Local nominees in National Diversity Awards 2021 Date published: 24 April 2021
National Diversity Awards
Jade Kilduff, blogger Actually Aspling, and Personal Independence Payment Professionals have all been nominated for a National Diversity Award 2021.
Jade and Aspling have been nominated in the Positive Role Model (Disability) category, whilst Rochdale company Personal Independence Payment Professionals has been nominated in the Community Organisation Award for Disability category.
Sign language and inclusivity champion Jade Kilduff, of Heywood, has been nominated for her charity work, fundraising, contribution to community and commitment to changing the lives of others.
Jade is an ambassador of Peeps HIE, a charity which supports those affected by HIE (hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy), a lack of oxygen to the brain before, during, or shortly after labour.
World Autism Awareness Week: life as an autistic adult woman Date published: 01 April 2021 Actually Aspling - Victoria Whiting
Autistic blogger ‘Actually Aspling’ is sharing her story for World Autism Awareness Week 2021 (29 March – 4 April), of being an adult woman diagnosed with the condition.
Autism is around four times more common in boys than in girls, but studies have suggested the condition often goes undiagnosed in girls, who are more likely to camouflage or hide their symptoms.
Growing up, I always felt like I was different, the odd one out – but it wasn’t until I was 25 that I was given an explanation.