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I’m excited to be presenting at the @yellowladybugs.bsky.social 2026 Conference with @drruthmoyse.bsky.social & Elaine McGoldrick. We'll be chatting about: Let's Change the Environment! Designing Schools Around Autistic Experiences (Not The Other Way Round!) Tickets and info: www.ylbconference.com

Autism Central is a free national peer education programme for families and supporters of autistic people in England - shaped by lived experience every step of the way. AT-Autism is proud to be involved. Learn more: autismcentral.org.uk #AutismCentral #Autism #neurodivergency #AnnaFreud

The Synergy Programme starts with the practitioner, narrative & culture, not the behaviour. Used in schools, NHS, mental health & more. Interested in bringing Synergy to your organisation? We offer ½ day introductory sessions: a great starting point for teams. atautism.org/the-synergy-programme

What if the starting point for supporting autistic people wasn't the person's behaviour - but the practitioner, the narrative, and the culture of the setting? The power of the Synergy programme is that it doesn't seek to 'fix' the autistic person - it is about what WE do.

A big part of our business is building relationships with customers, face-to-face. Our interaction is crucial to explaining who we are, talking about our excellent beers and conveying the friendly, knowledgeable and passionate small business we are. How did you discover us?

Our website has 1,522 pages. It's a knowledge garden — openly licensed free cultural works built for and by the neurodivergent community. Everything there is yours to use. stimpunks.org

Everything we do starts from the same place: a belief that autistic people thrive when the people & environments around them truly understand & accept them. As such, we ensure our training & consultancy focus not just on knowledge, but on culture, narrative & reflective practice. atautism.org

Not in Dulverton this weekend? Award-winning craft beers from this micro brewery in Devon are also available to order for UK delivery 🚛🍻 www.cottagebeerproject.co.uk

Call for participants! We are currently recruiting for participants to take part in a survey exploring autistic people and non-autistic peoples’ experiences of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in the UK to see if there are any differences or similarities in their experiences.

A recent interview with Uta Frith on the nature of autism has gained a lot of attention, not least because it arrived on the heels of the SEND White Paper and was published in the Times Educational Supplement. Reading it made me question again how much we think we know about autism... 1/

You can now book a place on this 2-day industry-endorsed course, for anyone involved in coaching or teaching sport and fitness www.atautism.org/coaching-aut... 23-24 April, at Matrix Fitness, Reading

AT-Autism travelled to Japan this month to contribute to an International Symposium on community reconstruction in Fukushima, presenting on autistic wellbeing and the Synergy Programme. Learn more in our newsletter: atautism.org/march-newsletter-2026

BOOK NOW! Next Coaching Autistic People through Sport (CAPS) course: 23–24 April, Reading. A 2-day course for coaches, PE teachers, fitness instructors & anyone delivering sport. Learn practical strategies to support autistic people of all ages. Book your place: www.atautism.org/coaching-aut...

Grandparents – free online meet-ups Do you know a Grandparent of an autistic person, or need support for your own family? Join our virtual meet-ups for relaxed and supportive online meetings. Book your free place for sessions in April with #AutismCentralLearn www.autismcentral.org.uk/grandparent

📅 Save the date: the AT-Autism Annual Conference is back on 15 October 2026 at Church House, Westminster. Speakers and themes coming soon. Missed 2025, or want a recap? The presentations from The Art of the Possible are on our website: atautism.org/conferences-seminars

📢1 month until the next in-person Coaching Autistic People through Sport course, this time at the fabulous Matrix Fitness training centre in Reading. Delivered by me and James Dewar-Haggart FCIMSPA (CH) For further details and to book your place: www.capscourse.com #autism #wellbeing #sport #fitness

#AutismCentral is a free-to-access national peer education programme, supporting families of autistic people. Group learning & 1:1 support provide knowledge and community, compassion and understanding. Happy to be part of the team, alongside my AT-Autism colleagues.

📢Last call for SPELL Framework 2-day Stage 1 online training! 🗓️Day 1 this Friday, 27 March; day 2 Friday 10 April Based on the new 3rd Edition. Accompanying handbook and training pack available to pre-order here: pavpub.com/health-and-s... #autism #wellbeing

This course is designed to provide a positive and individualised approach to supporting the health and wellbeing of autistic people. Practitioners explore the nature of autism, participate in exercises, consider implications for practice & use evidence-based frameworks. Book: www.capscourse.com

📢 Next delivery of our CIMSPA-endorsed Coaching Autistic People through Sport now available to book! 🗓️23-24th April 2026 📍Matrix Fitness training centre, Reading www.atautism.org/coaching-aut...

Looking for trusted support and practical resources for those who live with, work with or love an autistic person? Visit #AutismCentral for information, guidance, and tools to support autistic people of all ages and their families. Explore more here: 👉 www.autismcentral.org.uk

Alongside the White Paper, the government has also released the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group Report. 'Mainstream settings should become more inclusive as standard. To achieve this...we need both a cultural and systems shift.' assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/699848...

If .you are interested in presenting at this years Autistic mental health conference You do not need to be an academic or professional, all voices from the community matter. Self-identification is valid. forms.gle/QkGXbFLfZmwY... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #MentalHealth

The first #AutisticElders online meetup is this morning. I'm looking forwards to a chat with my peers. If you're #autistic (incl self-diagnosed) over 50 yrs old & want to try something new this year, it isn't too late to register and join us.

Autism, sport & fitness Sport & fitness have a vital role in supporting our physical & mental health, through the creation & achievement of meaningful personal goals. Key to this is the opportunity to connect with others with shared interests, build social contacts, & be part of a community. 1/

Thrilled that @stephenunwin.bsky.social is speaking at our Dec Wellbeing Hub webinar. He will be discussing themes from his latest book, Beautiful Lives: How We Got Learning Disabilities So Wrong. 📅4th Dec ⏲️7-8.30pm 🛜Online 💷Free Book here: bit.ly/4ihEROI #disabilityhistorymonth

Looking forward to delivering this with @richardmills18.bsky.social !

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📢The 3rd Edition of the SPELL framework is now available for pre-order from Pavilion Publishing! The SPELL framework is an ethical and socially valid mechanism for understanding and responding to autism. It is hopeful, honest, respectful, ethical - and individual. pavpub.com?s=SPELL&post... 1/

I was recently approached by the team behind a campaign to make a short film on non-attendance at school, Jo Clayton and Natalie Lauren Woodward. Jo's short script about the #attendance crisis - Unauthorised Absence - is a finalist for the IMDB Script to Screen Award 2025. 1/

If you read one thing this weekend, read this. The way we treat young people who are a little 'different' is endlessly shocking. With thanks and respect to Kate Szymankiewicz. From theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

We offer consultancy across all aspects of autism and neurodivergence – supporting individuals, families, professionals and organisations. From inclusive environments to service design and strategy, our team provides evidence-informed, practical advice. Learn more: www.atautism.org

Another Panther kitten leaving the nest this morning on a local delivery, alongside a selection of beers shipping to Yorkshire. Our Panther 5 litre mini casks are available online until they're gone. We only produced a very limited quantity. UK shipping available. www.cottagebeerproject.co.uk

Can recommend!

Huge thanks to the venerable @annmemmott.bsky.social for posting threads on each session of @at-autism.bsky.social's #AutismArtOfThePossible conference yesterday. What an incredible day. Get yourself a cup of tea and have a read.

🥺 yay to more international neurodiversity experts, this is how we win!

How to get star struck at an Autism conference? Sit at a table with Damian Milton 😅 #AutismArtOfThePossible

Incredibly inspiring morning #AutismArtOfThePossible @at-autism.bsky.social from schools to hospitals & social care - working with compassion, empathy, rights based approaches and team work across professions enriching the lives of autistic people 💕

#AutismArtOfThePossible From my perspective, a really fabulous conference with so many good speakers and vital topics. Do get in contact with @at-autism.bsky.social and team if you need further information, ideas and signposting.

#AutismArtOfThePossible Final conference thread - Dr Damian Milton, sociologist and social psychologist who specialises in autism research, and is an autism rights advocate. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent and chair of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC)/

#AutismArtOfThePossible Next part of this fabulous conference from @at-autism.bsky.social with Alia Lewis and Ken Greaves. Alia starting by describing her specialist work at Family Law Advice for the Neurodivergent Community (FLANC). flanc.org.uk

''Kasibba was the holder of her own human rights' #AutismArtOfThePossible

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... is one link to Kasibba's story. It's daunting to read, and what a total mess, eh? So many people describing Kasibba in dreadful and frankly racist ways, before people rethought autism, learned new perspectives, and made a huge difference/

#AutismArtOfThePossible Andrew Reece & Lucy Dunstan, next. Bios can be found at www.atautism.org/at-autism-co... Andrew begins by talking about Kasibba, and the journey to get her out of hospital. Huge fees, stress & effort against barriers, but Camden managed it. How?../

#AutismArtOfThePossible Ruth Moyse talks about her past research on autistic children and schools. Every child who wasn't able to attend school said they wished they could attend. But they can't do it. It's impossible for them. It's not school 'refusal'. They can't access the school.

Today, cheering on the speakers at #AutismArtOfThePossible conference. They'll be discussing how to change people's attitudes and views... how to get people into homes, not hospitals.... how to embrace change in systems... and Damian Milton will be talking about participatory research/

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