Talk "Recognising Autism"
next talk on Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday 29th September, click to donate and book a place.
The talk is provided by AutAngel which is a community interest company run by and for autistic adults to grow autistic community and increase acceptance of autism. Your donation goes directly to support this organisation.
The talk is provided by AutAngel which is a community interest company run by and for autistic adults to grow autistic community and increase acceptance of autism. Your donation goes directly to support this organisation.
Autism is a common, but invisible, condition which is why the prevalence in society is not widely recognised. Most autistic adults are undiagnosed and many have no idea they are autistic. Myths and misunderstandings abound and often get in the way of autism being identified and understood.
The talk covers;
The talk covers;
- An overview of autism, its prevalence, its origins, its place as part of neurodiversity.
- What sort of people are autistic and what sort of work do they do?
- How and why autistic people might behave atypically.
- Q & A
Talk "The traits of autism"
next talk on Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday 13th October, click to donate and book a place.
The talk is provided by AutAngel which is a community interest company run by and for autistic adults to grow autistic community and increase acceptance of autism. Your donation goes directly to support this organisation.
The talk is provided by AutAngel which is a community interest company run by and for autistic adults to grow autistic community and increase acceptance of autism. Your donation goes directly to support this organisation.
The talk introduces some of the ways in which autistic traits (which are just human traits felt with an atypical intensity or configured in an ayptical way) affect how people think, feel and experience the world. It will help you better understand your autistic friends, family, employees, colleagues or volunteers and as an added bonus be more aware of your own thought processes.
The talk covers;
The talk covers;
- what is autism?
- atypical development
- social communication and interactions
- sensory atypicalities and spiky ability profile
- executive function
- Q & A
