Self-Advocacy Guide for Cancer Patients on the Autism Spectrum

Provided by Autism Canada. Co-created by Paula Holmes-Rodman, PhD and Lindsey Holmes, ovarian cancer survivor, and an adult with autism, with input from the autism community. 

If you identify as autistic, or as a person with autism, or as someone on the autism spectrum, you might need some support with sensory or communication issues as you navigate cancer. Autism Canada has assembled a patient self-advocacy guide that could help you and your support people think about how to:

• ​Access the best healthcare possible
• Have effective conversations with your healthcare team
• Reduce your stress

​If you have any comments or questions related to the content of the guide, please contact info@autismcanada.org.