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Speaking about Autism

RoOkin

I have offered to speak about ‘Autism & the lived experience of individuals’… but I don’t really know what to say.


I’ve been told it’s going to be 45-60 mins long. 

I just feel like saying ‘Hello, I’m Autistic. Any Questions?’

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  • I would start with numbers - the proportion of autistics in the population. Then go through the usual suspects, communication problems, eye contact, empathy, sensory difficulties, anxiety, masking etc., and illustrate them with anecdotes from your own life and the lives of any other autistics you know. I would also make the point that it is not a childhood problem, autistic children grow into autistic adults!

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  • I would start with numbers - the proportion of autistics in the population. Then go through the usual suspects, communication problems, eye contact, empathy, sensory difficulties, anxiety, masking etc., and illustrate them with anecdotes from your own life and the lives of any other autistics you know. I would also make the point that it is not a childhood problem, autistic children grow into autistic adults!

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