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ASID Position Advertisement | Editors

ASID is calling for Editor applications for its two official journals, The Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability (JIDD) and Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RAPIDD). Please see full position descriptions and...

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Congratulations Prof. Christine Bigby AO!

ASID President Chris has been recognized in the King's Birthday Honours List with the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Award in the General Division. She received this for distinguished service to people with intellectual disabilities, to social welfare and...

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2025 Conference – Sydney

      Conference Theme was “Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future” The 57th ASID conference was held from 12 – 14 November at the Aerial Function Centre, Sydney. This conference marked the 60th anniversary of ASID and will be a partnership with...

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IASSIDD Congress 5-8 August 2024

IASSIDD (International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disability) is having a big international conference in August 2024 in Chicago USA.

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Abstract submissions extended – closes 21 June 2023

We sincerely apologise, there is an error in the 'online' abstract submission system. Abstracts can be submitted by emailing them to conference@asid.asn.au Abstracts can be submitted and edited until 11:59PM Wednesday 21/06/23. Please send your abstract submissions...

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Submit your Abstract Now – 2023 ASID Conference

Call for abstracts The 2023 conference of The Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID) will be face to face only. It will be in Melbourne from Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 November. The conference theme is valuing different perspectives. We invite you to...

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Recordings – April 2022

Recordings of our April webinars are now available to view. Access to these recordings is free of charge for: ASID Members, via the Members Area and for Attendees who paid a registration fee for the webinar Webinars are available for purchase via the Online Store for...

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Save the dates! ASID Conference 2022

This year’s theme is, Inclusion – being there, being involved and being valued. Fully online, Friday, 4 November & Wednesday, 9 November @ 12pm AEDT each day. Due to current uncertainties about border restrictions in New Zealand, including requirements for non-New...

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Scoping Review of Position Statements

In 2019 ASID commissioned a scoping review of Position Statements relevant to people with intellectual disabilities. The full report of the project is available here, and a paper based on the review is published in the 2021 June issue of RAPIDD. A sub-committee of ...

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