Kieran Rose is a published Mainstream and Academic Author and International Public Speaker, whose essays at www.theautisticadvocate.com have been read by well over 1.5 million people.

With a background in ‘Special’ Education and service delivery for children and adults, Kieran delivers his own specialist Autism trainings to families, Professionals and organisations all focused on reframing how Autism is viewed and Autistic people are supported as a result; He also provides private consultancy for charities and organisations across the UK and the world.

Kieran is Founder of The Autistic Cooperative, an International network and lobbying group for Autistic Professionals and Advocates; Senior Advisory board member of the international Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapist & Speech and Language Education organisation Therapist Neurodiversity Collective; and is Neurodivergence Educator for US-national Occupational Therapy charity the Star Institute for Sensory Processing.

Kieran is currently co-producing his own research into different areas including Autistic Masking, Victimisation, and Monotropism & Autistic Identity with his research partner, Developmental Psychologist Dr Amy Pearson; He has a co-authored published paper on Autistic Masking with Dr Pearson; and further Academic research coming. Kieran is also a published research partner with the Institute of Leadership and Management on workplace employment for Neurodivergent people; He has lectured at Universities across the UK.

Kieran was diagnosed as Autistic in 2003 and is parent to three children, two of whom are diagnosed Autistic. He has a variety of co-occurring conditions and Disabilities and is still very much as Autistic now, as he was as a child.

Kieran’s training is available via his website and you can find more details there about consultancy and public speaking.