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A succinct and easy to use resource providing suggestions on how to protect yourself from narratives of parental blame when navigating autism-related service provision.
 
Parents and carers of autistic children report how blaming narratives are a barrier to accessing useful support for their children.
 
As a parent, it can sometimes feel impossible to advocate for your child (and for yourself) when faced with blaming comments.
 
This 9-page guide offers practical suggestions for safer ways to interact with autism-service professionals.
 
Written by Alice Running (PgCert Autism), author of 'We Need to Talk About Autism and Parent-Carer Blame'.
 
 
Compiled by Alice Running
 
Alice Running is an autistic woman and mother to neurodivergent children. She is an author and writer with an academic interest in the use of parental blame within autism support services. She holds a PgCert in Autism and has contributed to academic texts relating to autism theory and social work practice.