These are our videos about autism and neurodiversity, providing insights, education, practical guidance and expert knowledge.
Whether you're autistic yourself, or a family member, or a carer or other professional, these videos help you develop understanding, respect, acceptance, independence, and well-being.
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 Videos  Understanding Autism & Diagnosis
Setting the groundwork for a good understanding
These videos provide essential knowledge about autism, explaining why it's called a 'spectrum condition'. We explore what autism is (and crucially, what it is not), and we debunk all the common myths and stereotypes. We show you how autism can present itself differently from person to person, particularly in males and females, and explain the importance and process of early diagnosis. You will also find answers to frequently asked questions and clarification about the horrifying misinformation surrounding autism's causes and so-called 'treatments'. With these videos you will gain a clear, accurate understanding, enabling you to approach the topic with an informed attitude, allowing you to challenge misconceptions and help society develop a more educated way of seeing autism for what it really is. |
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| | Autism - The Big Picture
What it is, what it isn't, what it's like, and how to help
In this 20 minute video I'll explain exactly what autism is, what it definitely isn't, what 'masking' is really all about and how it works, what effects it has and how exhausting the process of masking is, how it affects the daily life of autistic people, how their thinking and behaviours are different from neuro-typical people, and how non-autistic (neuro-typical) people can help and support them, whether that's at home, in social... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Advice For Employers of Autistic People
How to Create an Autism-Friendly Workplace
 This Autism Infocast is for employers of autistic people, explaining how to create an autism-friendly workplace to attract and retain valuable talent. Discover the strengths autistic employees can bring, such as attention to detail and innovative problem-solving. Learn how to adapt recruitment, implement reasonable adjustments, and build an inclusive culture through awareness training. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Busting the myths and stereotypes about Autism
How to avoid unconscious bias about autistic people
 This Autism Infocast challenges many common misconceptions about autism by debunking harmful myths. It replaces fiction with fact on topics like savant abilities, empathy, and the causes of autism. You'll learn why autism is a diverse spectrum condition, not a mental illness, and you find out about the real challenges autistic people face in everyday life. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | How to recognise autism, and how you can help
What to do when you think someone you meet may be autistic
 This Autism Infocast tells you how to recognise possible autistic traits in other people, and how to respond with kindness and respect. Learn about common differences in communication, sensory sensitivities, and the need for routine you might observe in everyday encounters. Discover practical tips, from communicating clearly to being patient, that can help you support autistic people and make a more inclusive community. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Seeking an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult
Understanding the process of getting an adult autism diagnosis
 This Autism Infocast guides adults considering seeking an autism diagnosis, exploring the reasons for seeking one, such as lifelong feelings of difference. It outlines the UK NHS and private assessment pathways, detailing what an assessment involves, from interviews to questionnaires. Also discover the profound impact of a diagnosis, including the relief of self-understanding and access to support and workplace adjustments. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | What A Late Autism Diagnosis Really Means
Understanding Autism in Later Life
 This Autism Infocast shows you why receiving an autism diagnosis in adulthood is not about dwelling on the past or what might have been - and why it's an opportunity to build a future based on a more authentic and compassionate understanding of who you really are! It gives you permission to stop trying to fit into a mould that was never designed for you and to start creating a life that accommodates your unique neurology. This new chapter of... WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Living with Autism
How to live a full, happy, meaningful autistic life
Explore the rich and varied daily experiences of autistic people through these insightful videos. We cover how autism influences life across different stages, from understanding intense sensory sensitivities and the nuances of autistic communication, to the purposes of stimming and the profound role of special interests. Discover how autistic people creatively express themselves through the arts, use different technologies to help them be more independent, and how they can find joy and meaning in their unique ways of engaging with the world. With these videos you will develop deeper empathy, learning practical ways that autistic people can navigate challenges like meltdowns and social media for a happier, more independent and fulfilling life. |
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| | Adjusting to Your Autism Diagnosis
What does it all mean, and what comes next?
 This Autism Infocast will help you navigate life after an autism diagnosis. It acknowledges the complex emotions you may feel, from relief to confusion, and offers practical next steps. Learn how to find reliable information, connect with the autistic community for support, and begin exploring your unique profile of strengths and challenges to access support at home, school, or work. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Autism Soothing Music Video Playlist
A calming mix of repetitive, rhythmic instrumental music
This YouTube music video playlist is a powerful mix of soothing, rhythmic instrumental music that help autistic minds relax and regulate their emotions. Predictable patterns and rhythms, played with consistent volume, all help reduce sensory overwhelm. Rhythmic music provides a kind of auditory anchor, lowering your anxiety and meeting your autistic need for sameness and letting your brain regulate itself without any effort. Put your... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Autistic Masking and Camouflaging
The Hidden and Exhausting Efforts of Autistic People
 This Autism Infocast explains what 'masking' is: the often-exhausting effort by autistic people to hide their natural traits to fit in with the world around them. Discover why people mask, from avoiding bullying to gaining social acceptance, and the common strategies used. Learn about the significant cost of this performance, including burnout and anxiety, and why your acceptance and understanding is the key to their well-being. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Dealing with Autistic Regression After Your Diagnosis
What to expect and what to tell friends, family and colleagues
 This Autism Infocast explains why receiving your autism diagnosis in adulthood often brings relief, and yet it can be incredibly confusing when you suddenly find yourself struggling more than before. We explain Autistic Regression - a common but often distressing phase where daily skills and sensory sensitivities all seem to get worse. Find out why that happens, and be reassured that you aren't "getting more autistic". What you're... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Living Autistic Life to the Fullest
A Guide to Thriving with Autism
 This Autism Infocast challenges the idea that autism limits you, focusing instead on how to thrive. Discover how to identify and harness your unique autistic strengths and passions, while developing easy strategies for managing challenges like sensory overload. Learn about building a supportive network, self-advocacy, and defining success on your own terms. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Supporting Autistic Stimming
Understanding Repetitive Behaviours
 This Autism Infocast demystifies "stimming" in autistic people, explaining it as a natural and necessary behaviour. Discover why repetitive actions like hand-flapping or rocking are used to self-regulate, manage sensory input, cope with stress, and express emotions. Learn about the different forms of stimming and why societal acceptance, rather than suppression, is key to supporting autistic well-being. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Understanding Autistic Burnout
How To Survive When The World Is 'Just Too Much'
 This Autism Infocast explains autistic burnout, which is a state of total exhaustion caused by the ongoing stress of navigating a neurotypical world, masking, and sensory overload. Learn to recognise the symptoms, such as loss of skills and extreme fatigue. Discover essential strategies for recovery, including radical rest and reducing demands, alongside preventative measures like self-advocacy. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Understanding Autistic Meltdowns and Shutdowns
Why Autistic People Sometimes 'Just Can't'
 This Autism Infocast explains autistic meltdowns and shutdowns - they're just involuntary responses to being overwhelmed. They're not tantrums. We describe what externalised meltdowns and internalised shutdowns look like, and their common triggers, like sensory overload or unexpected changes and surprises. Learn compassionate and practical strategies to support a person before, during, and after an episode, promoting empathy over judgment. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Understanding Autistic Special Interests
How to Support Autistic People's Passions and Expertise
 This Autism Infocast explores the intense and passionate "special interests" of autistic people, revealing them as being way more than just hobbies. Discover how these deep interests are a source of joy, expertise, and a vital tool for reducing stress. Learn about their diverse nature, their benefits for skill development and careers, and how to support them respectfully. WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Employment
Strategies for autistic workers and their employers
Navigate the world of work with these videos that are dedicated to autism and neurodiversity. We provide practical advice for autistic job seekers on highlighting their strengths and acing interviews, while also providing information for employers about 'reasonable adjustments' and creating autism-friendly workplaces. Learn about effective communication strategies for both autistic and non-autistic colleagues, how to manage office culture and social skills, and all the ways that autistic people can contribute to and integrate with their work teams. These videos aim to empower autistic and neurodiverse people in their careers, and to educate businesses about developing more inclusive and productive environments for everyone. |
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| | Reasonable Adjustments at Work
Asking Your Employer to Accommodate Your Needs
 This Autism Infocast helps UK-based autistic employees understand their right to "reasonable adjustments" at work under the Equality Act 2010. It provides examples of helpful changes, from a quieter workspace to flexible hours, and outlines how to constructively approach your employer. Learn to advocate for your needs and create an environment where you can thrive. WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Navigating Systems
Handling education, work, healthcare, transport, and authorities
In these videos we equip you with easy-to-do strategies to interact with and navigate various systems throughout society, whether that's education, healthcare, care and support services, or the authorities. We provide specific advice for autistic students on succeeding in mainstream education and transitioning to higher education, along with broader insights about making learning environments more inclusive. We also address the challenges of using public transport, attending healthcare appointments, and ensuring fair treatment within the justice system. With these videos you will gain the practical knowledge and tools you need to advocate for any 'reasonable accommodations' (adjustments) you might need, promoting more equitable access and experiences across these essential services and institutions. |
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| | Making A Free Autism Hospital Passport
A Practical Guide To Making Your Medical Treatments Easier
 This Autism Infocast explains how to create an Autism Hospital Passport, a vital tool for improving healthcare experiences. We explain exactly how the passport communicates your unique needs - like sensory sensitivities and communication preferences - to medical staff. You'll also learn how to use our FREE online tool to prepare a hospital passport before you need it, which means safer, more person-centred care! WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Challenges & Strategies
Practical ideas and ways to cope with problems
Focusing on common challenges faced by autistic people, these videos offer practical coping mechanisms and resilience-building techniques for those with autism, and explore all the ways you can safely navigate social situations and social media. We explore the frequent co-occurrence of anxiety with autism and address broader mental health well-being, providing a good understanding of possible triggers, coping mechanisms, and support strategies. From these videos you will learn to identify and manage those difficulties, and develop greater confidence, self-awareness, and overall mental health. |
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| | Autistic Communication Differences
How To Communicate With Autistic People More Supportively
 This Autism Infocast helps you communicate more effectively with autistic people. It explains common differences, such as literal interpretation, directness, and the need for processing time. Discover actionable tips with real-world examples, from using clear language to being patient, helping you bridge communication gaps and have more respectful and successful interactions with them. WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Helping autistic people be part of your world
Making autistic people part of the conversation with compassion
We often talk about awareness, but this video focuses on building real connections. It provides practical, grounded advice to help you support autistic friends, family, and colleagues with confidence. You will learn simple strategies - like the '10-second rule' and the importance of using clear, literal language - to prevent misunderstandings. Watch this to bridge the gap between different ways of thinking and ensure autistic people feel... WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Inclusive Environments & Advocacy
Building acceptance, respect, and understanding
These videos empower you to become an agent of change by developing more inclusive attitudes and environments for autistic people. We examine the thorny issues of understanding and advocating for autistic and neurodiverse rights, the importance of respectful and identity-affirming language, and practical steps to make community spaces more autism-friendly. The videos also encourage you to challenge 'ableism' wherever you encounter it, and explore how all kinds of services, institutions and authorities can improve their policies and funding for better support. From these videos you will find inspiration to contribute actively to a society that truly understands, accepts, and supports its autistic and neurodiverse members. |
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| | Being An Ally and Advocate for Autistic People
What You Need To Know To Do It Right
 This Autism Infocast is for anyone who wants to be an effective ally to someone who's autistic. It emphasises the principle of "Nothing About Us Without Us", stressing the importance of listening to and amplifying their voices and choices. Learn practical ways to be supportive, from educating yourself, to challenging stigma, to adapting your communication style. Discover how to advocate respectfully, always guided by the person's wishes, to... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Creating Autism-Friendly Homes
A Practical Guide To Making Autistic Home Life Easier
 This Autism Infocast helps families create an autism-friendly home that feels like a sanctuary for autistic family members. Learn to manage the sensory environment by adjusting lighting, reducing visual clutter, and minimising noise to prevent overload. Discover the importance of organisation and visual schedules to create calming predictability, and setting up a dedicated "safe space" to reduce stress, all contributing to a more harmonious... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Reasonable Adjustments Outside The Workplace
An Easier Life in Healthcare, Education, and Public Services
 This Autism Infocast explains how autistic people can request reasonable adjustments in a range of settings, from education and healthcare to local authorities and public services to help make life easier and less stressful. Learn to identify your needs and ask for adjustments (like a quiet room or clearer communication) along with examples of who to approach and what to say to ensure you're treated fairly, kindly and equally. WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Care Planning & Specific Support Roles
Professional ways to support autistic people
Tailored for those who care for people with autism and other neurodiverse disabilities, these videos provide essential guidance, practical tips on how to effectively care for, support, and work with autistic people, ensuring that daily life and interactions are less stressful for them, and that your communication is clear and easily understood. We provide a number of recommendations for healthcare workers, care and social support workers, and those in local authorities on how to improve services and systems to better support autistic people their services and communities. From these videos you will gain valuable, targeted insights to enhance your own practices and thinking, leading to more person-centred, compassionate, and effective care. |
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| | Adjusting Your Communication for Autistic Adults
How To Understand Them And Be Understood
 This Autism Infocast helps neurotypical people communicate more effectively with autistic adults. Learn to be clear, direct, and patient, allowing for processing time and using active listening to ensure understanding. It provides a two-way guide to non-verbal cues: how to interpret an autistic person's communication style without assumption, and how to use your own gestures and tone supportively. These adjustments build stronger, more... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations
Visual Tools for Better Autistic Understanding
 This Autism Infocast introduces Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations, which are visual tools to help autistic people understand situations and social interactions. It explains their structure, how they clarify social situations and emotions, and provides guidance for making up these 'leading by example' stories, which help improve social understanding, reduce anxiety, acquire new skills, increase independence, and make communication... WATCH VIDEO |
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Videos Broader Perspectives & Community
Celebrating neurodiversity, inclusion and awareness
The videos here offer an uplifting and forward-looking view, focusing on autism awareness, community inclusion, and the celebration of neurodiversity. They highlight the progress being made in understanding autism and share inspirational success stories from autistic people, demonstrating their potential and diverse contributions. We explore how autistic people can find their place within the community and emphasise the strengths inherent in autistic ways of thinking and being. From these videos you will gain a hopeful perspective, and learn how to create a shift throughout society towards greater acceptance and the valuing of all neurotypes. |
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| | Recognising Autistic Traits in Others
A Practical Guide To What Autism Is And What It Isn't
 This Autism Infocast explains how to recognise possible autistic traits in others, detailing their various differences in communication, behaviour, and sensory needs. However, it warns against amateur diagnosis, detailing how other conditions can seem similar to autism. The aim is to build empathy, encouraging a shift from judgment and bias toward patience and kindness, so you can deal more fairly and inclusively with people of all kinds of... WATCH VIDEO |
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| | The Identity Language of Autism
Should It Be Identity-First or Person-First?
 This Autism Infocast explores the ongoing discussion about identity-first ("autistic person") and person-first ("person with autism") language, explaining the rationale behind each and highlighting the twin ideals of identity and respect. It will help you understand the various viewpoints and use the right language for each person, leading to a stronger understanding of autistic people and their preferences, as well as a more accepting and... WATCH VIDEO |
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