Our latest campaign seeks to drive greater autism awareness and acceptance through real-life stories and experiences. “My Autistic Self” will do a deep dive into the autism experience, exploring topics such as stimming, masking, sensory sensitivities, non-speaking communication, shutting down, and floating focus through different autistic viewpoints.
By interviewing a diverse group of autistic individuals, we want to showcase a first-hand view of how unique these are to each individual.
By explaining these terms in more detail, the campaign hopes to educate the neuro-typical community and help them to understand the exclusion, stress and exhaustion many autistic individuals face in their day-to-day lives.
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On: 12/09/23 4 minutes
Masking - Mimi's Experience For Mimi, masking comes with its positives and its negatives. Following a late diagnosis, she realised she had...
On: 21/09/23 3 minutes
Sensory Sensitivities – Georgia's Experience Georgia’s sensory sensitivities with different foods and materials can create challenges...
On: 21/09/23 3 minutes
Sensory Sensitivities – Archie's Experience Everyone’s sensory needs are different, for example, Archie’s sensory processing...
On: 21/09/23 5 minutes
Sensory Sensitivities - Sophia's Experience What does it mean to you? Sensory sensitivity can be defined as visual,...
On: 22/09/23 3 minutes
Sensory Sensitivities – Bella's Experience Our surroundings are full of sensory information, but the way we interpret this information...
On: 19/09/23 5 minutes
The below blog shares a therapist's insight into sensory sensitivities and how they might impact individuals. **What are sensory sensitivities?...
On: 06/10/23 3 minutes
Non-Speaking Communication - Jamie and Max's Experience, Part 2 In a society that is built around spoken language, those who communicate differently...
On: 10/10/23 3 minutes
Non-Speaking Communication - Rose's Experience Some autistic people may face a delay in their use of spoken language, whilst others may not...
On: 02/10/23 4 minutes
The below blog shares a Speech and Language Therapist's insight into non-speaking communication and the different ways our therapy team support individuals...
On: 03/10/23 3 minutes
Non-Speaking Communication - Jamie and Max's Experience, Part 1 Some autistic people are non-speaking, meaning they don’t use words when...
On: 17/10/23 3 minutes
Stimming - Tyler's Experience Stimming can be a source of comfort and enjoyment for many people, offering a way to regulate emotions and process...
On: 17/10/23 3 minutes
Stimming - Archie's Experience Loud and unpredictable environments can be overwhelming for some autistic people, causing issues with sensory...
On: 24/10/23 3 minutes
Stimming – Cayden's Experience Cayden has relied on stimming since a young age, scrunching and un-scrunching different items, such as...
On: 26/10/23 3 minutes
Stimming – Georgia's Experience When things get overwhelming, stimming can offer temporary relief for some autistic people. The repetitive...
On: 01/11/23 3 minutes
Floating Focus – Holly's Experience Some autistic people may find it difficult to focus on one thing for an extended period of time,...
On: 01/11/23 3 minutes
Floating Focus - Mimi's Experience For Mimi, staying focused and filtering out distractions can be a struggle. Her mind starts to drift away...
On: 07/11/23 3 minutes
Floating Focus - Bella's Experience “My autism…it affects me mentally more than anything. So sometimes I find it hard to concentrate....
On: 07/11/23 3 minutes
Floating Focus - Ellie's Experience Many autistic people may have highly focused interests in particular areas, from TV shows to animals and...
On: 01/09/23 3 minutes
Masking - Ellie's Experience Autistic people may have different ways of communicating and behaving – and these differences can make them...
On: 01/09/23 3 minutes
Masking - Becs' Experience Disguising parts of yourself and suppressing your identity can be draining and exhausting. For many autistic people,...