Feel honoured to be mentioned. Thank you!

Ironically, I began my course feeling the least confident about writing a methodology chapter, but now feel this chapter offers the strongest reflection of my academic growth - partly due to my shift to engaging with post-qualitative inquiry.

The entire research process has been informed by my subjectivity as a Black autistic academic. I initially thought I would take a qualitative approach to my study but found Eurocentric knowledge practices incongruent with my aims to humanise black autistic ways of knowing, relating and being

My dissertation forms part of a primary approach to research that engages directly with Black British autistic participants to elucidate the role of cultural strengths in supporting the development of resilience and resistance to intersecting sources of adversity.

I've learned how to write different types of assignments during my
MA course - Literature Reviews, Essays, Reports, Critical Analyses, Reflective Pieces alongside a Dissertation. The latter has been the most enjoyable, yet challenging in equal measure

A 10 year break from education ensued until I was permitted entry to postgraduate study on the basis of my autistic lived experience. I've always found academic writing challenging and throughout my MA have had to learn writing skills I would've ordinarily covered during a Bachelors degree.

I only had GCSE's prior to starting my masters. I was unable to complete my A Levels due to the strain of navigating mainstream further education without a diagnosis or support

🧠 Read the full piece on
Rejection Sensitivity, Elopement and Suicide – How They Are Connected here:

👉 sema.scot/rejection-sensitivity-elopement-and-suicide-how-they-are-connected/

Absolutely! 👍🏾

Whilst the work of Anna Freud and @at-autism.bsky.social on the NATP has now ended, people can still read here about this groundbreaking co-designed, co-developed, co-delivered programme, including impact case studies:
www.annafreud.org/training/hea...

Hiya thank you for offering to help. I managed to find it in my university E-Library so no worries 😌

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