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Come fly with Alexandra! Autism and airport experiences

In this blog post, Alexandra shares some of her recent airport experiences, tried and tested tips to make travel easier and a new research study aimed at improving airport accessibility.

Self-Acceptance as a late diagnosed Autistic - by Jess Horn

Meet Jess Horn, an author navigating life as a late-diagnosed Autistic individual. On her fourth World Autism Understanding Day with this personal knowledge, Jess shares her journey of self-acceptance amidst challenges and misconceptions.

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From ‘awareness’ to ‘understanding and acceptance’ by Thomas Kuzma

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.

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Tech Accessibility and Autism Education - by Craig Smith

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.

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How do we describe autism?

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.

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Celebrating Autistic Women and Girls this International Women's Day

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!

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Resource books aimed at helping parents, carers and support workers now discounted

"How to" Manuals were created by our highly qualified team of therapists and educators to provide support to parents, carers and support workers.

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Signs of screen addiction and how to keep safe online

Identify the signs and risk factors that may indicate overuse of technology and how to support healthy online habits.

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