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Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan and Graham Joe Ogilvie in collaboration with individuals from the autistic community in Glasgow.
Conversations with the Autistic Community
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This journey map was created as a visual way to display the important parts of conversations with members of the Autistic community. These conversations mainly surrounded what they saw as the barriers to navigating through parts of their lives and what they thought helped them cope.
The storytellers have tried to capture the barriers in red and what helped overcome some of these in green.
To provide some context the individuals involved were diagnosed at ages ranging from their teenage years right into adulthood, all initially presenting with poor mental health. None of them identify with having any learning disabilities. The storytellers felt this is a section of the Autistic community that is largely ignored by funders.
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Engage with this graphic illustration, Conversations with the Autistic Community, which showcases some #HelpsAndHinders of the autistic community.
Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan and Graham Joe Ogilvie. In partnership with Social Action Inquiry Scotland @social_action_scotland
https://socialaction.scot/conversations-with-the-autistic-community/
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Having to travel during peak times hinders members of the autistic community.
Find out more about some #HelpsAndHinders for the autistic community in the graphic illustration, Conversations with the Autistic Community.
Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan and Graham Joe Ogilvie. In partnership with Social Action Inquiry Scotland @social_action_scotland
https://socialaction.scot/conversations-with-the-autistic-community/
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Therapists specialising in autism helps members of the autistic community.
Find out more about some #HelpsAndHinders for the autistic community in the graphic illustration, Conversations with the Autistic Community.
Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan and Graham Joe Ogilvie. In partnership with Social Action Inquiry Scotland @social_action_scotland
https://socialaction.scot/conversations-with-the-autistic-community/
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Conversations with the Autistic Community showcases what #HelpsAndHinders the autistic community.
Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan and Graham Joe Ogilvie. In partnership with @Soc_Act_Scot
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Traveling during peak hours hinders some of the autistic community.
Find out more about what #HelpsAndHinders the autistic community in this graphic illustration.
Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan and Graham Joe Ogilvie. In partnership with @Soc_Act_Scot
https://socialaction.scot/conversations-with-the-autistic-community/
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Therapists specialising in autism helps some of the autistic community.
Find out more about what #HelpsAndHinders the autistic community in this graphic illustration.
Storytelling by Lisa Callaghan & Graham Joe Ogilvie. In partnership with @Soc_Act_Scot
https://socialaction.scot/conversations-with-the-autistic-community/
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