Did you know that Autism is Actually Awesome? If you still think that being Autistic means a life of stress, worry and social isolation - think again! Listening to Shadia will surely convince you otherwise. Lou and Shadia discuss Shadia's life growing up, their amazing advocate/teacher mum, the progressive and inclusive school that Shadia attended in recent years, Autistic identity, animal therapy, speech pathology, gender identity, mental health and a whole lot more. Shadia is such an insightful and beautiful person. The lived experience of neurodiversity strengths is totally inspiring and uplifting. Enjoy this powerful episode.
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Resources discussed in this episode:
1. The ICAN Network
https://icannetwork.online/
2. Peter Hutton was the principal at Shadia's school. This is his TED talk. Well worth a watch.
https://www.google.com/search?q=peter+hutton+ted+talk&rlz=1C1CHZL_enAU796AU796&oq=peter+hutton+ted+talk&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512j69i60l5.3621j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
3. Shadia's organisation - Autism Actually:
https://www.autismactually.com.au/
4. Shadia mentions Mind Dog as an organisation to understand the role of therapy assistance dogs:
https://www.minddog.org.au/
5. Reframing Autism. Shadia mentioned that this organisation look to employ Autistic people and assist them with many aspects of life.
https://reframingautism.org.au/
6. Yellow Ladybugs:
https://www.yellowladybugs.com.au/