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Industry Day 2026
Awareness – support – opportunities
A professional meeting place connecting knowledge, practice, and social responsibility. The Industry Day combines film, artistic contributions, professional presentations, and conversations – providing up-to-date insight into prevalence, early intervention, minority perspectives, and system accountability.
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Programme
| Time | Session | Speaker / format |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | Opening film – “Autism is a language – not a punishment” Short campaign film offering an experience-near entry point to understanding, stigma, and hope. | Abloom Film Festival |
| 09:37 | Artistic welcome Reading from Halima from Tøyen with a musical contribution. | Faridah S. NabaggalaAuthor and Director, Abloom |
| 09:40 | Opening and live podcast – “Autism in Norway today – who is listening, and what are we doing?” A conversation about responsibility, priorities, and measures in response to growing needs. | Jørgen FossModerator / host |
| 10:00 | Political perspective: priorities and system accountability How can we strengthen services, rights, and coordination – and what is needed to succeed in practice? | Political addressName to be announced |
| 10:15 | Professional insight – Increased autism prevalence among preschool children: what do we know? Status, evidence base, and what the findings mean for services and early intervention. | Einar Aasen TrytiNeuropsychologist |
| 10:35 | EIBI and minority perspectives Early support, linguistic/cultural adaptation, and barriers when engaging with services. | Ingeborg Beate LidalMD, PhD · Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) |
| 10:45 | Break Light refreshments, mingling, and networking. | — |
| 11:15 | Sofa talk – From research to family How is knowledge translated into practice in kindergarten/school and health services – and what do families face? | Sofa talkParticipants to be announced |
| 11:40 | Panel – Diagnosis, language, and stigma Language, attitudes, rights, and societal responsibility – what should change? | Panel discussionPanel to be announced |
| 12:15 | Closing and next steps Summary and invitation to continued collaboration. | Jørgen Foss |
Prices
In-person attendance900 NOK
Digital attendance450 NOK
Next of kinFree
Companion (with companion certificate)Free
Accessibility (UD)
The event is planned with universal design. The hybrid format enables digital participation. Contact us if you require accommodations.