Post-diagnostic autism support for 14-18-year olds
By Emily Niner, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Emily Niner
Fellow’s Profile
Emily Niner
Post-diagnostic autism support for 14 to 18-year-olds
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Producing resources and online peer support for teenagers diagnosed with autism
Countries
Fellowship year
2019
Supported by
Locality
London
Biography
I am the Participation Programme Manager at Ambitious about Autism, designing and delivering a programme for young autistic people across England.
My Fellowship looked at the support young people were receiving after an autism diagnosis – an area that the young people I supported told me was incredibly lacking. I worked with them to decide on my Fellowship, where I would visit and shared my findings on my return to help decide what we would focus on as an organisation.
Since my return, my team at Ambitious have worked with autistic young people to co-produce content, both videos and articles, for their peers to access after diagnosis. We are also developing a support course that will be co-delivered by young people to help make sense of diagnosis and equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to advocate for themselves and their needs.
Going on my Fellowship was a life-changing opportunity for me. It opened doors, creating contacts across the world who I still talk to and go to for advice, and allowed me to create new resources with and for young people where before there were none.
Ideas
Activity
May 2022 Fellows' update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) wrote a blog on engaging with young autistic people this month. Emily’s Fellowship explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner, 2022
August 2021 Fellows' update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) has worked with Ambitious About Autism this month to develop new resources that will help young people to make sense of their autism diagnosis. Emily drew upon her Fellowship findings, which explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner, 2021
Support resources for autistic young people
By Emily Niner, 2021
June 2021 Fellow's update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) presented at an event organised by Jonathan Vincent (CF 2017) for the York Autism Community of Practice on 9 June. Emily discussed findings from her Fellowship, which explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner, 2021
May 2021 Fellow's update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) co-authored an article on how she has adapted Ambitious about Autism’s participation programme during the pandemic, published on 24 May in Policy Press. This work was influenced by her Fellowship, which explored support for teenagers following a diagnosis of autism.
By Emily Niner, 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Ideas
Activity
May 2022 Fellows' update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) wrote a blog on engaging with young autistic people this month. Emily’s Fellowship explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner, 2022
August 2021 Fellows' update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) has worked with Ambitious About Autism this month to develop new resources that will help young people to make sense of their autism diagnosis. Emily drew upon her Fellowship findings, which explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner, 2021
Support resources for autistic young people
By Emily Niner, 2021
June 2021 Fellow's update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) presented at an event organised by Jonathan Vincent (CF 2017) for the York Autism Community of Practice on 9 June. Emily discussed findings from her Fellowship, which explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner, 2021
May 2021 Fellow's update: Emily Niner
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) co-authored an article on how she has adapted Ambitious about Autism’s participation programme during the pandemic, published on 24 May in Policy Press. This work was influenced by her Fellowship, which explored support for teenagers following a diagnosis of autism.
By Emily Niner, 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
