Lived Experience

Below you will find information from Autistic individuals sharing their lived experience.

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Autistic Content Creators | Books about Autism by Autistic Authors | Organizations run by and for Autistic community

If you would like to read from researchers click here to go to the research page.

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How do Autistic People Experience Love?

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Maria - Autistic Masking (Animated Short Film)

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We don’t “outgrow” autism, I believe we more or less “grow INTO” it! #autismawareness #autism

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Organizations run by and for
the Autistic Community

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ReframingAutism

Neuroclastic

Neuroclastic is a fantastic resource. According to their Mission "We are a collective of Autistic people responsive to the evolving needs and trajectory of the Autistic community. By publishing autistic voices, we are cataloguing the intersectional experiences, insights, knowledge, talents, and creative pursuits of Autistics. We follow a unique model of interdependence, leveraging the passions, skills, and specializations of contributors to create a living repository of information cataloging the autistic experience."

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"Reframing Autism is different. We are a charity run by Autistic people, for Autistic people, and for our families and allies. Everything we do is informed by our own personal lived experiences as Autistic individuals ourselves, who love, work with, support and parent other Autistic people. But we also look to the most innovative, respectful, inclusive research, coproduced with the Autistic community, to supplement our knowledge and experiential expertise.

This combination of lived experience and research means that Reframing Autism offers a respectful, affirming, and evidence-informed approach to Autism."

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Autistic
Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)

ASAN

ASAN is a nonprofit organization run by and for Autistic people. You can read their Mission here. They create reports, briefs, books, toolkits. Click below to check out their Resource Library

The goal of this page is to highlight autistic adults (particularly women) sharing their personal experiences. Connection and Community is beautiful. Diversity is essential. Conflict can be expected. Views expressed do not automatically reflect those of EnterTheSpectrum. If you are an autistic content creator who talks about autism and would like your page/podcast to be featured send us a message.

Lived Experience
Autistic Content Creators

Annie Crowe

Annie Crowe is a proud Autistic ADHD lawyer and well-known Australian neurodiversity and disability advocate. She has a passion for supporting others to create and foster inclusive and accessible environments for neurodivergent people.

Annie spends most of her time helping late-identified Autistic ADHDers build self-advocacy skills and lean into their Autistic and ADHD identity and culture through her flagship Autistic Empowerment Course and Coaching.

Princess and the Pea (PATP) Podcast is Annie's excuse to talk more about neurodivergence to (mostly) fellow neurodivergent people and some of our allies!

Amplified Autistics in conversation with Reframing Autism

" Amplified is the official podcast of Autistic-led not-for-profit organisation Reframing Autism, which is dedicated to creating a world in which the Autistic community is supported to achieve acceptance, inclusion and active citizenship. This podcast aims to amplify Autistic voices from a diverse range of backgrounds, with Australian and international Autistic advocates sharing their stories and perspectives from lived experience. "

Samantha Stein

Exploring the topics of autism and neurodiversity.

As a recently diagnosed autistic adult, I am passionate about not just raising awareness of autism but promoting acceptance for the autistic community.

I want to explore the autistic experience from every weird corner of my brain and help others discover themselves, be proud of themselves and change the world, one silly video at a time.

Paul Micallef

"If you're autistic or think you or someone you love might be on the autism spectrum, this channel is for you!
I'm Paul Micallef, and I discovered my own autism at age 30.

Yes, I know, I don't look autistic. That's exactly why I started this channel in the first place because if I didn't show you, you would never know.

Autism affects many (if not all!) aspects of our lives, so on this channel, I want to show you what Autism looks like in real people and give you some insight into what's happening for us on the inside. We'll break down myths and misconceptions, discuss how to embrace autism and live well, and share what it's like to be an autistic person.

Join me as I share what I've found along my journey, so you don't have to learn it the hard way.

Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss my new video every Friday and some bonus content thrown in mid-week too."

Much Much Spectrum

"Our mission is to prioritize lived experiences, community wisdom, and inclusive models in social storytelling. We aim to establish a practice that reflects local realities, democratizes knowledge, centre stages community insights, and integrates research and data with personal narratives. Through compelling content, we strive to engage a broader audience, making important conversations both accessible and captivating."

www.muchmuchspectrum.com