Yellow Ladybugs Conference

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You are invited to attend the highly anticipated 2024 Yellow Ladybugs Conference, a 3-day online offering, with access to OnDemand content. You can buy an online-only, or online + in-person ticket, with the latter allowing you to join us in person in Melbourne for Day .

This year Yellow Ladybugs delve into the world of neuro-affirming culture. As always, we promise to deliver captivating, life-changing, and memorable professional and life-learning opportunities.

We take you back to basics to understand WHY we continue to advocate for the often-hidden needs of autistic girls, women, and gender-diverse students.

We will combine narratives and panel-style interviews with some practical training offerings to build up the tools in your toolkit for supporting a range of autistic students at school, home and, beyond.

Teachers, parents, allied health professionals, and autistic individuals will gain a better understanding of how to support the learning and well-being needs of autistic girls, teens, and gender-diverse students, who often have internalised, or hidden needs.

Yellow Ladybug’s mission is to amplify autistic voices; therefore, our conferences have a strong emphasis on lived autistic experience. While we may have some non-autistic speakers, we strive to include mainly autistic speakers, including teachers, allied health professionals, psychologists, and other professionals. We aim to reflect the diversity of our community and increase the understanding of intersectional needs.

Each speaker will share their experience, insights, and strategies to support, understand, and celebrate autistic students.

Speaker Announcement: Chenai Mupotsa-Russell! Chenai is a dynamic and vibrant autistic art therapist and entrepreneur, and we can’t wait for you to hear her excellent advice! Chenai will join us online on Day 1, so make sure you grab your online ticket.  Chenai is the Founder and Co-Director of Rainbow Muse Clinic, which offers art therapy, psychology, play therapy and yoga in an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity.  She is also founder of Tandara Pa Rainbow, a not-for-profit community-focused space for creativity, connection, culture, and collective care. Chenai is passionate about working with those who are minoritised and have intersecting identities. She is also doing her PhD in Community Psychology and is a mum to a magical toddler.   Did you know?: Chenai illustrated the cover and inserts of our first ever book, and will be doing the same for our next book aimed at teens! We can’t wait to share it with you!  Chenai will be presenting on day one (online) which you can watch live or on-demand. You can be part of this amazing experience from anywhere around the world, and watch in the comfort of your own home or office