for poster presentations, leisure group leaders, videos, leaders for structured or semi-structured evening discussions, and other ideas will be sought in the near future.

Theme:

The theme for this year's Autscape is Inertia and Action. Presentations which conform to the theme will be given priority.

Inertia
A common dictionary definition of "Inertia" is the tendency to stay in the same situation if no one or nothing intervenes. Often autistic people find we get 'stuck' on one thought pattern, activity or focus so it's hard to get started on things or changing from one thing to another -- sometimes we call this 'intertia'. Difficulty dealing with change may also be related to inertia. Lack of motivation and depression may make matters worse.
Action
To many autistic people "Action" is an important countermeasure to inertia. Action as the ability to move on, get things done, or change status quo. This can be in every aspect of our lives: daily life activities and tasks, social relationships, physical, creative or political action and more.

We wish to explore these key concepts of autistic being in many different fashions. This can be through formal presentations or workshops, and may be theoretical or practical. Many different types of input are welcome: traditional lectures, creative expression, physical activity, interactive workshops and more.

Audience:

Although we welcome non-autistic professionals and family members, the aim of this event is primarily for autistic people, not about us! Workshops geared towards parents and professionals may be accepted, but must be positive in their support for autistic people and their right to be different.

Examples:

For some examples of what has been presented at Autscape in the past, see Autscape programmes from previous years at: http://www.autscape.org/. We are also likely to enjoy similar workshops to those that have been presented at Autreat, in the USA. http://www.ani.ac/

Non-Verbal Workshops

Although many of the autistic people who are attracted to an event such as Autscape are highly verbal, others may have difficulty with an event so centered around language. However, we want to welcome and fully include all kinds of autistic people, including less 'wordy' ones. We are also seeking workshops which are not primarily focused on the spoken word. (Presenters may still use speech; it is just not the main content of this type of workshop.) Examples: dance, relaxation, music, art, construction of some kind. These workshops are different from casual leisure sessions in that they have more structure, preparation (from the presenter), relevance to autism and the event's theme, and duration.

A few notes of caution:

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