Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy Conference Australia (NATCA) & LOAPAC Expo 2027

Ways of Knowing

Thursday 22 & Friday 23 July 2027 · Naarm/Melbourne & online

The Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy Conference Australia & LOAPAC Expo returns for its third year in 2027. Since our inaugural event in 2025, more than 300 people have joined us each year, in person in Melbourne and online from around the world, for two days of learning and connection. We can’t wait to do it again.

Our 2027 theme, Ways of Knowing, invites us to look at how knowledge is made and whose knowledge counts: lived experience alongside research, community wisdom alongside clinical expertise, and the many ways neurodivergent people understand themselves and the world.

The conference brings together leading voices in neurodiversity affirming practice and beyond, with keynote and invited speaker sessions from international and national presenters, a research symposium, expert panel discussions, and an exhibition hosted by LOAPAC (The League of Autistic Psychologists and Affirming Colleagues).

The conference is organised and run by a dedicated team of neurodivergent professionals, academics and event organisers with a passion for learning, connection and inclusion.