Talks
Talks offer a quick introduction from an informed insider perspective. For further details about any of the sessions below or to request a bespoke session for your organisation contact me. I also occassionally offer free talks in Reading.
Why you need to know about autism
I can also talk about more specialised areas such as autism in the workplace, or autism and mental health.
Why employers need to know about autism
Autism and Mental Health
Women and autism
- 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?
I can also talk about more specialised areas such as autism in the workplace, or autism and mental health.
Why employers need to know about autism
- The myths vs the reality of autism
- Strengths autistic people have to offer in the workplace
- The sort of accommodations that would help autistic people build on their strengths and mitigate their challenges
- The sort of HR practices that would help autistic people regardless of whether they have an official diagnosis
Autism and Mental Health
- The mental health issues most frequently experienced by autistic people
- The mental health conditions autistic people are frequently misdiagnosed with
- How to support good mental health in autistic people
Women and autism
- Why are more men than women diagnosed as autistic?
- What are the characteristics of autistic women?
- What jobs suit autistic women?
