Autism & Self-Identity
- jendot1978
- Aug 20
- 1 min read
Research shows that autistic people who embrace their autism enjoy mental health benefits like increased well-being, self-esteem and life satisfaction. However, many autistic teenagers and adults struggle to know who they are due to masking and camouflaging and consequently suffer low-self-esteem, loneliness and depression. It can be difficult to embrace being autistic in a community that largely misunderstands autism and where being autistic still carries a negative stigma.
Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett, have created a workshop describing the potential barriers to developing a positive identity as an autistic person, ways to overcome these barriers, and strategies they have developed to assist the autistic person to discover and enjoy their authentic self
We hope that Spectrum's Neuro-affirmative approach to diagnosing Autism helps the children and young people referred to us to develop a positive self-identity.
This workshop will be thought provoking to say the least and is relevant for the full age range.
