Autcom Webinar - February 2026

You are invited!

Free webinar: The Right to Grow Up:  Mental Age Theory

Date:  February 28, 2026

Time:  11:00am-1:00pm ET/10:00am-12:00pm CT/9:00-11:00am MT/8:00-10:00am PT

Registration Link

Details:  AutCom Vice President Ivanova Smith will share their lived experiences and the importance of the Right to Grow Up, along with the harms of using mental age theory. AutCom Board member Maxfield Sparrow will host and a panel of autistic adults will share their lived experiences. A question-and-answer session with the audience will follow. Smith is a disability advocate and Community Collaboration Program Manager in Washington State and is happily married with two children.  

Registration for the webinar (on Zoom) is free but is required in advance.  We plan to record the webinar and post it as soon as it is ready on our website and YouTube channel. Note:  Recording of the webinar by others is not allowed. Register at this link.

Registrants will be sent information on how to sign on to the webinar, along with reminders.  

Spread the word!  All are welcome!