Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
From the outside looking in, Professor Sandra Thom-Jones was living a successful life: she had a great career, a beautiful home, a caring husband, two loving sons and supportive friends. But from the inside looking out, she was struggling to make sense of her place in the world, constantly feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, and convinced that her challenges with daily life just meant that she had to try harder.
Discussing her book, Growing in to Autism, Thom-Jones tells the story of gradually realising that she was autistic, and that she experienced the world in ways which were markedly different from neurotypical people.
Following her presentation, Sandra will be in-conversation with University of South Australia's Professor Susan Hillier, Dean of Research: UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance.
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
From the outside looking in, Professor Sandra Thom-Jones was living a successful life: she had a great career, a beautiful home, a caring husband, two loving sons and supportive friends. But from the inside looking out, she was struggling to make sense of her place in the world, constantly feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, and convinced that her challenges with daily life just meant that she had to try harder.
Discussing her book, Growing in to Autism, Thom-Jones tells the story of gradually realising that she was autistic, and that she experienced the world in ways which were markedly different from neurotypical people.
Following her presentation, Sandra will be in-conversation with University of South Australia's Professor Susan Hillier, Dean of Research: UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance.
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
