Damian Milton is a sociologist and social psychologist who specialises in autism research, and an autism rights advocate. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent and chair of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC). He has been teaching in the Further and Higher Education sectors since 2000 in a range of subject areas relating to autism and learning disabilities. His interest in autism began when his son was diagnosed as autistic in 2005 at two years old. He was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2009 at the age of 36. His work is influenced by the social model of disability, and many of his publications deconstruct and critically analyse past theories. 

 

I am fully supportive of Lotus Collaborations, as an autistic-led organisation who are bringing much needed attention to sexual violence and abuse experienced by autistic people, as well as much needed support and guidance within the autistic community.