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Mia from Skylarks
Online Safeguarding Autistic women and girls - a talk by Dr Carly Jones MBE
We are delighted to offer this talk by Dr Carly Jones MBE, online via zoom on Monday 9th February from 8pm - 9pm with the opportunity for Q&A from 9 - 9.30pm
Dr Carly Jone MBE, British autism consultant and advocate
Carly is an autistic woman and mother of three daughters, two of whom are autistic. She started advocating for awareness and equality for autistic women and girls in 2008 and made the first online safeguarding course for autistic girls.
Now Carly works as a professional autism consultant, keynote speaker and independent advisor. She is Co-Production Lead for NHS England’sLearning Disability and Autism Programme London, Chair of Aviation and Maritime for Department for Transport DPTAC .
She is an Independent Panel Member for the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments, recruiting diverse talent for major positions such as the Parole Board and the international judicial system court examiners. She works as an advisor and committee member for the Cabinet Office Honours System, the
Foreign Office, Heathrow Airport and more.
Carly was Co-Chair of the Executive Steering Group for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism for the NHS. In 2020, she designed, made, self-funded and launched Visual Pain Images UK, a free app available on Android and Apple devices globally to help autistic people communicate their pain with their carers and doctors for twoyears during the pandemic.
Her book, Safeguarding autistic girls: strategies for professionals, was published in December 2021,followed by My autism journal in 2023 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
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