Agony Autie

Sara-Jane Harvey (born: ), better known online as Agony Autie, is an English YouTuber who makes videos about autism, tourettes and dissociative identity disorder.
==Personal life==
Sara was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 27. She has a son named Frank, who is also autistic. In 2021 she divorced her husband, Liam, and later that year she came out as bisexual. She is 5’ 4”, and used to be a wedding photographer. In March 2021, she attempted to take her own life.
===Diagnosis===
Sara has , dyspraxia, , , , ovarian cysts, asthma, PTSD, , Tourettes https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fvix0T6WJ6A, and Dissociative Identity Disorder.https://preview.redd.it/zgym4rvsivpa1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=64379bb390881d482f4718a3d3d8971669bc19e0 She has previously suffered from anorexia.
==Advocacy==
In 2019, she was nominated for a Positive Role Model award for Disability. She was also named one of The Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers to watch in 2019.
==Controversy==
===Abusive behaviour===
A number of people in the autistic community have accused Sara of abusive behaviour. In June 2018, Leneh Buckle was the subject of a cyber-bullying campaign by Sara,https://blog.worldapart.org/blog/cyber-lynching and in the same month Fiona O'Leary accused Sara of harassment and defamation.https://fionaolearyblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/agony-autie-remove-video-slandering-me-now/
In October 2018 psychologist Tania Marshall reported receiving death threats from her.https://twitter.com/TaniaAMarshall/status/1057107039447506945, and following Tania speaking up about this Sara encouraged her followers to report Tania to AHPRA, in an attempt to damage her career. In July 2019, Virgin Trains manager Rebecca Hughes described Sara as aggressive and abusive, saying that she was "the worst customer that I have ever had to deal with in my 17 years working at Virgin Trains", and when she refused to let her on the train due to abusive behaviour Sara made a video on social media which suggested Rebecca was ableist.https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/members-updates/dismissal-rebecca-hughes-train-manager-holyhead-virgin080819/ In August 2020, following an incident in which Sara harassed an 8 year old autistic girl, a number of people in the autistic community spoke out about her abusive behaviour, with notable advocates such as Neurodivergent Rebel, Emma Dalmayne and Hannah Molesworth talking about their experiences.https://www.facebook.com/theautisticavenger/posts/this-may-come-as-a-shock-but-for-years-ive-been-hearing-of-a-strong-pattern-of-w/821683184903463/ In March 2021, following an investigation by social services into alleged neglect and abuse, Sara's son Frank was the subject of a Child Protection Conference.https://no-cookie.kiwifarms.net/data/attachments/1999/1999700-53b36b7d61a5e6ad78656c3f50c610f4.jpg On an Instagram Live on July 2023, Sara said that a woman named June killed Frank and framed Sara for the murder https://imgur.com/gallery/KScBUWN, but in an Instagram story on 12th August 2023 she indicated that he was still alive and implied that he had been abused by staff at his school. 
==References==
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:English YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2016
Category:LGBT YouTubers