Emily Katy

Emily is a 20-year-old autistic advocate and mental health activist from the UK. Alongside her work as a student mental health nurse and healthcare assistant in mental health units, Emily aims to raise awareness about autism and talk about her experiences of navigating the mental health system. Emily does this through blogging, writing articles, campaigning and presenting to key organisations across England. She’s a Trustee for The Autistic Girl's Network, a new charity which has been set up to improve understanding, mental health provision and education for autistic girls. She is also a Public Governor for her local NHS mental health and learning disability trust, and sits on the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service council, which works to improve mental health services.

One action Emily would like everyone to take:

“I would like you to follow @AutisticGirls_ on Twitter, and to keep up to date with the work being done to improve education, understanding and mental health provision for autistic girls.”

You can follow Emily on Twitter and Instagram, and read her blog here.