Two Autistic adults talk about possible RED FLAGS for unhealthy relationships to look out for as an Autistic person.

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Joely Williams (@joelywilliams_myautisticwings) is a physically disabled Autistic speaker and author based in the UK. Diagnosed Autistic at 2 years old, but only aware of her neurodivergence at age 13, she speaks on lesser-known aspects of Autism and mental health from her own lived experience and knowledge as an Autistic woman.

Joely’s Website - ⁠www.myautisticwings.co.uk⁠ // My Links - ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/thomashenleyUK⁠⁠

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Two Autistic adults talk about the sense of despair and overwhelming anxiety many Autistic young adults feel during the age of social media... and how you can frame your life in a more positive way.

How socially set milestones, social expectations, and social media can warp your view of what you should be achieving at different ages in life. It can often feel suffocating, demoralising, and pressuring to fit into the molds others prescribe to us… often these can stop us from living life at our own pace and creating the beginning of our own success stories in life.

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Nathan Hall (@ThePhysioBox) is an ex-professional Taekwondo fighter, NHS high-security hospital ward worker, and physiotherapist based out of Manchester, UK. With a master's degree in strength and conditioning and a flair for lifestyle coaching, Nathan seeks to share his knowledge of sports with the world.

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Autistic Instagram creator Autienelle talks to Thomas about harmful stimming, self-injury, and autistic meltdowns - highlighting the importance of recognising stimming you do in different situations and emotions.

TW - Self-injury, Meltdowns

Diving into the deep end, Thomas talks about his experience with harmful stimming and self-injury during his adolescence. Autienelle highlights the importance of being aware of or logging different stims that are common to each situation and emotional state. Understanding your stims can be an eye-opener for how autistic people express emotions externally, allowing others to focus on these signs rather than indirect communication like facial expressions, tonality and body language.

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Lauren Melissa Ellzey (@Autienelle) is a popular Instagram influencer (85k followers), author and self-advocate focussing on autistic-centred coping strategies. With a neutral-positive attitude towards Autism, Autienelle hosts the yearly RED Instead Instagram livestream during World Autism Awareness Day which provides a space to those overwhelmed and saddened by media or campaigns propagated by certain Autism organisations.

Autienelle’s Website - https://laurenmelissaellzey.com/ // My Links - https://linktr.ee/thomashenleyUK

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Thomas Henley and Joely Williams talk about the ways toxic individuals can manipulate Autistic people in romantic or platonic relationships through infantilisation and stereotyping.

Infantilisation and stereotyping seem to be two common ways people gaslight autistic people. Those infantilising autistic people might paint them as children to deny their comments or opinions, or even enforce unwanted care on them. When stereotyping they may highlight things around empathy or social incompetence as a means for manipulation.

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Joely Williams (@joelywilliams_myautisticwings) is a physically disabled Autistic speaker and author based in the UK. Diagnosed Autistic at 2 years old, but only aware of her neurodivergence at age 13, she speaks on lesser-known aspects of Autism and mental health from her own lived experience and knowledge as an Autistic woman.

My Links - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/thomashenleyUK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠// Joely’s Website - ⁠www.myautisticwings.co.uk⁠

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What is Temple Grandin's experience with understanding emotion, anxiety, bullying and mental health?

Temple Grandin opens up about replacing emotional complexity with intellectual complexity, her experiences with bullying in school, and the methods she's used to deal with her anxiety disorder.

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Professor Temple Grandin is a renowned author, speaker, and Autism advocate who has and still is changing the cattle industry and how the world views Autistic people. She's a professional speaker and author of many best-selling books like 'Thinking In Pictures' , 'The Autistic Brain' and 'Visual Thinking'... Temple is known as one of the first mainstream Autism advocates to have a marked impact on the world.

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Why does Autistic burnout happen so often to Autistic people?

Diving deeper into the specifics of Autistic burnout, how burnout impacts Autistic people differently, and the unique causes of Autistic burnout. In a larger conversation about Autistic masking, they highlight how masking can impact short-term energy/stress as well as long-term mental health. Sensory difficulties are a big issue for Autistic people in the workplace and out in the world due to our lack of habituation to sensory stimuli; Thomas highlights the importance of environmental adjustments and sensory supports in reducing overall stress.

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Vera is the Founder of @HappyAutisticLady with her sister Ivi, which is a business offering resources, stickers, art, and speaking about Autism and Neurodiversity. Residing in the UK and the Czech Republic, Vera works with the Ambitious About Autism youth network and within Civil Services, where she looks at governmental papers, and trains Mental Health workers to understand Autism alongside the MIND charity.

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What is the crossover between Autism and ADHD?

Thomas Henley and Mattia Maurée (they/them) talk about the AuDHD experience and how it differs from JUST being Autistic or JUST being an ADHDer.

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Mattia Maurée (they/them) is the host of The Longer Road podcast and creator of the @AuDHDFlourishing Instagram account. Mattia has a bustling professional life within music and art, being a working artist, composer, teacher, and poet. They grew up in Seattle but now reside in Philadelphia, and coaches AuDHD individuals on realising their true potential and managing life with Autism and ADHD.

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