Pete Wharmby: Improving the school experience for neurodivergent pupils

Written By Rhys Williamson

Pete Wharmby is an autistic author, speaker and advocate. Diagnosed as autistic in 2017, at the age of 34, Pete has dedicated his time since then in trying to improve the general public's understanding of autism. He has published two books - 2022's What I Want to Talk About and 2023's Untypical, both about autistic experience and how the world can be improved to help autistic people fit in.

An English teacher for over a decade, Pete uses his books, his Twitter account (@commaficionado), YouTube channel (YouTube.com/PeterWharmby) and blog (Patreon.com/pwharmbyautism) to spread the word about what being autistic is really like. Pete lives in the UK and is a parent.

Rhys Williamson
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