As we look ahead to 2025, the importance of attending or learning from legal conferences becomes a vital piece for autism advocates. In continuing to push for awareness and inclusivity for all, tiptoeing may only get one so far. Autism and the legalities that surround it is going to be at the forefront. The following is a look at how upcoming legal events can influence legal policies, why attending or learning about them can put you in front of policy makers, how legal topics of interest are likely to be covered, some strategies which should be discussed at these conferences, the benefit of networking and how connecting with experts at them can impact the agenda and shape the outcome, the advantages of sharing real-life scenarios and case studies, how conference participation will lead to opportunities like networking, community engagement and personal and professional development, while highlighting a few of the popular conferences we expect to be attended this year that we hope will impact policies in favor of autism communities.