Sarah Douglas is an autism study advisor who has contributed to much-needed areas of research such as education, self-harm, suicidality, anxiety, intimate partner violence and sexual assault. She is an Autism Representative on the AIMS2TRIALS Consortium and has recently become a published co-author of the book Understanding Autistic Relationships Across the Lifespan. Sarah also currently volunteers for SARSAS, supporting survivors of sexual abuse of all genders, and is a member of their Autism and ID Advisory Group.

Personal statement:

As a neurodivergent person who believes that every brain is valid, I am honoured to be involved with the RESPECT 4 Neurodevelopment Network, an organisation that genuinely underpins its aims and work with an affirmative neurodiversity paradigm ethos.