Groups for live meetups:
- Autistic Adults Social Group: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Autistic-Adults-Sydney/
- Sydney-based autistic-led and autistic-run group that meets up for social reasons.
- Au2gether: link not available. Join via the Autistic Adults Social Group.
- Sydney-based autistic-led and autistic-run peer support group.
- Another Autism: https://anotherautism.weebly.com/
- Sydney-based autistic-led and autistic-run group for women.
Websites about autistic characteristics:
- The Spectrum
https://thespectrum.org.au/autism-diagnosis/checklist-adults/#signs-and-characteristics-checklist - ADDitude Mag – This website is primarily for ADD/ADHD, but also has articles about ASD
https://www.additudemag.com/?s=ASD
Podcasts available on spotify:
Many of these were taken from: https://discoverpods.com/austistic-creator-podcasts/
- Autism by Autistics by Melissa and Sophie
- 21andsensory by Emily
- 1800 Seconds On Autism by the BBC
- The Aspie World Podcast by Dan M Jones
- Not Neurotypical with Laura Zdan by Laura Zdan
- The One Percent by Truitt Taylor
- Catie and Erik’s Infinite Quest: An ADHD Adventure by Cate Osborn and Erik Gude
Books:
- The guide to good mental health on the autism spectrum by Emma Goodall, Jane Nugent, and Yenn Purkis
- I overcame my autism and all I got was the lousy anxiety disorder by Sarah Kurchak
- Aspergirls by Rudy Simone
- Autism in Heels by Jennifer Cook O-Toole
- ADHD Time Management by Michael Joseph Fergason
- Explaining Humans by Camilla Pang
- Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
- Unmasking Autism by Dr Devon Price
- Neurotribes by Steve Silberman
Youtube Channels:
- How to ADHD – Helpful videos providing information and advice for managing ADHD
- The Aspie World – Helpful videos providing information and advice for managing ASD
- Aspergers from the Inside – Helpful videos providing information and advice for managing ASD
- Of Herbs and Altars
- Reframing Autism
- Yo Samdy Sam – videos about what it’s like to be autistic
- Michelle and Andrew Preston – A couple where one is autistic, and the other is neurotypical
- Chloe Hayden – she has a video series including ‘let’s talk about autism’, ‘let’s talk about ADHD’, and more
Disability Support:
- Northcott:
- Provides NDIS support as well as sexuality & relationships services
- Autism alert cards – https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/alert-card
- Provides a card to help with communication
Apps:
- Task Tree
- An app to help with everyday functioning for those with ADHD
- Hiki
- A dating app for neurodivergent people
- Tiimo
- A scheduling app
- Daylio
- A diary and mood journal app
- Habitica
- An app that gamifies everyday chores
Jobs and Career:
- Xceptional – https://xceptional.io/
- A company made to help autistics find employment
- Specialisterne – https://specialisterne.com.au/
- Another company made to help autistics find employment
- The Ultimate A-Z Guide for Neurodiversity At Work – https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/resource-library/azguideneurodiversityatwork