Culture, Ethnicity and Autism

• Nura Aabe is a PHD student & Somali born mother of a young man living with autism. She shares her insights & lived experience of challenging stigmas towards Autism within different cultures. 
• Prithvi Perepa is a lecturer in Autism Studies within the Department of Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs. Both are bringing their perspectives on how autism is viewed by different ethnic groups.
  

Intersectionality and Perceptions of Autism

Gender and Autism 

• Yenn Purkis is an autistic and non-binary advocate, author and presenter. 
• Dr Wenn B. Lawson PhD, CPsychol is a trans, autistic lecturer and author. 
• Maxfield Sparrow is an autistic, metagender writer, astrologer, and facilitator. All share their lived experience on living on the intersection of gender and neurodivergence.

Discover:

• The nuances within the intersectionality between race and neurodivergence. 
• The effects of marginalisation
• Different cultural attitudes to Autism 
• Theories on the high comorbidity between gender and neurodivergent people 
• Misconceptions about ‘male’ and ‘female autism’ 
• How to respond when people come out as autistic & trans