Proud of being Autistic! Autistic Pride Day 18th June

By |2023-06-16T15:52:03+01:00June 18th, 2023|Autism|

Did you know that today is Autistic Pride Day? Although June is most recognised for celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride, this isn’t the only Pride celebration to be found in June. Have you heard of ‘Autistic Pride?’ What is Autistic Pride? Autistic ...read more

Let’s connect for Children’s Mental Health Week

By |2023-02-07T16:16:21+00:00February 7th, 2023|Autism, Child & Adolescent, Family|

The 2023 theme for Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Let’s Connect’. Whilst connecting is believed to be a given, the limit of our connection is often in the form of instructions to get dressed, encouraging the brushing of teeth and ...read more

Higher or Lower? Why using functional labels to describe autism is problematic

By |2022-11-08T09:49:08+00:00November 8th, 2022|Autism|

As a recently diagnosed adult autistic person, I have had a good deal of time to reflect on the diagnostic process and what it really means to be autistic. This has involved a lot of research, finding and joining communities ...read more

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