What Will You Learn?
About the causes of ASD: what science knows today (and what it still doesn't) about the origins of this disorder.
About therapies: what treatment and support approaches exist and how they work.
About research: how ASD is studied using animal models and why this matters.
About experience: through interactive "in their shoes" activities — a deeper understanding of the everyday challenges faced by people with ASD.
About empathy and awareness: raising awareness through personal, not just theoretical experience.
Our goal?
To make the science of autism understandable and accessible to everyone — because empathy starts with knowledge, and knowledge deepens through experience!
Why Sign Up?
Interactive experience: you won't just listen — you'll actively participate in simulations of everyday life situations faced by people with ASD.
Scientific foundation: current research presented in an accessible and understandable way.
No prior knowledge required: the workshop is open to everyone, regardless of educational background.
Important topic: ASD affects a growing number of families — understanding helps the whole community.
A view from the lab: a rare opportunity to hear how researchers work on this topic up close.
How Does the Workshop Work?
Introduction: what ASD is and what science knows about it today
Research segment: animal models and non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation as a therapeutic approach
Interactive segment: "in their shoes" activities — simulating everyday experiences of people with ASD
Discussion: questions, sharing impressions, and conclusions
About the Instructors
Danica Popović is a second-year PhD student at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, where she works as a research trainee at the Center for Translational Neuroscience and participates in teaching undergraduate courses. She is a recipient of a 2024 Center for Science Promotion project grant and has participated in organizing several science outreach workshops. She is an author on three papers in top international journals and several presentations at international and national conferences. Her doctoral research focuses on autism spectrum disorder in animal models and the investigation of non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation as a novel therapeutic approach.
Dr Milorad Dragić is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, where he teaches Neurobiology to undergraduate students. He leads the CEREBRO project, through which his team investigates the application of non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation and its effects on neurochemical processes and neuroinflammation, with the goal of advancing our understanding of nervous system function and developing modern neuroscience experiments. His research focuses on purinergic signaling in various pathological conditions of the nervous system.
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