Fall 2024 CARE Expert Speaker Series
Employment and Neurodiversity
Yenn Purkis, Autistic and ADHD advocate, author and consultant
- When: Thursday October 17, 2024 6-7:30 p.m. EST
- Where: Virtual via Zoom (the link is available during registration).
- Cost: Free.
Yenn Purkis will talk about their experiences of employment as a multiply neurodivergent person. Yenn was employed by the Australian Public Service for 17 years and is now self-employed. Yenn will cover how employers can support and benefit from hiring neurodivergent staff and how to promote inclusion and advocacy at work.
About Yenn Purkis
Yenn Purkis is an autistic and ADHD advocate and author. Yenn is the author of 17 published books and has presented all over the world including for TEDx Canberra (twice - in 2013 and 2023). Yenn has received many awards over the years including the 2016 ACT Volunteer of the year award and the 2019 ACT Chief Minister’s Inclusion Award. Yenn is passionate about advocacy and loves their work. Yenn also has a Masters degree in Fine Art. Yenn lives in Canberra, Australia with their kitty, Sunflower.
Spring 2024 CARE Expert Speaker Series
Crisis Supports and Suicide Prevention for Autistic People
Lisa Morgan, Autism Crisis Support Consultant
- When: Tuesday March 26, 2024 6:30-8 p.m. EST
- Where: Virtual via Zoom
- Cost: Free!!
Lisa Morgan
Research has shown suicide to be a leading cause of death for autistic people. This presentation will cover the warning signs, unique risk factors, statistics of suicide, and how to be culturally aware in working with autistic people. Autistic people think, communicate, and experience the world differently than non-autistic people. The presentation will describe five autism-specific resources to use in supporting autistic people around suicide prevention and crisis support.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Describe the most researched and supported unique risk factors of suicide for autistic people.
- Explain how to communicate and support autistic people in crisis.
- Apply the autism specific resources to support autistic people in crisis.
About Lisa Morgan
Lisa Morgan is a trauma-informed consultant specializing in crisis supports and suicide prevention for autistic people. Lisa is founder and co-chair of the Autism and Suicide Prevention Workgroup and has led the development of several autism specific resources for communicating and supporting autistic people in crisis. An autistic self-advocate with a passion for strengths-based solutions, Lisa has authored several books, articles, and resources all available on her Autism Crisis Support website.
She is a community council member of AASET (Autistic Adults and other Stakeholders Engaged Together). Lisa has a master’s degree in the Art of Teaching, is a Certified Autism Specialist, a peer reviewer of the online journal, Autism in Adulthood, and owner of Lisa Morgan Consulting LLC. She is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work degree. Read Lisa's bio. on the Autism Crisis Support website.
Please feel free to contact Ashleigh Hillier by email: ashleigh_hillier@uml.edu with any questions.
