Autism Links

 

Around 1% of the UK population is autistic - roughly 1 in 50 men, and one in 200 women.  

 

This page aims to gather links and resources about autism.  I hope you find it helpful.

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Information from the National Autistic Society and the Girl with the curly hair project, who run one-day training events and do much more too.  I also really recommend this article, "Spectrum doesn't mean what you think" by CL Lynch, 2019.

 

Autism - an extreme male brain?  Video of keynote speech by leading researcher, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.  And there's a playlist of TED talks on autism here.

 

Nikki Stevenson on autism research and why we don't have to think of it as a disability.

 

Here's some research on the name question: an autistic person or a person with autism? 

 

And see also Dr Nancy Doyle on Myths of Autism.

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There are also some great TED talks and a short video by someone who is autistic and explains it well!

 

And don't miss the terrific Wheel of Apps for people who are autistic.

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