About the webinar
ADR practitioners are not usually trained on how to interact with neurodiverse or Autistic parties in their ADR practice and may be unfamiliar with the common communication traits of Autistic people. Little is known about how Autistic parties experience the ADR process and what some of the common challenges are for them. This presentation will share some key insights from a pilot study on the experience of Autistic persons who participated in mediation processes, including the challenges they faced and what could have been done to improve their experience thereby improving access to justice.
About your trainer
Dr Özlem Süsler is a senior lecturer at La Trobe Law School with a particular interest in appropriate dispute resolution practice and processes. Her teaching focuses on ADR including mediation and arbitration, with her recent research focusing on the experience of Autistic individuals in ADR. She is an accredited AMDRAS mediator and holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She is passionate about improving ADR policy and practice, to better accommodate neurodivergent individuals and improve access to justice.
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