Created for the 2023 Au-Some Conference (Autism Canada), this presentation introduces Paula and Lindsey and their Self Advocacy Guide for Cancer Patients on the Autism Spectrum. The guide helps autistic cancer patients: access the best healthcare possible, have effective conversations with their healthcare team, and learn ways to articulate their needs and advocate for themselves in the midst of a cancer experience. The guide provides tools to answer this question: What do you want your healthcare team to know about you that they might not know from looking at your chart? This is accomplished through a series of detailed questions divided into the “10 Ps.” The “10 Ps” are: Patient, Place, Personnel, Product or Platform, Pace, Processing, Physical or Sensory Supports, Preparation/Planning/Predictability, Proxies or Support People, and Patience.

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