Robyn Steward

This ca,e from a post from facebook and below are my thoughts on the topic erson with autism in most context however like a lot of these naming conventions ASD vs ASC etc it depdens on context who you are talking to and who you are as somone with Autism I am more likly to say I am Autstic beacuse I as a whole in my belif am autstic whereas a just as valid argument could be raised that Autism is simply a extra componrnt seperate to personality But whats most important is to be comfortable with thw way and others talk about you

So the BIG news is I will be coming back to the USA and going to Australia to join Wendy Lawson on tour, more details will appear about this soon, also you may be interested to know that I have been working with my local brought with their new personalization transition, this is a reform of the social care system in Britain which gives service users a Personal Budget which allows the to choose what support they want when they want it and who it is provided by,

It is important for all of us to manage money so we can do the things we want to and have to do. For people like myself on the Autistic Spectrum it can be very difficult to do this, the language is confusing and sometimes bank staff can be quite pressurizing and your not sure what your really getting or indeed why you would want it, I have recently worked ith the NAS and CFEB ( Consumer Finical Education Body) to develop a resource for people on the spectrum to learn to manage money, it is a very detailed course, that one can dip in and out of and is online and in a printed handbook available free from the NAS ( national Autistic Society) here in the UK, This is the website http://www.managingmoney.org.uk/

Sorry this blog has been quiet, but I have been busily preparing from my first exhibition at ACE Fusion which is at 110 St Johns Hill (Near Clapham Junction) London, http://www.acefusion.co.uk/ , the exhibition is called FLAP! and is on until late May also thus year I will be speaking in America and Australia so if you think your organization would benefit from a talk from me please get in touch. You can see the interview here.