The Autistica Research Festival was the UK’s leading autism research festival. It brought together autism researchers, autistic people, family members and professionals to discuss how we can continue to make real progress towards happy, healthy, and long lives for all autistic people.
Our final research festival was in 2022. However, we still share the latest in autism research through our expert webinars.
Catch up on the research festival recordings
Want to hear more about key topics from our research festivals? You can access the recordings on our YouTube channel.
2022 Research Festival
Recordings from the 2022 Autistica Research Festival.
Topics include: support from day one, diagnosis and autistic acceptance, eating and diet, healthcare, mental health, social care, social relationships, and underserved groups.
2021 Research Festival
Recordings from the 2021 Autistica Research Festival.
Topics included: mental health, fostering positive identity, transdiagnostic approaches, neurodiversifying autism interventions, physical health, diversity in autism research, improving mental health services for autistic people and creating inclusive environments.
Catch up on 2021 Research Festival2020 Research Festival
Recordings from the 2020 Autistica Research Festival
Topics include: quality of life, mental health, physical health, coronavirus, education, language and citizen science.
2019 Discover Conference
Recordings from the 2019 Discover Conference.
Topics include: mental health, sensory processing, language and communication, ageing, sleep and co-occurring conditions.