Dr Aimee Grant: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism, Women's health & gynaecology
- Press citations held
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“For this reason, experts and those impacted increasingly use the term 'semi-speaking'. It covers a wide range of people, from those who can say a few words now and then, to those who can speak fluently most of the time but not always.”
What Dr Aimee Grant has said
“As autistic researchers, who advocate for the increased meaningful representation of our community, it was a good sign that multinational toy company Mattel worked with an autistic-led advocacy organisation based in the US, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, in creating this new toy.”
Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Learning disability & autism · 30 Sept 2026 · How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie? ↗
“In a recent research article, my colleagues and I show that life stages such as menopause can increase support needs.”
Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Learning disability & autism · 30 Sept 2026 · Why it’s time to rethink the notion of an autism ‘spectrum’ ↗
“We pooled all of the research on autistic menopause which included evidence from eight studies. This small number of studies in itself demonstrates how much more research is needed to better understand autistic experiences of menopause.”
Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Why menopause may be even tougher for autistic people – and what needs to change ↗
“My review shows there is a real need to develop high-quality, co-produced resources to help Autistic people prepare for and navigate menopause. I also think that peer support models should be explored and evaluated and that healthcare professionals need to have tailored training and information to provide appropriate care for Autistic people during this life stage.”
School of Health and Social Care, Swansea University · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · New review highlights need for menopause support for autistic people ↗
“Sometimes autistic people can find it hard to explain what's wrong and our pain responses might look muted, so they might then get missed by health professionals. All of this leads to really bad health outcomes.”
Associate professor in public health at Swansea University · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · The research exploring why some autistic women are not going for smears ↗
Where Dr Aimee Grant has been quoted
- Why some autistic people don’t speaktheconversation.com · 30 Sept 2026
- How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie?theconversation.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Why it’s time to rethink the notion of an autism ‘spectrum’theconversation.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Why menopause may be even tougher for autistic people – and what needs to changetheconversation.com · 30 Sept 2026
- New review highlights need for menopause support for autistic peopleswansea.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- The research exploring why some autistic women are not going for smearsbbc.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
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