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Autistic Girls Network
Великобритания
Добавлен 5 сен 2020
Autistic Girls Network is a charity (based in the UK) which campaigns for earlier diagnosis/recognition of autism and offers support and resources to those identifying as autistic girls or non-binary young people and their families and to professionals.
Sara Boon - Young, Autistic and ADHD: Moving into Adulthood when You're Multiply Neurodivergent
Navigating life as a young autistic person with ADHD isn't always easy. Luckily, Sarah Boon is here to share her own experiences, helping you to explore how autism and ADHD overlap and identify the strategies that will make day-to-day life easier.
Sarah Boon is a late-discovered autistic ADHDer who started sharing her experiences of being neurodivergent on her blog Autistically Sarah and on social media @saraheboon several years ago. Now in her debut book 'Young, Autistic and ADHD', Sarah shares her insights and what her younger neurodivergent self needed to know to thrive, so that the next generation of autistic ADHDers can more easily navigate the challenges that life brings to young neu...
Sarah Boon is a late-discovered autistic ADHDer who started sharing her experiences of being neurodivergent on her blog Autistically Sarah and on social media @saraheboon several years ago. Now in her debut book 'Young, Autistic and ADHD', Sarah shares her insights and what her younger neurodivergent self needed to know to thrive, so that the next generation of autistic ADHDers can more easily navigate the challenges that life brings to young neu...
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University - An Autistic Guide to Surviving and Thriving
Просмотров 3993 месяца назад
We're delighted to welcome Harriet Axbey, autistic author and researcher to our #AGNConversations series. Harriet has written a helpful and informative handbook as a trusty guide to starting university for autistic young people, providing support and useful tips for what will be the biggest transition students will have ever experienced. If you or your child is starting university this year, th...
Neurodivergent Owner-Trained Assistance Dogs with Aimee Gardiner from Pawfectly Behaved
Просмотров 3525 месяцев назад
Aimee Gardiner is an experienced animal trainer & behaviourist, who specialises in training assistance dogs particularly with neurodivergent clients. She uses positive reinforcement and positive training techniques. I keep up to date with all the latest research and still attend training workshops and events in order to get the latest, up-to-date information about behaviour and training. She al...
#AGNConversations with Ione Georgakis on Tics and Tourettes
Просмотров 2285 месяцев назад
What we'll be discussing today: What is Tourette Syndrome, Contributing factors, Myth busting common misconceptions, Co-occurring conditions, Tourette's Impact, External and Internal influences on tics and Tourette's, How you can support people living with Tourette's, Support available from Tourettes Action, Q&A. Ione is an Occupational Therapist who works part-time for Tourettes Action. Using ...
#AGNConversations with Dayna Abraham on Calming the Chaos
Просмотров 1795 месяцев назад
Dayna Abraham, bestselling author of Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids. As a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world. Through her compassionate framework, Calm the Chaos, she has helped mil...
Elle McNicoll webinar
Просмотров 5546 месяцев назад
We're delighted to welcome award-winning author and screenwriter Elle McNicoll to our #AGNConversations to talk about neurodivergent representation in media as well as her new book Keedie!
#EmmaAGNConversations on Being AuDHD with Dr Emma Craddock
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Here we're going to explore what it means to be both autistic and ADHD! Dr Emma Craddock is a Senior Lecturer in Health Research at Birmingham City University. She completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Nottingham in 2017 with a thesis focused on gender and local anti-austerity activist cultures. Emma’s monograph Living Against Austerity: A Feminist Investigation of Doing Activism ...
#AGN Conversations with Steph Curtis: PDA in the Family
Просмотров 2838 месяцев назад
Steph Curtis is a passionate advocate, dedicated parent, and the creative mind behind the influential blog, "Steph's Two Girls." Born out of her personal journey as a mother navigating parenting a child with PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and putting her child at the heart of everything, Steph's blog has become a beacon of support and understanding for families facing similar circumstances...
#AGNConversations with Dr. Judy Eaton: Missed and Misdiagnosed
Просмотров 6439 месяцев назад
Autism presents in a multitude of different and highly nuanced ways - particularly as it intersects with variance in class, gender, race and age. Misunderstanding and misinformation around variant and differing presentations means that misdiagnosed individuals and those who do not receive a diagnosis at all are often failed by medical, education, social care and criminal justice systems. Like u...
Eliza Fricker's Thumbsucker: An illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic childhood
Просмотров 88311 месяцев назад
We're delighted to have hosted the online launch of Sunday Times Bestselling author Eliza Fricker's new book Thumbsucker: An illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic childhood. Best-selling author of Can't Not Won't, Eliza Fricker has a new book out! Spoilt. Weirdo. Fussy. Hypochondriac. Chatterbox. Eliza spent her childhood being told she was all of these until her autism diagnosis ...
A Conversation with Neurodivergent Author Sally J Pla: Books, Representation and Neurodiversity
Просмотров 413Год назад
In addition to being an advocate for neurodiversity and autism acceptance, Sally J. Pla is the award-winning author of The Someday Birds and Stanley Will Probably Be Fine (HarperCollins), and the picture book Benji, The Bad Day, And Me (Lee and Low). The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn (HarperCollins/QuillTree), is just out and is the story of Maudie, an autistic girl having to keep a horrib...
A Conversation with best-selling author Holly Smale
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад
Holly Smale didn't know when she wrote her debut novel Geek Girl that it would go on to sell 3.4 million copies, or become a series, or that she was autistic, or that her character Harriet Manners was also autistic. It's fair to say life has changed! Now Holly has written a new adult novel, The Cassandra Complex, with a neurodivergent heroine that will make a lot of autistic women feel seen, ...
Conversation on Autistic Masking with Dr Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.Год назад
AGN are delighted to welcome Dr Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose to the #AGNConversation series to talk about autistic masking and their new book of the same title. Dr Amy Pearson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sunderland and an autistic autism researcher. Her work focuses on understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation among autistic people, and the relationship...
Empowering uncommon minds: Strategies for helping your young person discover and use their strengths
Просмотров 402Год назад
Join us for an inspiring session with Uncommon, a pioneering organisation dedicated to building confidence and self-esteem in neurodivergent young teens. www.bemoreuncommon.com/ In this webinar, founders Sascha and Kirsten will share the ground-breaking research conducted by Uncommon, shedding light on the importance of understanding strengths in neurodivergent young people. Learn more about ho...
Conversations with Dr Naomi Fisher on Self-Directed Learning and Neurodiversity
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.Год назад
Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist and author of Changing Our Minds, How Children Can Take Control of their Own Learning. She specialises in trauma, autism and alternatives to school. In this webinar, she will be looking at how neurodivergent children can thrive in an environment where they have more autonomy to direct their own learning, and talk about her clinical experience with chil...
Navigating Diagnosis and Beyond with Sarah O'Brien
Просмотров 680Год назад
Navigating Diagnosis and Beyond with Sarah O'Brien
Empowering Autistic Girls: Confidence, Autonomy and Personal Growth with Dr Cloie Parfitt
Просмотров 1 тыс.Год назад
Empowering Autistic Girls: Confidence, Autonomy and Personal Growth with Dr Cloie Parfitt
A Conversation with Autistic Advocate and Author Pete Wharmby
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Год назад
A Conversation with Autistic Advocate and Author Pete Wharmby
Parents Evening with Autistic Girls Network
Просмотров 728Год назад
Parents Evening with Autistic Girls Network
#AGNConversations with Eliza Fricker on Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Год назад
#AGNConversations with Eliza Fricker on Emotionally Based School Avoidance
#AGNConversations on the Bullying of Autistic Young People with Dr Emily Lovegrove
Просмотров 207Год назад
#AGNConversations on the Bullying of Autistic Young People with Dr Emily Lovegrove
#AGNConversations with Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад
#AGNConversations with Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes
Removing the mask on autistic girls: How they mask, the effects on mental health, and how to support
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
Removing the mask on autistic girls: How they mask, the effects on mental health, and how to support
Feeling Autistic: Interoception and Emotional Differences with Joanna Grace
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.2 года назад
Feeling Autistic: Interoception and Emotional Differences with Joanna Grace
Supporting Autistic Students at University
Просмотров 3662 года назад
Supporting Autistic Students at University
Neurodivergent Lives: from School Experiences to Adulthood
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.2 года назад
Neurodivergent Lives: from School Experiences to Adulthood
Keeping well in the summer holidays with Autistic Girls Network
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.2 года назад
Keeping well in the summer holidays with Autistic Girls Network
A Sensory Exploration of Being a Teenage Autistic Girl with Joanna Grace
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.2 года назад
A Sensory Exploration of Being a Teenage Autistic Girl with Joanna Grace