Milestones Autism Center

01/26/2026

01/24/2026

PARC Affiliate Rua M. Williams, Principal Investigator of the Co-Liberation Lab, and Assistant Professor at Purdue University, is running a robotics summer camp for autistic youth (ages 9 to 13 - flexible) at Imagination Station in Lafayette, IN from July 13th to 17th, 9am - 3pm.

Children will learn programming concepts, basic robotics, and collaborate with researchers to design new robotic systems.

Camp is free. Register by emailing rmwilliams@purdue.edu. Dr. Rua will schedule a brief interview with the family to understand each child's needs at camp.

This camp is funded by NSF grant SES 2444900 and filed with Purdue IRB #2025-340.

* Specially designed for Autistic Children
* Learn about Robotics, Programming, and Design
* Collaborate with Robotics Researchers on New Robotics Designs
* Accommodation Plans and Sensory Breaks

01/24/2026

Purdue Autism Research Center announces its annual Autism Research Conference! April 10th, 2026, PMU East & West Faculty Lounges, 8am to 6pm. Keynote speakers Graham Diering and Diana Robins.

Visit https://hhs.purdue.edu/autism/conference to register and to submit a poster!

01/12/2026