Autscape 2024 - Autistic Joy

Bookings close on Saturday 27th July, so please book soon to avoid disappointment!

Every fee includes a £50 non-refundable deposit to cover our costs.

Autscape is a conference with a difference. Rather than talking to a primarily non-autistic audience about autism, this conference is specifically by and for autistic people. Some of it isn't even about autism at all! Non-autistic people are also welcome, but the environment and content of the event are centred around autistic people’s needs, interests and sensitivities.

Autscape lasts three days in which there are workshops, leisure activities, social opportunities, and more, all specifically oriented to the needs and preferences of autistic people. You can also book an extra day at the end when there is no programme but opportunities for informal socialising, although we may have to share the venue with other groups on this extra day (we will have exclusive use of the venue for the main three days).

We have a lovely venue in rural Derbyshire, UK, with large grounds and a wide variety of bedroom types and sizes.

To find out more about the programme, venue, ethos, and a typical Autscape programme, see our website: https://www.autscape.org

There will also be a limited online programme, which will be less than it was when Autscape was entirely online. The main presentations will be streamed to online participants. Further information will be available in due course.

Day tickets: Initially registration will open for residential bookings only. Later, if space permits, we may offer bookings for non-residential day places. A further announcement will be made if day tickets are released for sale.

New for 2024: For those who have absolutely no room requirements or preferences at all, and do not mind where they are allocated, we will also be trialling offering a small discount for people who are happy to be allocated a room that may be close to high footfall areas, near stairs/doors/lifts, and/or have a limited/poor view from the window. These 'zero requirements' rooms may be of interest to those who spend very little time in their room, don't need their room adjacent to friends/family, are able bodied, and are not easily disturbed by external noise. Please consider carefully before taking this option as any request to change room will require payment of the cost difference and will be subject to availability.

An important note on names at Autscape: As part of the booking process you will be asked for your firstname and surname. The name you provide here will be visible to the Autscape registration team for the purposes of processing your booking, and to the venue management in line with standard UK fire regulations. Later in the booking process you will be asked to provide a preferred name/nickname to be used on your name badge and this can be any name of your choosing.