{"id":1899,"date":"2024-08-15T10:14:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2024-08-29T10:22:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T09:22:27","slug":"october-2024-wellbeing-hub-talk-amy-pearson-understanding-autistic-masking-as-a-response-to-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/october-2024-wellbeing-hub-talk-amy-pearson-understanding-autistic-masking-as-a-response-to-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2024 Wellbeing Hub Talk: Amy Pearson &#8211; Understanding autistic masking as a response to stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1900 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2024\/08\/Amy3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Date<\/strong>: 10th October 2024<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Time<\/strong>: 19:00 \u2013 20:30\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Pearson <\/strong>who will deliver a talk entitled <strong>Understanding autistic masking as a response to stigma.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amy will speak about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The history of autism and stigmatising narratives<\/li>\n<li>Why understanding stigma is crucial for understanding masking<\/li>\n<li>How we can encourage authenticity in a world where it is not always safe for an autistic person to be themselves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The content of this talk is suitable for all to attend and will be recorded. There will be time for questions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"___gtxmoj0 f22iagw f1vx9l62 f179ow02\"><strong><span class=\"fui-Text ___12z6j2z fk6fouc fkhj508 fj15ycj figsok6 fpgzoln f22iagw f6juhto f1mtd64y f1y7q3j9 f2jf649 f9ltsv3 f122n59\"><span class=\"fui-Text ___1kmtpet fk6fouc f1pp30po fj15ycj fl43uef f17mccla f1w7gpdv f6juhto f1mtd64y f1y7q3j9 f2jf649 fmrv4ls\">About Amy Pearson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Dr Amy Pearson is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Durham University and part of the Centre for Neurodiversity and Development. She is a late-diagnosed autistic adult, and her research focusses on understanding autistic identity, masking, and victimisation.<\/div>\n<div>Twitter \/ X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dramypearson\">@DrAmyPearson<\/a><\/div>\n<div>University of Durham, Centre for Neurodiversity &amp; Development: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durham.ac.uk\/research\/institutes-and-centres\/neurodiversity-development\/\">https:\/\/www.durham.ac.uk\/research\/institutes-and-centres\/neurodiversity-development\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">The Wellbeing Hub is a new initiative, funded by University of Reading Alumni. The aim of the Hub is to bring together autistic people, their families, practitioners and researchers to co-produce and deliver neurodiversity-affirming activities that support autistic young people and their families to thrive and flourish.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Click on the link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/understanding-autistic-masking-as-a-response-to-stigma-tickets-1000185310187?aff=oddtdtcreator\"><strong>to register<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Registering for this event via the Eventbrite website means that your personal data will be processed by Eventbrite, Inc. in accordance with their privacy policy<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">In the meantime, please email us if we can offer any further assistance: <a href=\"mailto:cfaevents@reading.ac.uk\">cfaevents@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 10th October 2024 Time: 19:00 \u2013 20:30\u00a0 Location: Online Amy Pearson who will deliver a talk entitled Understanding autistic masking as a response to stigma. 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