News April 2023

Hello everyone!

April was both autism and easter month so I’ve been quite busy. I’ve had meetings and a lecture, which I will tell you more about on this post.

On 2nd of April it was World Autism Awareness Day and I participated in an event that the association, Autism Stockholm County, that I am on the board for hosted. The event took place at Kulturhuset, Studion in Stockholm, Sweden. Below are some photos.

A photo of the sign for World Autism Awareness Day.

A photo of the stage where the panel discussion was held.

A photo of me with a pin for World Autism Awareness Day.

A photo of the first part of the panel discussion. The first part of the panel discussion was directed to those who are related with someone who’s got autism.

A photo of the second part of the panel discussion. The second part of the panel discussion was directed to those who’s got autism. Here I am together with others who participated in the panel discussion sharing my experiences about my autism.

A photo of me in the panel discussion.

A photo of some beautiful daffodils I got as a thank you for participating in the panel discussion.

On 12th of April I held a lecture online about Autism for my Rotary Club Stockholm Global City. A video will be published. Below is a photo.

A photo of other Rotarians including I.

On 22nd to 23rd of April the association Autism Sweden had a national and representatives meeting at Scandic Alvik in Stockholm, Sweden. Representatives from each local district association participated on the meeting. I represented my local district association Autism Stockholm County. Below are some photos.

A photo of a presentation of what needed to be done during the meeting.

A photo of the nameplate I had during the meeting. Each representative from each local district had a nameplate.

The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, (SKR), held a presentation about their work at the meeting.

A photo of a rollup with a good quote. Below is a translation in English.

Our vision is a society where everyone can participate, where individuals with autism gets encountered with respect and have a good quality of life through the whole life.
Autism Sweden, 2023.

A photo of everyone listening to the president of Autism Sweden, Camilla Rosenberg, holding a speech about the association on its 50th anniversary.

A photo of the president of Autism Sweden, Camilla Rosenberg holding the speech.

Autism Sweden celebrated their 50th anniversary at the meeting. There was fika with Princess cake.

A photo of a presentation about compassion and self-compassion that Karolinska Institutet held at the meeting.

A photo of me at the hotel room ready for some mingle and dinner for the evening.

A photo of me and Joanna Halvardsson, who is also a lecturer and who is on the board for the local district association Autism Värmland.

A photo of the main course of the dinner, char filet.

A photo of the dessert, cheesecake with cherry jam.

A photo of the presentation for day two of the meeting.

A photo of the presentation regarding the work that Autism Sweden do about The Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments, (LSS).

A photo of a presentation about girls with autism held by the Swedish researchist Svenny Kopp.

A photo of the Swedish researchist Svenny Kopp accepting the prize of becoming one of the honorary members of Autism Sweden for her fantastic work within the field of girls with autism. The prize was given by the president Camilla Rosenberg.

On 26th of April I held a lecture about autism at Wella Sweden AB in Solna, Sweden. What a fantastic workplace that stands for inclusion, compassion and sustainability. A sound recording of the lecture will be published. Below are some photos.

A photo of me holding the lecture about autism at Wella Sweden AB.

A photo of me together with my friends Federica Grosso and Pagan who works at Wella Sweden AB.

A photo of the Wella Company logo.

Later on the evening I had a regular meeting with my Rotary Club Stockholm Global City. We got to listen to an amazing presentation by lecturer, social entrepreneur and author Dana Simovic about Developing A New Africa. The meeting took place at Impact Hub Stockholm in Stockholm, Sweden. Below are some photos.