Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability
Our Mission
ASID is a peak body in intellectual disability research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Research gives us good evidence. Good evidence helps to make good policy and practice. Good policy and practice help people with intellectual disabilities to have good lives.
ASID 2025 Conference
ASID will hold an in person conference in Sydney at the Aerial Function Centre from 12 – 14 November 2025.
The conference team is working on the theme and program and will share more information soon.
Latest News
ASID Journals | Expressions of Interest: Self-Advocate Writing
Over the past few years, ASID has run a trial program. This program supports people with intellectual disabilities to write responses to articles in our journal, Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. You can see examples in recent issues here. In 2026–27, ASID will...
ASID Position Statement | Including board directors with intellectual disabilities
ASID has published a new position statement on Including board directors with intellectual disabilities. It is available on our website on the tab resources and then position statements. Including board directors with intellectual disabilities ASID supports the human rights of people with...
Submit an manuscript to the journal: Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RAPIDD)
The journal, Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, is welcoming submissions for a special issue on "20 Years of the UNCRPD: What’s changed, and what hasn’t, for people with intellectual disabilities?". About: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...
ASID / AGM 2025 Notice of Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Ltd will be held on Thursday, 13 November at 5:00 pm AEDT / 7:00 pm NZDT. You can attend in person or by zoom. The in-person meeting will be in one of the rooms at the ASID conference in Sydney. It will be the...
