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Human Living Library: ASD

“We're all human beings, we're all different. It's just that some people have got a formal diagnosis because they fit in enough of a criteria.”

Conor

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Here Conor talks about their experience of being autistic and how that affected their life from their younger years to their time at university. They highlight that although people with ASD may need different adjustments, being nice and accommodating should be the norm regardless of if someone is neurodiverse or neurotypical.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. 

 

Here are some quick links where you can learn more about autism:

https://embrace-autism.com/

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism

https://youtu.be/fn_9f5x0f1Q