Our last flash talk for the morning before our panel discussion commences is by Letizia Della Longa on her research looking at interpersonal touch in a virtual world: how to foster social connection among autistic individuals? #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

We now return from our lunch break where we will be having a more general discussion involving our autistic research panellists. #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

Our next presentation will be by Alice Tennant based on her research on designing accessible immersive interfaces for sensory preparedness in daily-living: Engaging autistic users #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

Next up, we have Matthew Schmidt's presentation based on his work titled: Project PHoENIX: Participatory, Human-centered, Equitable, Neurodiverse, Inclusive XR #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

Our next flash task will be by Francesco Vona and colleagues presenting their research titled: The 5A project: Virtual and Augmented Reality to help Persons with Autism in Urban Mobility #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

Our next flash talk by Emily Isenstein will be based on the topic of using VR and EEG to Understand Active and Passive Touch in Autistic Adults #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

The final flash talk for our conference will be presented by Sonny Russell, based on the feasibility of Implementing a Virtual Reality Police Safety Intervention Via Teletherapy #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

Concluding our conference, we would like to say thank you to all our attendees, speakers, and autistic panellists for their very thought provoking talks and contributions towards our panel discussion! #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

Another fascinating and thought-provoking day AVRA 2023. Looking forward to re-watching recorded talks and interacting further with this community. Tom Arthur Tammy Husselman Irene Valori @sarunele @E_Millington @UofGPsychNeuro

I had a great time presenting AVRA 2023! Lots of great talks and discussion about to future of virtual reality and autism research!

First ever conference presentation today! Only in it's 2nd year AVRA 2023 promises to flourish into a even greater event. Thanks to those in the audience who gave valuable feedback and asked questions that tested my thinking. David R Simmons @matt_m_schmidt Busy brain now. 🧠

I had a wonderful time at the AVRA 2023 conference. Thank you for the thought-provoking insights! Also, a huge thank you to the rest of the team for all the hard work!! @sarunele Emma Hayashibara | 林原絵真 Tom Arthur Irene Valori @E_Millington @taylor__rebecca University of Glasgow David R Simmons

Thank you to everyone who attended the AVRA2022 conference! We now have our talks uploaded and available to view on our YouTube channel. Please see the link below: youtube.com/channel/UCIbu3… #vr #research #autism #neurodiversity #phd #immersive

For the whole of September, our Special Issue in the Journal of Enabling Technologies is free to read. Please check it out! emerald.com/insight/public… David R Simmons Neil McDonnell @Newbutt @matt_m_schmidt @drnoahglaser @E_Millington Emma Hayashibara | 林原絵真 @taylor__rebecca Tom Arthur AVRA 2023

⬇️ An excellent summary of important research presented by @drnoahglaser. The recording of the video summary will be available soon. The full paper is free until 30th September: emerald.com/insight/conten…

The importance of neurodivergent participatory action research in #VR presented by @E_Millington. The recording of the video summary will be available soon. The full paper is free to read until 30th September: emerald.com/insight/conten…

A video summary of the paper "The application of #AugmentedReality in the learning of #autistic students: a systematic and thematic review in 1996-2020", presented by Gonzalo Lorenzo Lledó. Recording available soon. Read the paper for free until 30th Sep: emerald.com/insight/conten…