I’m Sarah, and I became involved with neurodivergent advocacy in 2019 when I discovered I am autistic and then my ADHD the year after. I realised that many people aren’t aware of their neurodivergence until adulthood, while often struggling in a “normal” world without understanding why.
And that was where Autistically Sarah was born! It all started with me writing about my experiences of being unaware of my neurodivergence for over 20 years. Since then, the blog has grown from strength to strength, and I have expanded to writing about issues neurodivergent people face, alongside my own insights. Leading to the publication of my first book, ‘Young, Autistic and ADHD: Moving into adulthood when you’re multiply-neurodivergent’.
I also work with organisations seeking to build their knowledge and confidence around neurodivergence through training design and delivery, writing, consultancy and public speaking. Find out more about my portfolio and how to get in touch for work enquiries here
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Recent blog posts
Autistic and not buying into the “preparing them for the real world” argument
It’s a debate you see you come up every now and then that never fails to go away. For young people in general, you see a lot of comments about preparing them “for the real world”. However, there can be another layer added to this when it comes to autistic people advocating for their needs.…
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The inaccuracies and disregard of autistic insights in the Uta Frith article
*Please note this is a critique of the content of the ‘Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum’ article and not of the person’s character* For the last several years, there has been intense discourse around the increasing recognition of neurodivergence, particularly autism and ADHD. So I was intrigued when I…
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Do I regret being so open about my neurodivergence online?
I have been posting online about my experience of being neurodivergent for some time now. It all started 7 years ago when I finally received my late autism diagnosis, and then my ADHD diagnosis a year later. Even compared to now, it felt like there were a lot fewer openly neurodivergent people. It’s something I…
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