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New blog post 📝

This week we are featuring Lauren Hird. Lauren is a social worker in children’s mental health. She discussed her experience as an individual with autism and as a social worker.

Find out more about Lauren by reading her interview on the Medium!

Link in bio 😁

This week, BSLS and the Faces of Autism Subcommittee is proud to present an interview featuring Grace Demerling, a registered physiotherapist who works with children with Autism.

Throughout this video, Grace talks about her experiences working with neurodivergent children and discusses how therapy can be a benefit.

Check out the full video on YouTube! and read her story on the Medium, link in bio.

This week’s post features Jaden, a university student who has Alexithymia. Jaden takes us through his experiences with Alexithymia and how it links to Interoception among people with autism.

Written by Andrew, a member of Faces of Autism.

For more information, read:
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autism-and-alexithymia

https://livingautism.com/alexithymia-empathy-autism/

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/when-patient-has-no-story-tell-alexithymia