TW - this is Leith, Edinburgh, 2018. Mob mentality. Bullying and beating up a ND boy. This kind of thing happens all over, I used to hear of organised 'fights' at Douglas Academy too and that's supposed to be one of the country's top rated schools. Cat@Swan ...
A well put together short film about autism and gender. I'm glad that they mention early on the unhelpfulness of the 'high functioning/low functioning' labels which at SWAN we don't use or ascribe to. It's lovely to be able to showcase some of our great wealth of local autistic talent! Cas@Swan"Looking into the Autistic Spectrum has given us more insight into how we humans think, and how our brains are wired differently. We have various ways of thi... ...
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"When I received my diagnosis at 28, the diagnostician [...] finished discussing with his colleagues at the end of a long diagnostic interview, turned back to me and said, “yes, you’re autistic.” I did not expect a decision straight away, so only managed to stammer, “oh. Um, so, what now?” He seemed taken aback by my question. “Well, I can send you a letter confirming it if you like.”"
"I wrote a thing about working on the AMASE autism and mental health report, my own experiences and reflections, and some things we need to do differently." Sonny Hallett
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