ZeZe Sohawon: The reality for young people at the intersection of autism and mental health

[Content warning: this episode discusses self-harming and suicide.] Thea Joshi is joined by ZeZe Sohawon, an award-winning mental health activist who campaigns for better support for people at the intersection of autism and mental health. ZeZe shares her own lived experience of being on a low-secure inpatient unit, and what helped her to get better. She also shares the vision behind her new charity Emotion Dysregulation in Autism which is working to improve the mental health of young people. She discusses what’s needed for more culturally competent mental health support, and the inequalities facing autistic young people who are struggling with their mental health. If you appreciated this episode, we'd love your support to keep our work going - please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com Show notes: Learn more about ZeZe's new charity - Emotion Dysregulation in Autism here: https://www.emotiondysregautism.org/ Check out their Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/300fnb414ZS3Mu6xXgMWhk?si=513851a39987437a&nd=1) and follow ZeZe on X, formerly known as Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FZeZeJonesBoi Read our blog by Zainab on her own experiences of the difficulties she faced as a Muslim trying to access mental health support in the UK that acknowledged her cultural and religious context: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/blogs/it-just-me-mental-health-muslim-communities Download our Muslim Mental Health factsheet made in partnership with Woolf Institute: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/fact-sheet-muslim-mental-health Watch our Festival of Ideas event on Children and Young People, where ZeZe Sohawon was a guest speaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaAwF4kgPl8&feature=youtu.be