Episode 23: Special Guest, Allie from @alliewrote

In this episode I was joined by the the super lovely Allie. Allie is an autistic creative and advocate who alongside her current postgraduate study (a masters degree in Education Research at the University of Oxford) is also a research consultant for Neuropool which is a start-up for supporting neurodivergent people run by neurodivergent people. Allie has a special interest in creative writing and is a published poet. She is currently writing a novel and also drafting her first ever play script, which features an autistic protagonist. So here's what we chat about: All things autism related...her journey to diagnosis and her autism assessment experience Life throughout secondary school and university and coping in a sensory world We touch on relationships with friends, family and partners And...annoying noises we both can't tolerate! Allie's links: @alliewrote on Twitter - https://twitter.com/alliewrote Where Allie Writes Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/wherealliewrites Allie's interview with We Work with Autism: https://weworkwithautism.com/ask-autistic-advocates-allie-mason/ Sophie's account (who we both mention): @curiosophie | https://www.instagram.com/curiosophie/   My 21andsensory links: @21andsensory on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/21andsensory/ 21andsensory Blog - https://21andsensory.wordpress.com Podcast - https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/21andsensory-podcasts/ Want to be on my podcast? Apply here: https://forms.gle/scAY23744owv3oeB9 @21andsensory on Twitter -https://twitter.com/21andsensory