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Ayo Sokale – Article for Autistic Girls Network
BBC Presenter, Civil Engineer and a leading keynote speaker in her field – Ayo Sokale possesses an array of talents and expertise, working at the cutting edge of the scientific, environmental and media landscape.
Debunking myths surrounding Autism
Our understanding of Autism has changed considerably over the course of its history, but often new information is not circulated well enough. This is why we [...]
Five years old – a happy, healthy neurodivergent child
The fifth anniversary of the Autistic Girls Network group on the 17th December has given me cause to reflect upon my own child and their [...]
Autism in Black girls
I always thought I was different growing up, but I thought it was because there was something wrong with me. There was always this code, [...]
Holding it Together with Your Autistic Young Person Through Exam Times
It’s that time of year again when GCSEs and A levels loom closely (Highers have already happened for 2022 if you’re seeing this another time), [...]
A Q&A with Aoife Dooley
A Q&A with Aoife Dooley, author of Frankie's World, award winning Illustrator and comedian from Dublin, Ireland. Aoife shares with us her experiences of being diagnosed [...]
Backward Steps: the link between autism and EDS
Yesterday was a low steps day for me as part of Autistic Girls Network’s Million Steps Challenge. In part this was due to return to work, [...]
An Autistic Friendly Christmas
It’s a fact that Christmas can be difficult for autistic people. This is nothing to do with not wanting to celebrate, or not wanting to get [...]
For newly diagnosed Autistic young people
By Emily. I spent nearly 17 years of my life with no idea that I had a completely different neurotype to the majority of people around [...]
Alexithymia and Autism
By Emily. Most people know when they are feeling a certain way. They can identify that certain feelings in their bodies indicate certain emotions. They would [...]
Some tips for a good transition from primary to secondary school for autistic pupils
It’s almost that time of year again, when we see the mass migration of a whole year group to secondary school. There are almost 818,000 11 [...]