Making the world more autism-friendly is not as hard as you think – all it can take is a shift in perspective. To help shed some light on this topic, we reached out to community leaders and autistic advocates to ask what they think.
There are many myths and misconceptions about autism. Just as every person is unique and an individual, with their own idiosyncrasies, interests and hobbies, it’s important to remember ‘When you’ve met one person on the autism spectrum, you’ve met one person on the autism spectrum’
Did you hear the news? World Autism Awareness Day is now World Autism Understanding Day! Ya’ll are probably wondering, why the name change? Well, it’s pretty obvious; the vast majority of our society have heard of autism.
How much technology are you near right now? Do you have a phone in your pocket, a smart watch on your wrist, a tablet or laptop computer in your bag? These days we are never far from technology.
Identity-first language is a preferred way of identifying autism for some Autistic people. Aspect has its own guidelines, which was based on feedback and guidance from our Autistic and autism communities.
Today is International Women’s Day, and to mark the occasion we invite you to listen to one of Aspect's most listened podcast discussing... Women and girls on the autism spectrum!
New research guidelines created to support Autistic people in their decision to disclose, and also provide guidelines to non-Autistic people on how to support someone who tells you they are Autistic.
