Who We Are

We are a team of parent carers of autistic and neurodivergent children who understand the challenges faced in navigating the journey to diagnosis and getting the right support in place for our children. We come from professional backgrounds that understand the systems, and together with our experience and training we have come together to share our skills to make other people’s journeys easier. In January 2024, Autism Arena CIC, a non-profit community interest company, was founded to help parent carers of autistic children navigate health & social care, education and leisure.

Our backgrounds are in being a former General Practitioner (Dr Gillian Rogers), a Social Worker (Nikki Wilson) and a Teacher/SENDCo (Edwina Subritzky). We consider each child holistically and help parent carers better understand autism & neurodiversity, support them in their understanding about behaviours and needs, what adjustments can be made and how to refer on to the appropriate healthcare professional if needed. We help parent carers become stronger advocates for their child and understand what their rights are. We can assist with school adjustments and accessibility arrangements in various settings. We do this so that each child’s needs will be understood and met as quickly as possible, to help them reach their potential and gain more positive experiences in life.