Paula Gazzard has worked in academia, media and digital industries before founding Fossbox in 2005 to translate collaborative research into real-world impacts with universities, civil society, and creative industries. She is an experienced strategist, researcher and policy analyst with a particular interest in creative industries and wider impact of digital technologies. More recently she has founded a meetup group for autistic women with 2000+ members and a WhatsApp group with 200+ members.
Is masking really the reason fewer women are diagnosed as autistic? Are we really incapable of self-awareness and forming a personal identity? Shouldn't we be looking at autistic identity in its historical context?
