The 14th Autism-Europe International Congress is approaching! Hosted by our member AsIam, Ireland’s Autism Charity, the event be held from September 11 to 13 2025, in the RDS in Dublin. The theme is “Quality of Life—Research, Policy and Practice.”
The full programme of the event can be viewed here.
Autism-Europe is delighted to welcome professionals, autism researchers, advocates and practitioners. Our triannual Congress will address a range of topics, particularly relevant to the autism community, such as:
- Improving physical and mental health.
- Understanding ageing in autistic people.
- Supporting autistic people to thrive and find meaning in life.
- Vocation and employment.
- Creating safe and autism friendly environments.
- Accessing learning across the lifespan
- Gender and sexuality.
- Embracing intersectionality and underrepresented perspectives.
- Accessing housing and autonomous living.
- Autism and overlapping neurodivergence.
- Autistic communication and autistic interaction.
- Advancing rights: from advocacy and activism to policy changes and more!
“We are thrilled to come to Dublin in 2025 for our 14th International Congress. The Congress’ theme is fully aligned with our mission to promote understanding, acceptance, and full respect of the rights of autistic people in society to improve their quality of life. We very much look forward to a diverse and inclusive event featuring discussions on research, best practices, and personal experiences in the field of autism that will contribute to making a difference in the lives of autistic people,” says Harald Neerland, President of Autism-Europe.
Adam Harris, CEO of AsIAm, says, “AsIAm is honoured to host the International Congress in Dublin in September 2025. As an autistic-led organisation, we are committed to a vision of an Ireland and Europe in which every Autistic person is accepted “as they are.” Our Scientific Committee embodies our commitment to partnership and co-production, bringing together a diverse range of experts from across numerous disciplines and geographical locations. For the first time, the Scientific Committee brings together many Autistic experts.”
“I’m extremely honoured to be chairing the Scientific Committee for the Dublin Congress. We’re committed to shaping a congress that places collaboration and co-production at the heart of the event. Our mission is to create space for conversations that have a practical impact for all of the autism community. We look forward to focusing on real-world topics that impact daily life, such as education, health, employment and vocation, relationships, autonomous living and finding joy. We hope that the congress will serve as a platform for autistic people to share their research and express their experiences, needs and wishes. Equally, we hope that the congress will provide room to build future collaboration based on listening, understanding and shared respect,” says Dr Cat Hughes, Chair of the Scientific Committee
All details and the link to register can be found here.
If you would like to sponsor the event, please go to: autismcongress2025.org/opportunities-to-support/