$35.00
The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Experiential Sessions
Sessions presented by: Daniel Lodge, MSc., and Clare Allely, PhD
When: March 19, 2026
Times: Session #1 10:00am - 11:15am (Pacific) | Session #2 11:30am - 1:00pm (Pacific)
Where: Virtual (Google Meet)
Cost: CATAP / TAP Members: FREE* | Non-members: $35
- Registration is required: CATAP Members please login to your account to receive the member discount; other TAP members please email info@catap.ca for your discount code.
- The webinar link will be sent to registered attendees prior to the live event.
- The sessions will be recorded and available on-demand for registered attendees.
Session #1: Psychological Routes Towards and Away from Stalking Behaviour: An autistic individual’s reflections & recent research perspectives, Presented by Daniel Lodge, MSc.
Brief summary: In this unique and informative session, Daniel Lodge will share current and forthcoming research investigating the intersectionality of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Stalking Behaviours as well as his own experiential expertise with autism and stalking behaviours. Daniel will also share and explain the first peer-reviewed preliminary guidance for practice working with autistic individuals who have committed stalking behaviours. Attendees will also have the chance to ask questions and engage in discussion with Daniel about autism and stalking behaviours.
Session #2: Exploring How Certain Features of ASD May Provide the Context of Vulnerability to Engaging in Sexual Offending Behaviour, Presented by Clare Allely, PhD
Brief summary: During the second webinar in this mini series, we will first cover what autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is. We will then go on to explore in detail how certain features of ASD may provide the context of vulnerability to engaging in a variety of sexual offending behaviours including the viewing of indecent child images (IIOC), paraphilias, and bestiality specifically. Case studies will be included throughout to provide context to the theory and discussions.
About our speakers:
Daniel Lodge, MSc is an academic in applied psychology based in the United Kingdom. He holds a First-Class Bachelor of Science with Honours (2023) and a Master of Science with Distinction (2024) in Forensic Psychology from the University of Derby. In addition, he completed the Cambridge Access to Mental Health and Psychology programme (2023) at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychiatry. Daniel commenced his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Applied Psychology at the University of Salford in Greater Manchester in 2025. He is also a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society. Daniel has formal dual-diagnoses of Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Daniel currently serves as an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Derby, where he continues his work in applied and forensic psychology. His research interests include the social construction of deviance, moral discourse within criminal justice proceedings, sex-related offences, stalking behaviours, and the experiences of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Klinefelter’s (XXY) Syndrome within the criminal justice system. Alongside his research, Daniel works directly with individuals—including both young people and adults on the autism spectrum—in forensic and community settings. He also provides consultation to multi-agency partnerships in the criminal justice sector, both domestically and internationally. In 2025, Daniel published the first set of preliminary recommendations for criminal justice practitioners working with autistic individuals who engage in stalking behaviours. Daniel additionally collaborates with the Alice Ruggles Trust, delivering educational sessions in schools to raise awareness of stalking behaviours from both victim and perpetrator perspectives. He is currently contributing to the development of curriculum-based intervention programmes on stalking behaviours in the United Kingdom for young individuals and has also developed and piloted a 1-to-1 individualised skills-development talking programme for autistic individuals living in forensic and mental health care services.
Dr. Clare S. Allely is a Professor of Forensic Psychology in the School of Health & Society at the University of Salford in Manchester, England and is an affiliate member of the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at Gothenburg University, Sweden. Clare is an Honorary Research Fellow in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences affiliated to the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. Clare acts as an expert witness in criminal cases involving defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder and contributes to the evidence base used in the courts on psychology and legal issues through her published work. She is author of the book “The Psychology of Extreme Violence: A Case Study Approach to Serial Homicide, Mass Shooting, School Shooting and Lone-actor Terrorism” published by Routledge in 2020 and author of the book “Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Understanding Suspects, Defendants and Offenders with Autism” published by Routledge in 2022.