Learn how to recognize and respond to autistic burnout, inertia, meltdowns, and shutdowns with strategies that can make a difference. Join Autism Ontario for a conversation with Dr.
Learn how to recognize and respond to autistic burnout, inertia, meltdowns, and shutdowns with strategies that can make a difference.
Join Autism Ontario for a conversation with Dr. Christie Welch, whose research explores Autistic Burnout, Inertia, Meltdown, and Shutdown (BIMS). Many autistic people report that BIMS impacts their daily lives and that they wished people understood BIMS better. This live interview will offer strategy-focused guidance for parents, autistic adults, and professionals supporting autistic individuals across settings like home, school, and work.
What to Expect:
- - Insights from the latest research on BIMS, rooted in first-person autistic perspectives.
- - Practical strategies to recognize, prevent, and reduce burnout, inertia, meltdowns, and shutdowns.
- - Real-world Q&A scenarios and case examples (submit your questions with registration).
- - A new framework that focuses on autistic perspectives and priorities.
Register today to gain practical strategies to better support autistic kids, teens, and adults at home, school, and work.
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3K2O8wW
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Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Christie Welch, Pd.D., Occupational Therapist
Dr. Christie Welch Ph.D. is an Occupational Therapist and an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. Her research strives to advance a better understanding of autism based on knowledge and perspectives of autistic people. Her primary research focus is Autistic Burnout, Inertia, Meltdown, and Shutdown (BIMS). The BIMS model put forward by her research has offered allistic parents, clinicians, and educators a new neuro-affirming way to understand and support autistic people. Her research team has co-designed BIMS support tools with autistic children, youth, and adults - leveraging their experiential insight to create customizable and helpful supports.
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