Rebuilding my life after receiving my diagnosis: Autistic writer Daryl educates Chloe and Annette
Channel: Aucademy
Date: 2021-07-04

Recorded and originally aired: 3rd of July 2021 19:00 London BST; 11:00 PST: *Rebuilding my life after receiving my diagnosis: Autistic writer Daryl educates Chloe and Annette*

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POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING: bullying; victimisation; use of the "r" word

In this session, Daryl Sookun talks about his life as an early career Autistic writer, and how he is rebuilding his life after receiving his diagnosis.  

Guest speaker details: 
Daryl (he/him) is a twenty-two-year-old Autistic writer who has recently finished studying at The University of Kent. The past six years have been the most challenging and traumatic years of his life. Daryl has been a victim of bullying, harassment, and discrimination, and has had to endure failed relationships. Yet after having received an autism diagnosis during his studies at Kent, Daryl now has an answer to all the traumatic experiences that he has endured. Now, Daryl wishes to rebuild his damaged life and move forward from his traumatic past and live as a writer to narrate the Autistic experience and be an activist for the Autistic community. 

**Please note we are not clinicians or diagnosticians** 

Dr Chloe Farahar - Autistic academic, educator, and self-advocate 

Annette Foster - Autistic educator, advocates, artist

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