AUTISM NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2024 COMMENT

Holiday help Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, but it can be difficult for some autistic people. Check out this list of autism-friendly tips for the festive period. More

Not wrong All his life Andrew Davies has had a sense of not fitting in, that he was somehow broken, weird or there was something wrong with him.That was until he discovered he was autistic at the age of 70. More

Highs and lows What ‘High-Functioning Autism’ Means (and Why You Shouldn’t Call It That). Describing people as ‘high- or low-functioning’ is both medically inaccurate and dehumanizing. More

Not autistic enough? How underdiagnosis of ADHD and autism is impacting women.  Former Vogue model Leanne Maskell writes about how she discovered that she was neurodivergent. More

Food and autism Take a look at this study which examined the presence of autistic traits in a sample of adult women diagnosed with different Eating Disorders. More

The play's the thing A fledgling theatre troupe hopes its first production will tell theatregoers some of the things they do not know about autism. Members of The Sixth Sense Collective believe their performance of Irish playwright Jody O’Neill’s “What I (don’t) know about Autism” in Cambridge will put the condition in the spotlight. More

Volunteers needed Experts working to improve breast cancer care for autistic people are recruiting participants to share their experiences of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in the UK. More

Letters and language A recent study highlights that many autistic children show an intense interest in letters and numbers, which may play a distinct role in their language development. By analyzing clinical records and interviewing parents, researchers found that 37% of autistic children had a strong interest in letters, in contrast to just 3% of non-autistic peers. More

BRAvo A TV station in Norway uses reporters that all have learning disabilities. The TV station is called TV BRA, which means “TV Good”. More

Teen power Zoe is a therapist, researcher and autistic self advocate who specialises in empowering teens and adults with ADHD, autism, trauma disorders and other neurodivergence. More
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