The Autism and Ageing Project
I am an autistic author who writes fiction and creative non-fiction about the autistic experience.
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Autism and Ageing: Sharing Our Stories is an exploration of the experience of ageing as an autistic person, told through the stories of more than 50 autistic people over 50 from diverse backgrounds, locations, and walks of life.
Autism is a lifelong condition – an autistic child will grow up to be an autistic adult, who will eventually become an elderly autistic adult. We know a lot about autistic children, we know a bit about autistic adults, but we know nothing about autistic ageing. As autistic people enter the later decades of their lives they encounter a stunning lack of awareness of autism in healthcare, social care, and aged care. We are invisible, our needs are unknown and unmet, and our chances of autistic-affirming care are minimal.
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Your support for this project will enable the voices of older autistic Australians to be heard. It will enable our needs and concerns to be shared with those responsible for providing the services and supports we need as we age.
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You can watch a brief video about why this project is so important to me here:
To support this project
The Autism and Ageing Project is supported through the Australian Cultural Fund. You can make a tax-deductible donation here
To participate in this project
If you are an autistic person aged 50 or over and you are interested in participating in the Autism and Ageing: Sharing Our Stories Project, you can register your interest here