Our new campaign, launching in October 2022, will raise awareness of the impact that late diagnosis has had on autistic people’s lives. We know that spending much of their lives undiagnosed is a challenge for autistic people, in particular women and girls and non-binary people. 

If you identify as a woman or non-binary and found out you were autistic as an adult, we would love you to share your story and feature in our campaign. Our campaign is asking you to share your story of late diagnosis (or self-identity) so that others can learn from your experience, join our supportive online community and read our information on women and autism.
 

Autistic women finding autistic women

If you identify as a woman or non-binary and found out you were autistic as an adult, we would love you to share your story. Our campaign is asking you to share your story of late diagnosis (or self-identity) so that others can learn from your experience, join our supportive online community and read our information on women and autism.

Submission deadline

The deadline for submissions is 5pm on 31 August 2022. Please note, we will not be able to use every story that is sent in to us.

Submission process

The submission process is via our online form. If you support someone who wishes to submit, you are welcome to apply on their behalf.

For the submission, we will ask you to provide a minimum of one photo, up to a maximum of three photos. (You will be asked to confirm your permission for this on the submission form). These can be:

• a photo of yourself  
• and/or a photo of you and your hobby/interest (optional)
• and/or a photo of anywhere in your home or a place where you feel most happy (optional).

Please include your full name in the filename of your photos. For example, if you are submitting three photos:

• firstnamelastname1
• firstnamelastname2
• firstnamelastname3

Next:

1. Go to the WeTransfer website (you do not need an account to send files via WeTransfer)
2. Upload your photo(s) by clicking on the blue arrow to the left of 'Upload files'
3. Click on the blue 'Get a link' button
4. Your photo(s) will upload and a link will appear, with a blue 'Copy link' button below
5. You can then paste the link into our online form.

If you have any questions about the form, or you would like further information about the campaign, please email us.

We will discuss all details with you before you commit to taking part.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Submission form