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Introduction

A lived experience perspective, inspiring hope and positive change

I offer a lived experience perspective, delivering talks, webinars and workshops. I’m passionate about working together to create a more neuro-inclusive world to live, work and belong. A world that supports autistic wellbeing.

I believe in making space to learn from the inside out. I welcome opportunities to bring lived experience side-by-side with research and expertise from training and practice.

I plant seeds (ideas), spark curiosity and inspire hope. I reflect. I share. I listen. Together, we can learn and grow.

More about me
Explore my work
Self-care statement

The written and video content of my website/work includes reflections on my own autistic experiences of mental health challenges and recovery from an eating disorder (anorexia).

Whilst I adopt a recovery-focused and neuroaffirmative approach, the content may include potentially triggering topics. I encourage you to be mindful of your own wellbeing and self-care.

All views are my own. I share lived experience, not advice. Seek prompt guidance from a relevant healthcare professional if you are concerned about your own physical and/or mental health.

Question
When did you last 'unplug' from the frantic world we live in and take a moment of pause? I help create more of those moments, making space for ideas to grow.
My mission and my story

Changing the narrative, creating an environment to thrive

Autism is not a mental health condition. Yet, autistic people are disproportionately experiencing poor mental health.
“About 8 in 10 autistic people experience a mental health challenge during their lifetime.”
According to Autistica

When we bring our different perspectives and experiences together, we can help change this narrative.

I work with individuals, teams and organisations who support neurodivergent people. I share insights around the following topics:

  • the overlap between autism and anorexia and neuro-affirmative approaches to recovery
  • mental health and nurturing autistic wellbeing
  • neurodivergence and the power of language
  • reasonable adjustments and reducing healthcare inequalities 
  • thriving at work with a neurodivergent mind.

I welcome you to join me in having conversations that:

  • inspire consistent and sustainable hope
  • increase accessibility of services
  • nurture empowering, recovery-focused environments
  • create opportunities to thrive.

My own mental health recovery relied on compassion and creativity. Now, I use these elements to plant seeds, spark curiosity and inspire hope.

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Hi and welcome to my website. My name is Remie. And in this short video, I'm going to share a little bit about me and why I'm so passionate about the work that I do.

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So we know that autism is not a mental health condition.

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Yet as autistic people, we are disproportionately experiencing poor mental health. And this really needs to change.

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So I believe in the power of collaboration, of joining together our conversations and knowledge and experiences to help to change this narrative.

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And within my work, I draw on my own journey. So I share insights from lived experience about how we can nurture recovery-focused environments that are both empowering and inclusive.

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So this is where my journey began.

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At the age of 12, I developed anorexia. And then there was a gap.

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Aged 26 I discovered that I'm autistic.

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And within that gap, it felt like the knowledge and understanding that I needed in order to recover from anorexia were out of reach.

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It was like trying to navigate out of a pitch-black forest without a map and without a torch.

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But then at 26 life slowly started to change.

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I stopped circling around in the darkness. And I began to make sense of my experiences through an autistic lens.

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And I realised that actually the approaches, tools and strategies that I needed in order to recover, they just needed to look a little bit different. And I began to create my own map to guide my recovery.

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And that recovery, it relied on compassion, creativity, and working together with other people. So I use those elements within my work.

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So I plant seeds or ideas, creating space for conversations, helping those to grow.

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I work to spark curiosity in autistic experiences of mental health so that we can work together to keep building our understanding and to improve the way that we support autistic people.

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And finally, I work to inspire hope.

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Because I believe in recovery from anorexia and eating disorders. Regardless of the ways our minds may work differently.

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So I focus in on the opportunities we have for change and to do things differently.

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So keep exploring my website, and I really hope to connect with you soon.

Services

How can we work together?

I draw on my lived experiences and late-realised autism diagnosis to inform my work, along with professional experience. My approach is reflective, neuro-affirmative and hope-inspired.

I can offer:

  • Short talks, presentations and seminars (virtual and in-person)
  • Half-day interactive workshops (in-person only)
  • Written articles
  • Co-production of resources
  • Bespoke requests
Collaboration

Creating space for collaboration

Are you interested in collaborating? Are you a lived experience speaker? Do you work in a clinical practice and want to know more?
By teaming up, we can amplify our voices. Together, we can help others understand neurodiversity. We'll create places where our stories are listened to, our challenges recognised, and our strengths appreciated. Let's collaborate to ensure our voices are heard. Your voice is important, and together, we can change things for the better.
Get in touch to collaborate