Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh (AMASE) are hosting Lightning Talks for autistic researchers to talk about research for a few minutes, o
n the 15th of March at 2pm GMT. This might be your own research, something you've been involved in, someone else's research entirely! Most people talk about autism research, but you are welcome to talk about your research in other fields.
If you would like to deliver a talk of roughly 5-7 minutes, please let us know by submitting your name and topic here, AND make sure to sign up on Luma (see above) to ensure you get updates about the event. Note that there are no remaining slots for talks at the first event, so if you're filling this in after the end of October, it's the December event you're signing up to!
Guidelines for presentations:It can be nerve-wracking to speak in front of an audience, even online! Please feel free to bring fidget toys or whatever items you need in order to make it more comfortable.
You are welcome to use slides, but you don't have to. If you do, it would be great if we can share them with anyone who signs up - please email a copy/link to
info@amase.org.uk before the event if possible! Try to make sure that presentations are delivered using language which is easy to understand for a person without much prior knowledge. Don’t assume that the audience will know technical terms, and offer clear definitions if appropriate. Please use
neuro-affirming language, and avoid reinforcing stigma! Content warnings are appreciated for topics likely to trigger trauma responses.
Any audience questions will be held until after all the presentations, when there will be a chance to discuss talks. You are not required to participate in this if you prefer not to!
You are encouraged to use your own timer to keep track of how long you've been talking, for example using an app or
an online timer, but a volunteer will try to let you know when you only have a minute left.
When presenters are happy to have their talks recorded and shared, these will be uploaded to the AMASE YouTube channel and added to
this playlist, which you might like to watch to get an idea of what past talks have looked like.
