Adam Harris
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1,538 appearances
18 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2025
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And I think for far too long, the discourse had been about autism without autistic people.
And there was a real need to change that.
And it's really from that, that As I Am was born.
And as I was going around the country, I was probably about 18 at this stage.
I didn't get out of bed and say, I want to set up a charity.
But you learn these are the sort of things you need to do if you want to make a difference.
And I would give talks and parents would come and ask me questions about, you know, what's it like to be autistic?
When did you find out?
How should I tell my child?
And I do my best to answer their questions.
And at the end, they'd often say to me, if I can ever do anything to help you, just let me know.
And I'm sure there's people at home today who are hearing me say that are saying that was a big mistake.
I said, well, can you, you know, you're in business or you worked in a charity before.
You're a clinician.
Can you help me set up a board so we can really go somewhere with this?
So I ended up on the Late Late Show.
I'd written a blog where I said that in Ireland, if you're autistic, people speak to you like you're E.T.
And that kind of went viral.
And from there, in 2014, we founded As I Am.
And since then, it has just been a whirlwind, a complete journey.
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