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  • Archie's Story

    23 February 2022

    Autism is a slightly different way of the brain functioning. I don’t think it means that you’re really any different to anyone else, and that you have…

  • Sophia's Story

    14 February 2022

    Autism in itself is not a negative, it is people’s lack of understanding and a lack of support that makes its impact so potentially damaging.

  • Oliver's Story

    1 February 2022

    Oliver is a 15 year old student at Portfield School with an autism diagnosis, dyspraxia and hypermobility.

  • Fenton's Story

    1 February 2022

    Fenton is a 16 year old student at Portfield School, with an autism diagnosis and a talent for the performing arts.

  • Sarah's Insight

    21 January 2022

    Sarah has been an ISL at Portfield School for the past 15 years, working closely with both the younger children and the sixth formers.

  • My hospital experience

    22 October 2021

    Dismissing my autism was the worst part of a hospital visit. A relatively routine exploratory procedure at my local hospital turned into the…