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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...
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...
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...
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...
Submit a Manuscript to the Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
The Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability is welcoming submissions for a special issue on "Leading, managing, and regulating for improving intellectual and developmental disability...
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...
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...
Joint Statement on the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities – Queensland Election
ASID Qld division has produced a joint statement with other Qld organisations about the importance of government action about the health of people with intellectual disabilities’ - click here.
ASID position statement on Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method
ASID has published a new position statement on Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method. It is available on our website on the tab resources and then position statements and there is...
2024 ASID Disability Support Professional Award
ASID is offering a new award that recognises intellectual disability professionals across all discipline areas who use research to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. The...
Access to NDIS for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities
In response to the comments in the press and the Minister recently, ASID wrote to Minister Shorten. In the letter we called for reconsideration of the discriminatory position that was being...
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...
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.
Invitation to apply to be an ASID Board Director
We are looking for people interested in becoming a Board Director. The Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID) is an organisation that promotes research in intellectual disability in...
ASID 2023 Conference workshops announced
Three workshops will be held on 21 November in Melbourne. This is the day before the ASID conference. They are open to everyone whether you are coming to the conference or not. You need to register...