But for some autistic people looking you in the eye is a really hard thing to do. Talking to a stranger can also be difficult. In this 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 café scene autistic actor Ryan New sensitively shows how crushing it feels when someone talks over you, or...
Amaze’s research into the experiences of autistic Australians highlights the barriers to employment. Like most Australians, most autistic adults would like to be in paid employment. 38% of those who responded to Amaze’s survey are in a paid...
If you take the time to read it, and think about it, and act on it, and share it, we can make the world a little bit better. Because little changes to our behaviour can make a big difference to an autistic person, who can’t change. I developed a public education...
So said Simon Sinek in his famous TED Talk (48 million views and counting). Sinek was talking about leadership. But he could just as well have been talking about government and how it communicates. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 is where interpretation comes in. Interpretation is:-...
When 59% of Australians access social media daily, we’d be mad to think that Town Hall meetings are the only way to engage.Where I live, the state government has set up an online platform–Engage Victoria–to give Victorians a voice. There are currently more than...
