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About Joshua Muggleton Joshua Muggleton, 19, has Asperger's Syndrome, and currently lives in Guildford, Surrey UK. Since 2005, Joshua has been leading talks, lectures, and workshops on Autism, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and related issues. Joshua’s interactive workshops and lectures have grown in popularity, and he now regularly talks to teachers, parents and professionals on life with Aspergers Syndrome, and how it impacts in all areas of life. He has spoken to MP's in the House of Commons, and been interviewed live on national radio and on CNN. His talks are used for teacher training, but he also speaks at conferences and other awareness raising events across the UK. In the summer of 2007 Joshua was elected a National Councillor for the National Autistic Society, and is the youngest ever serving councillor in the society’s history. In June 2008, Josh was chosen by Channel 4 Television as one of 15 people for their YearDot Project, following 15 people for a year. New! Receive occasional emails from Josh and be the first to know about forthcoming talks and availability. or type in your email address in the box. You'll then receive an invitation to join his update email list. Sign up to updates from Josh Sign up with your Yahoo ID if you are interested in him doing a talk for your group. Please allow 7 days for him to respond. Here's a list of the talks Josh has done to date and current bookings.

Josh says:

If you have Aspergers or have a child who has and are finding that the school don't want to know then I urge you to contact The National Autistic Society. I know it can be a living hell, but fortunately there are things you can do that can make things easier when dealing with school, the Local Education Authority, and the Council.

The best thing is to get as much advice as you can for helping yourself, or your son or daughter to cope with and try to make the school see it your way. There is help available - so remember that there IS light at the end of the tunnel. The National Autistic Society has advice lines and will do their best to help you.

I'd also recommend Satellite Virtual School. After I could no longer cope with mainstream education, Satellite School offered me the chance to study Maths, Physics, Economics, and Computer Science. This is a excellent school that teaches people at GCSE Level and A Level from home. It is an internet based (my teachers upload work onto my login. I download it, do it, up load it, and then my tutors download it, mark it and upload it.) I am so grateful to Dr. Skilling and her staff who threw me this lifeline which kept me in education during a difficult period in my life. This wonderful schools website is www.satellitevs.com

My goal in life is to teach and train others about Autistic Spectrum Disorders. I know that this is key to acceptance and better outcomes for those of us on the spectrum. I am a big admirer of the pioneering work of Wendy Lawson and others who are committed to helping parents and training teachers and other practitioners. Understanding, acceptance and the right support will enable us - not disable us!