Survival of the “misfits”: The entrepreneur empowering her neurokin

Entrepreneur, Chloe Andrew, tells of how she used her Autistic identity to inform the creation of Studio Misfits – an affirming, empowering, compassionate and radically accepting service for neurodivergent and LGTBQIA+ folk.

The gift of unconditional love (Arabic)

This piece explores parenting and unconditional love – Arabic version.

The gift of unconditional love (Mandarin)

This piece explores parenting and unconditional love – Mandarin version.

The gift of unconditional love (Vietnamese)

This piece explores parenting and unconditional love – Vietnamese version.

Introduction to Autism, Part 2: Next steps after a childhood diagnosis

The early days following an Autism diagnosis can be a bewildering time. Read Dr Melanie Heyworth’s top five tips for parents of newly diagnosed Autistic children, to help you on your journey.

The beauty of my Autism

Autism acceptance is not about denying the challenges. But… it requires you to look for – and then to see, truly and genuinely – the beauty and joy of and in Autism. Because it is there to see, if you care to look.

Talking to children about Autism

A tip sheet for talking to your child, and their friends, peers, and family, about Autism.

A manifesto for allies adopting an acceptance approach to Autism

If you are reading this manifesto, you are likely in the privileged position of being able to be an ally, and to help the Autistic people with whom you live or work or interact to realise their rights and feel loved and welcomed in the world, as they are, not as you (or anyone else) would like them to be. You have the chance to shape the narrative of Autism to one that unites us as a community defined by mutual respect and appreciation. I invite you to see Autism from an Autistic viewpoint, and to join our Autistic community on our journey to acceptance.

The gift of unconditional love

Very often when I talk with parents of Autistic children, especially parents of Autistic children who are non-traditional communicators, one of their deepest and most abiding fears is that their child will never say the words, ‘I love you’ to them. It seems to many parents to be such a fundamental and profound need, to hear those words, spoken by their child, in their child’s own voice, like it is the ultimate proof of the bond between child and parent, the paramount evidence of shared devotion.