Learning to seek strategies, instead of masking my autistic self
Learning to seek strategies, instead of masking my autistic self Niamh Garvey, author of the upcoming ‘Looking After Your Autistic Self,’ reflects on her journey…
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Calling all awesome autistic trans teens! Want some life advice?
Yenn Purkis and Sam Rose are the (awesome autistic trans) authors of The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens – a handy new book which…
Queerly Autistic – The Double Rainbow
Hello there!My name is Erin. On the internet, I am also known as Queerly Autistic.This is because I am queer. And I am autistic. I…
What is it like to be autistic and trans?
The authors of The Autistic Trans Guide to Life, Wenn Lawson and Yenn Purkis, share their personal experiences of being both autistic and trans. What…
How Laura Kate Dale came out as trans during an autistic meltdown
‘I felt like my head was full of static, it was in my eyes and ears and brain and mouth and it was overwhelming me,…
Why this book will spark some long overdue conversations about autism
How the process of writing her first memoir lead Laura Dale to reconsider her assumptions about the intersection of her own identities of trans and…
Podcast: What’s it like to be transgender and autistic?
We’re joined on the podcast by Laura Kate Dale, an author who identifies as trans, gay and autistic. We discussed the crossover between trans and…
Pretending A Little Less- book extract
It’s Autism Awareness Month and each week we’ve shared a series of blog posts on books by, for, and about autistic adults. Pretending to be Normal: Living…
Autism and Enablement
Described as ‘an excellent read providing visionary insight’ by Jane Miller (County Manager Occupational Therapy and Reablement, Kent County Council), Autism and Enablement shows how to…