Rebecca

Director of External Affairs @Autistica. Co-founder @CharityBookClub

[Autistica @Autistica]

Michela and her autistic daughter Isabelle took part in autism research to improve understanding and to help find solutions to the challenges some autistic children face.

You can get involved in research. Join the #AutisticaNetwork: https://t.co/oE3nopm4sq

#AutismResearch

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

We're looking forward to our next event where we'll be discussing Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin.

📅Tuesday 16th April
⏰6pm-7:30pm
📍The Racketeer at King's Cross

Grab a ticket below!

https://t.co/Lxu0cGoORf

[Rebecca @bex_sterry]

Another lovely blog from @copyiswritten about his son’s growing independence and the challenges of playing by the rules when the rules change…#autism #SEND

[Matt Davis @copyiswritten]

🚨NEW BLOG POST🚨

Introducing Isaac the Independent!!

The ups and downs of travelling solo, social skills, school friends…. and more.

#blogger #Autism #AutismAwareness @Autism ❤️🚇 #parenting

https://t.co/Nz00Td1nMb👇👇👇

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

Lovely to meet up in person in a cosy pub to discuss the chilly ‘Twelve Nights’ by Urs Faes. Mixed reviews, but we all felt like we were transported to a still, wintry landscape stuck in time. And appreciated the poetic prose. We scored it 6.5/10.

[Autism Alliance UK @Autism_Alliance]

Our new Breaking Point report is featured in the Times newspaper - highlighting the appalling plight of autistic adults detained in mental health hospitals, having been let down by the social care system. TY to @GLJourno @thetimes
#BreakingPointCampaign https://t.co/a1P1HbOmg6

[Autistica @Autistica]

Submit your autistic child’s design to our festive card competition! ❄

Read the guidelines and submit their design here: https://t.co/PLm8qySGZX

Runners up will receive a £20 voucher, and the winner will receive a £30 voucher and 20 copies of their card design.

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

Join us in October for a virtual book club discussing @FernBrady's hilariously enlightening book about life as an #autistic woman, stripping, class, homelessness, stand-up and tv. You won't want to put it down. https://t.co/2kMZDujEgU

[Rebecca @bex_sterry]

So proud to call this incredible woman our founder @Autistica. Happy 90th birthday Steve. We’re in awe of you! 🎈

[Autistica @Autistica]

Our founder Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley celebrates her 90th birthday today!

She has done so much to change the world for autistic people in the last 20 years through her strategic thinking and innovation. Thank you for everything you do. https://t.co/rcHIwLLi66

[Autistica @Autistica]

tw// death

BBC News today published an investigation into the preventable deaths of numerous young autistic people. These headlines must stop. We need urgent action.
https://t.co/XTmmyhpWeL

[Rebecca @bex_sterry]

Meeting the people we work with in real life and helping them to be themselves in front of the camera is always a highlight @Autistica - too much of life is virtual these days.

[Autistica @Autistica]

We are proud to be partnering with the @jinglejam this year!

The funds raised will help us create a Mental Health and Wellbeing Tips Hub for young autistic people. #JingleJam2023

Read more: https://t.co/TbRGphd0xg

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

Our next event is virtual. On 17 October, we’ll be reading STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER by @FernBrady

Join us! https://t.co/2kMZDujEgU

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

We loved our first Bring Your Own Book event this evening! We shared our current reads and all-time favourites. And chatted about lots of non-book stuff too: 🐻🏔️🦮🎭
Brilliant bunch 🤍

[Rebecca @bex_sterry]

Looking forward to our summer @CharityBookClub meet-up tomorrow to talk about our summer reads!

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

In 6 days, we’re trying something new - Bring Your Own Book and meet us in the park!

You don’t have to read a set book in advance, just bring your favourite, or what you’re currently reading.

We’ll be at St James’ Park in London, 6pm on 15 Aug. Sign up: https://t.co/Z6A8IVrGS2

[Autistica @Autistica]

Researchers at the @SussexUni are looking for current university students or recent graduates (2022-23) who are formally diagnosed or self-identified as autistic to take part in a survey about learning experiences at university.

Survey: https://t.co/xr8SrdRMOp

[Beat @beatED]

This Autism Acceptance Month, we're looking at barriers autistic people face in accessing eating disorder care. If you’re autistic and have had an eating disorder or have supported someone who is, we're inviting you to share your experiences in our survey👉https://t.co/FNwae8QS9e

[City of London Sinfonia (CLS) @CityLdnSinfonia]

We’re so thrilled to be performing the world premiere of @AmbleSkuse's Divergent Sounds on 14 May in which she explores the experiences of neurodivergent people in a neurotypical world.

Pay-what-you-can tickets from £1 available via: https://t.co/cRjQFhVUOc

[Charity Book Club @CharityBookClub]

Our next event will be in-person at a community pub in Greenwich, where we'll be reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Grab a ticket below 👇
https://t.co/o4AX26ZC2o

[Autism Alliance UK @Autism_Alliance]

Excellent to see this new review led by @RobertBuckland and @DWPgovuk supported by @Autistica. An important opportunity to unlock real change for autistic people. #WorldAutismAcceptanceDay

[Rebecca @bex_sterry]

Excited to get started on this @DWPgovuk led review to identify barriers and provide solutions to help more autistic people into jobs and support them to thrive #HireDifferent #Neurodiversity
https://t.co/K3cTaqVar9