Broadcaster, John Offord chats to Adam Harris who is an Irish Autistic activist, speaker, member of Autism-Europe’s Council of Administration and the founder and CEO of Autism acceptance group AsIAm. He was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome aged five and founded AsIAm based on his experiences living with Autism. Adam speaks about the importance of self-advocacy and being part of the associative movement to advance the rights of autistic people. This special podcast has been produced in partnership with Autism-Europe in order to mark World Autism Awareness Day 2021. For more information about Autism Europe, please see: www.autismeurope.org For more information about AsIAm, please see: www.asiam.ie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/differentminds/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/differentminds/support