Instructions and creative activities

Instructions

  • Please complete the consent form and associated demographics questionnaire before you start.
  • Below are 7 creative activities. You can complete as many or as few of the following activities as you like, in any order. Our recommendation is to complete a minimum of 2 out of 7 of the activities.
  • There is no “wrong” way to interpret or do these activities. Whatever way YOU decide to do them is the RIGHT way.
  • You can respond to these activities in any way you prefer. Feel free to use text (typed or handwritten), sketches, comics, collage, photos, videos, audio, or any combination of these formats. Choose whatever medium(s) you are most comfortable with.
  • You then have 1 month to complete and forward on your chosen activities.
  • When you have completed your activities please either upload copies of your completed activities to the private OneDrive folder you will have received when you completed the consent form OR email copies of your files to

What is one important thing about autism that you wish non-autistic people could understand?


Answers should be no more than 300 words if responding in text or no more than 3 minutes long if responding with a video or audio file.

What makes you happy?


Answers should be no more than 300 words if responding in text or no more than 3 minutes long if responding with a video or audio file.

Share a story of a time when someone didn’t understand your needs. What do you wish they had done differently?


Answers should be no more than 300 words if responding in text or no more than 3 minutes long if responding with a video or audio file.

Please provide a one-line answer for each of the following:

Currently I am ...
Reading
Enjoying
Feeling
Playing
Watching
Trying
Cooking
Eating
Drinking
Calling
Celebrating
Making
Loving
Hating
Hoping for
Starting
Finishing
Listening to
Discovering
Considering



When we say "currently" we are referring to any time within the last 10 days. Responding with one sentence per item is fine e.g. “Currently I am watching The Witcher. Currently I am trying jewellery making”

My Skills questionnaire

Access the skills questionnaire from here


Please make sure to save your results when you are done by clicking on the button
“Save as PDF”

Design a toy, doll or action figure to act as a guardian of your personal stories



Answers should be no more than 300 words if responding in text or no more than 3 minutes long if responding with a video or audio file.

Share something about yourself that you are proud of.



Answers should be no more than 300 words if responding in text or no more than 3 minutes long if responding with a video or audio file.