💗Relationships and intimacy my way: an autistic perspective

Published on September 10, 2024

Relationships and intimacy my way: an autistic perspective 

Everyone can find romantic relationships hard to navigate at times, but for autistic young people they can be even more challenging.

Often this is due to differences in communication styles and interpretations of social cues.

We’ve been working with a panel of autistic youth advisors from the Ambitious Youth Network and Sex Ed Matters to launch a brand-new resource, ‘Relationships and intimacy my way, an autistic perspective’ which is packed with blogs and audio recordings created by autistic young people about relationships and intimacy.

The resource is designed to help autistic young people navigate relationships with confidence with practical steps and advice – from intimacy to communication with your partner.

Click here to download the resource

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