Mental health concerns are significantly more common among young autistic individuals – but why does this happen, and how can we better support those affected? Join us to explore the complex relationship between autism and mental health conditions, focused on the needs of young autistic people.

In this session, we'll cover:

🔹 Common Co-occurring Conditions

Anxiety disorders (including social anxiety, OCD, and anxiety disorders)

Depression and increased suicide risk in autistic populations

Where trauma can come from in autistic individuals

🔹 Frequent Misdiagnoses

Why autism is often confused with:• Personality Disorders (especially EUPD/BPD)• Schizophrenia spectrum disorders• Bipolar disorder

🔹 The Sensory-Emotional Connection

How sensory processing differences contribute to emotional dysregulation in school

The physical impact of chronic sensory stress on mental wellbeing

Why This Matters:

Autistic adults are 9x more likely to die by suicide than the general population

Many go decades without proper autism diagnosis due to mental health misdiagnoses

Standard therapeutic approaches often fail autistic individuals without adaptations

Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of one of autism's most critical – yet overlooked – aspects.

The session will be delivered by two autistic people with one being an autistic teenager.

Our main speaker is Loren Snow who is an autistic neurodiversity consultant with over ten years’ experience teaching people about autism. They’re one of the UK’s Lead Trainers for the The NHS and Social Care's mandatory training on autism and have supported thousands of families across the South West for Autism Central, Bristol Autism Support, and the National Autistic Society.

You can find out more about them at www.neurodiversetraining.org

We ask for two working days notice to cancel a space on the course, if this notice is not given there will be a £75 admin fee.

Autism & Mental Health in Young People