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More than ever before, this year has focused on accepting Autism - and there have been plenty of discussions around representation in the media, allyship, and the need to actually listen to Autistic individuals.

Thinking about what I could write for this blog, I realised that more than anything, I think of myself as often being in-between. I’m too queer for autistic spaces, and too autistic for queer spaces. Whether I’m in a queer space or an autistic space, a piece of myself is always being hidden and denied. Ableism emerges in queer spaces, and homophobia emerges in disabled spaces. I emerge from one closet, only to be locked into another.

We are delighted to be able to offer work opportunities to people with Autism. We are able to include young people with range of abilities in the kitchen, packing room, to model for our media photos, illustrators, photographers and now, journalist - Lydia Wilkins who is an NCTJ qualified journalist; her work has appeared in places including The Independent, The Metro, Readers Digest...