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A personal perspective: How special interests can help autistic students thrive

Pete Wharmby discusses autistic special interests and how they should be embraced in schools

Distressed behaviour - a guide for all audiences

This guide offers some strategies for helping autistic people who are showing signs of distressed behaviour.

"We have quite a narrow view of what dating should look like, and a lot of unspoken social rules with relationship progression, and that can make it hard sometimes."

This Valentine's Day, we got to know Ramona Jones, an autistic woman who recently went viral on Tik Tok with an incredible autism-friendly wedding.

Masking

A strategy used by some autistic people to appear non-autistic. This can have a devastating impact on mental health, sense of self and access to an autism diagnosis.

From Vision to Reality – and What Comes Next

“I’m more accepted as an LGBTQ+ person within the autistic community than I am as an autistic person within the LGBTQ+ community.”

Richard – on difference, coming out and battling for Pride and equality

Why autistic girls are still missed in early years

For many families, the early years are when differences first begin to stand out. Nursery and reception settings often give children their first sustained experience of group routines, friendships, transitions and sensory demands. Because of this, early years practitioners are often among the first adults to notice when a child may experience the world differently.

Autistic fatigue and burnout

This section looks at how autistic fatigue and burnout can affect autistic people and what we can do to help

Five misconceptions about supporting autistic pupils that may be holding schools back

When schools talk about inclusion, conversations often focus on resources, funding or specialist provision. But sometimes the biggest barriers to inclusion are not practical. They're the assumptions that shape how we think about the needs of autistic pupils in the first place.

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