ARIA: Advocacy & Reach Initiative Australia

12/10/2025

One of our wonderful employees posted this online about us, we are overwhelmed with pride 🥹 We love what we do ❤️

25/09/2025

I wish more people understood that not all autism is visible, but all autism is disabling.

If you don't see it, it's because we're actively hiding it. (Not for us, for others.)

But hiding our autism means our needs are also invisible. And unmet needs = inner turmoil. 😣

08/08/2025

These are the kinds of messages that make your day when you’ve found the perfect worker for your client 🥰

08/08/2025

"When the world tells you to be less, quieter, more 'normal', it chips away at your self-perception—until you realise that being unapologetically autistic is not the absence of identity, but the beginning of reclaiming it."



Many autistic individuals grapple with internalised stigma and a fragmented sense of self. There is enormous pressure to conform, and this creates confusion around identity. Negative societal messaging about autistic traits can distort self-perception, but accepting being autistic provides a turning point: embracing an autistic identity isn’t about finding something new—it’s about rediscovering what’s already there, beneath layers of self-imposed and societal-imposed expectation.

Building a positive autistic identity starts with a thorough understanding of what is autism, but also other aspects of self - related to gender, race, social advantage or disadvantage and how these have impacted identity.

If you are autistic and relate to these experiences - What have you had to unlearn to start building an affirming identity? What strengths were hidden under years of masking?
👉 Explore practical ways to build authentic identity and resilience in our half-day workshop 📚On August 22nd, 2025, we are hosting our Autism: Developing a Positive Self-Identity Course.

https://www.attwoodandgarnettevents.com/products/webcast-autism-developing-a-positive-self-identity-22nd-august-2025

08/08/2025

28/06/2025

Why we do what we do - Reason 5

28/06/2025

Why we do what we do - Reason 4

28/06/2025

Why we do what we do - Reason 3

28/06/2025

Why we do what we do - Reason 2

28/06/2025

Why we do what we do - Reason 1

21/06/2025

10/06/2025

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ARIA: Advocacy & Reach Initiative Australia