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Taking on the Special Olympics World Winter Games

Published: 9 Apr 2025

An ATLAS member shares her incredible experience of competing at the Games and what it felt like to win medals on a world stage.

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Empowering the Sunflower - Recognising the Sunflower Lanyard

Published: 27 Feb 2025

The young people from our additional needs and disabilities participation group: ATLAS are on a mission to spread the word about what a sunflower lanyard really means.

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Entrapta was the autistic representation I didn’t know I needed - an ATLAS blog post

Published: 12 Jul 2023

For those who don't know She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was based on the original She-Ra: Princesses of Power that was made in 1985 which was a spin-of from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series. The character I will be talking about is Entrapta who is autistic which has been confirmed by crew members.

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ATLAS - What have I learnt working with ATLAS?

Published: 7 Jul 2023

As one of the apprentices who help to facilitate ATLAS, I have had the opportunity to broaden my knowledge on inclusion and the importance of this. I have noticed that I think a lot more about accessibility and ways to include others since I have seen how grateful people are when you do try and put in the effort.

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My Meltdowns and Shutdowns - An ATLAS blog post

Published: 28 Mar 2023

An ATLAS member talks about their meltdowns and shutdowns, how they have changed recently and how they manage overwhelming situations.

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Autism Acceptance

Published: 23 Mar 2023

Hannah Mudd, an ATLAS Autism member, shares their personal experience of being autistic and working in a library. Please note this blog was originally published in July 2022.

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Sensory differences - an ATLAS blog post

Published: 23 Mar 2023

One of our ATLAS members has shared their experience of having sensory issues.

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