Looking forward to this today :) ⬇️⬇️

Today’s the exhibition! 🎉 Don’t forget - lunch is at 1.30 and followed by 2 talks in the garden studio @ 1.45PM #beyondwordswhitworth #neurodiversity

Two brilliant workshops today the Whitworth an interactive workshop and exhibition around understanding Autism with the fabulous Pinc College. and Creative Sparks arts and dance with Community Arts NW great artists and #whitworthvolunteers 💙 #AutismAcceptance #RefugeesWelcome

Congrats to Alex Autism Art Workshop for such a great event and exhibition in our Garden Studio ❤️

🎨Beyond Words exhibition (25th March) explored autistic children's experiences of communication difficulties. The displayed artwork will be released every day for a week, so keep a lookout! #BeyondWordsWhitworth #AutismAcceptanceMonth

This artwork portrays a common difficulty present in autism; the discomfort of maintaining or initiating eye contact with others. This is often misconceived as being rude or not listening. #BeyondWordsWhitworth #AutismAcceptanceMonth Our Facebook: facebook.com/BeyondWordsArt…

This piece represents the sensory overload caused by chaotic or noisy conversations, which can be difficult to concentrate or take part in. #BeyondWordsWhitworth #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismArt

Autism Art Workshop @alex_sturrock Autism @ Manchester the Whitworth The University of Manchester Our students gained so much from taking part in this project 😊

A lot of autistic people tend to mask their communication difficulties around neurotypical peers. Being themselves after a day of masking can be a cathartic release of emotion and tension. #AutismAcceptanceMonth #beyondwordswhitworth

Autistic people often have a 'special interest' that they know lots of information or facts about. These interests may be a comfortable conversation topic for people who struggle to engage with peers easily. #AutismAcceptanceMonth #beyondwordswhitworth

Autistic people may feel misunderstood due to their communication difficulties. One student describes their feelings of loneliness and how creating imaginary friends helped them. #AutismAcceptanceMonth #beyondwordswhitworth

This is the final piece of art created by Anastasia! This beautifully depicts how autistic people may feel comfortable talking about topics they, and the person they are talking with, know about. The research the quotes come from: shorturl.at/GJMRU #AutismAcceptance

🎨🖼️🖌️ We have now created online galleries about the event! Check out this blog post: shorturl.at/inC29 Follow our instagram: @/beyondwordswhitworth We are sifting through photos from the event so keep checking the galleries throughout the next couple of weeks!

The research behind the art: In their own words: The impact of subtle language & communication difficulties as described by autistic girls & boys without intellectual disability #AutismAcceptanceMonth #Autism #Neurodiversity journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

good afternoon 🌞 🌞 🌞 student artwork from Pinc College. will be uploaded today, so keep a look out! head over to our Instagram, linked in our bio, to see photo descriptions too!