AUTISM NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2018 COMMENTS

Pig in a poke How an earth could anyone suggest that watching the TV cartoon Peppa Pig might cause autism? Life stranger than fiction. More

Writing autism “Being diagnosed turned my life the ‘right way up’” PJ Hughes lives in Sheffield, England. PJ speaks and writes about his experiences of having Asperger Syndrome. Read the Autism Europe interview. More

Without care A lack of training for health professionals could be contributing to 1,200 avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability in England each year, research has found. More

Two minute wonder Can something as diverse and complex as autism be revealed by a two minute test? Researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School claim to have developed a two-minute questionnaire. More

Where's our story? The limited and skewed portrayal of autism in chldrens literature means it is often misrepresented rather than represented in fiction. For an autistic child or young person this can be extremely isolating. More

Female voices Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. More

Speaking without words David James “DJ” Savarese has accomplished far more than the average 25 year old. Not only did he graduate  in 2017 with a double major in Anthropology and Creative Writing, but Savarese also co-produced Deej, which highlights the obstacles he faced as a non-speaking student with autism. More