In this video, originally released at Reframing Autism’s 2021 Symposium on Autistic Flourishing: Acceptance, Authenticity, Autonomy, Reframing Autism’s CEO and Autistic Autism researcher Melanie Heyworth reflects on the specific conditions that promote genuine, authentic, Autistic flourishing or happiness.
In her discussion of triple A rated goals - acceptance, authenticity and autonomy - Melanie provides the building blocks to be optimistic, to feel hope for the future. The presentation is important viewing for Autistic individuals, parents of Autistic children and professionals who work with Autistic people.