Mar 11, 2022
Kerrie Highcock has worked in the field of autism
for 18 years and has recently gained her Masters of Education, in
Autism, from the University of Strathclyde, and is currently
working on her Doctorate.
She is passionate about elevating the voices of and
learning from autistic people.
Before her 13 years (so far) with NEAS, she worked
in schools and nurseries with specialist autism provision.
Kerrie is also the author of her first book
The Infinite Journey, which outlines her journey working in the
field of autism.
Ian & Kerrie discuss;
- What we can do to raise awareness for autism
- Taking an active approach
- What is autism?
- Myths about autism
- Statistics on autism
- Acceptance
- Diagnosis of autism
- Masking
- Making reasonable adjustments
- Challenges autistic people face
- How to support autistic people
- Kerrie’s book – The Infinite Journey
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