Episode 90: Special Guest, Dr Harriet Axbey (Autistic early career researcher + author)

I am super excited for today's episode as I have special guest Dr Harriet Axbey on the show. Harriet Axbey is an autistic early career researcher at Swansea University. She is a research assistant on the “Autism from Menstruation to Menopause” Wellcome Trust Funded project within the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Life Science. This project aims to look at the reproductive health experiences of autistic people with wombs across the lifespan.

Harriets areas of expertise include:

• ​Autism
• ​Neurodivergence
• ​Neurodiversity
• ​Diffusion Chains
• ​University Accessibility

Harriet is on the show today to share more about her recent book that’s been published which is called: University: The Autistic Guide. This informative and friendly handbook is a guide to starting university for autistic young people, covering the entire process from applying, packing and financial admin to mental health support, dealing with burnout, finding your people and experiencing new opportunities. 

• ​Harriet Axbey (@axbey) / X
• ​Jonathan Raiseborough ✏✨ (@jo_raiseborough) / X
• ​Home | portfolio (jonathanraiseborough.wixsite.com)
• ​University: The Autistic Guide: Everything You Need to Survive and Thrive - Pavilion Publishing (pavpub.com)
• ​Understanding Others in a Neurodiverse World: A Radical Perspective on Communication and Shared Meaning - Pavilion Publishing (pavpub.com)
• ​University – The Autistic Guide: Everything You Need to Survive and Thrive: Amazon.co.uk: Harriet Axbey: 9781803882543: Books
• ​My Brother Tom Has Superpowers : Axbey, Harriet: Amazon.co.uk: Books
• ​My Brother Tom Has SuperpowersHarriet Axbey | YouCaxton Publications

Follow Harriet on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/draxbey.bsky.social