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  1. Seen on the BBC website - "Caragh McMurtry: Great Britain rower's neurodiversity journey ... By changing the environment around her, rather than her own brain chemistry, McMurtry found the freedom to exist and perform unhindered. Together with the panel, she drew up a three-point plan. The team nutritionist was asked to provide McMurtry with bland food, as highly flavoured or spiced options were overwhelming. The coaches were asked to avoid asking her open-ended questions in the morning and to provide a sum-up at the end of team briefings to ensure they had been understood. ... ": https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/68554234
  2. Article on BBC web site titled "Autistic people held back by job interview questions - report Ambiguous interview questions and application forms are keeping autistic people out of work, a report has found. While 53.6% of all disabled people are in work, only 30% of autistic people are, the latest official figures show. One autistic person told BBC News having more tick-boxes in applications might help him to land an interview. The government has urged employers to "get behind" all recommendations set out in Sir Robert Buckland's report on autism in the workplace. ... " https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68381352 Link to Sir Robert Buckland's report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-buckland-review-of-autism-employment-report-and-recommendations/the-buckland-review-of-autism-employment-report-and-recommendations
  3. Some Autism news stories from the BBC web site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cwlw3xz045jt
  4. The film "Meet You in Scotland" gets mixed reviews here: https://letterboxd.com/film/meet-you-in-scotland/ If it is on at the cinema, I'll maybe go and see it. Is the Edinburgh Filmhouse cinema still operating?
  5. There is a radio series by neurodiverse comedian Ashley Storrie called "What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?" it is on Radio 4 on Wednesday at 23:00 hrs on Radio 4, for more information see the link below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vtn5
  6. Thank you and a happy, healthy, prosperous and successfull New Year to you and all other users of this forum.
  7. Two online articles on the use of artificial intelligence to help diagnose autism: "A Hidden Pattern in Children's Eyes Can Reveal if They Have Autism": https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-pattern-in-childrens-eyes-can-reveal-if-they-have-autism "Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Autism?": https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-science-of-autism/202312/can-artificial-intelligence-detect-autism
  8. Seen on BBC web site "My autistic self": https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/playlists/my-autistic-self Four short video clipsabout people on the autistic spectrum.
  9. Seen online article titled "Greta Thunberg is far from the only neurodivergent climate activist – many who see the world differently also want to change it": https://theconversation.com/greta-thunberg-is-far-from-the-only-neurodivergent-climate-activist-many-who-see-the-world-differently-also-want-to-change-it-210492 The article contains a section about Autistic traits and activism.
  10. There are some more autism related petitions on the UK Government and Parliament petitions website, including: "Fund an autism awareness campaign The Government should fund an awareness campaign to help people understand autism. In particular it should help people understand how to better approach people with autism and cope/ spread awareness of their mannerisms and how they express their emotions. More details Because I personally have autism and I struggle to express my emotions properly. As a result, it has caused arguments and I don't feel it’s right that me or anyone else with autism should be made to feel bad for something they can't control. ": https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/644986 "Review treatment of neurodiverse prisoners Neurodiverse prisoners can be extremely vulnerable in prison settings and in too many cases we believe they are not being treated fairly or having their needs met. This staff having no understating of the needs of neurodiverse people, and neurodiverse prisoners being punished unfairly. More details We want the Government to review treatment of neurodiverse prisoners, to identify any issues with how neurodiverse prisoners are treated at present, and consider reforms that would ensure that all neurodiverse prisoners are treated fairly and have their needs met. ": https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/643253
  11. I wasn't good at learning a second language at school. I had to resit my o grade French but passed all my other o grades first time. I couldn't access an online video or transcript of Bérengère Digard's presentation. But here is a link to some of the researchers publications: https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/berengere-digard
  12. Some autism stories from the Welcome collection web site: https://wellcomecollection.org/search/stories?query=autism
  13. I’m so sorry for your loss.
  14. Article seen online, titled "Like many women, I didn’t know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image" https://theconversation.com/like-many-women-i-didnt-know-i-was-autistic-until-adulthood-how-late-diagnosis-can-hurt-mental-health-and-self-image-212561
  15. Article seen online titled "Is Hercule Poirot autistic? Here are seven clues that he might be": https://theconversation.com/is-hercule-poirot-autistic-here-are-seven-clues-that-he-might-be-210725
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