Here we meet the amazing Yenn Purkiss. Yenn is the author of a stack of books including the bestsellers, "The Awesome Autistic Go To Guide" and The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum". An incredible advocate and mentor, Yenn speaks openly about the issues that are facing people with autism in the times of COVID with impacts on people's mental health and wellbeing due to our present state of uncertainty. Yenn talks about not fitting in as a young person and struggling with her own diagnosis and identity leading to challenges including the traumatic experience of going to prison as a young person. They explain the importance of accepting yourself for who you are, why communication is key and the value of employment for individuals and of employing people with disability for employers. Yenn explains coming out as non-binary themself, how changing their name has been a great experience, how everyone's journey is different and the importance of accepting yourself for who you are.
Yenn's books and writing can be found here: http://www.jeanettepurkis.com/
