{"id":7964,"date":"2020-09-23T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwales.org\/?page_id=7964"},"modified":"2022-03-28T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:57:13","slug":"getting-to-know-gerraint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/getting-to-know-gerraint\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Gerraint"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7964\" class=\"elementor elementor-7964\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3492b5a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3492b5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Team is committed to working co-productively with autistic individuals, parents\/ carers and professionals across Wales. \u00a0Gerraint is just one of many examples of somebody we have met and worked with and who provides an excellent role model for young autistic adults. \u00a0Gerraint and his family\u2019s experience provides a positive example of statutory and third sector services combining effectively to improve the wellbeing of a young autistic child and enabling him to reach his full potential when transitioning into adulthood.\n<h2>Meet Gerraint!<\/h2>\nGerraint went from being non-verbal as a young child, to now presenting at national conferences across Wales and securing employment as the Lead Ambassador for the Engage to Change employment support programme, which is delivered in partnership between Learning Disability Wales, Agoriad Cyf, All Wales People First, Cardiff University, ELITE Supported Employment and in collaboration with DFN Project SEARCH.\u00a0 The project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund in partnership with Welsh Government.\n<h3>Why was the film created?<\/h3>\nThe film was created after Gerraint Jones Griffiths completed a work placement with the National Autism Team in Winter 2019.\u00a0 During his placement, Gerraint presented at a training day that the Team were facilitating, and the feedback received was that Gerraint\u2019s story was so inspiring and informative it should be shared more widely.\n\nThe National Autism Team will continue to produce digital stories such as this one to celebrate the achievements of autistic individuals across Wales in the future.\n\nPLEASE NOTE this was filmed many weeks ago and the National Autism Team are strictly adhering to recent government guidance and measures in relation to social distancing.\n<h3>Testaments<\/h3>\nGerraint Jones Griffiths, Lead Ambassador for Engage to Change said:\n\n<em>\u00a0\u201cOnce you have the diagnosis, you\u2019ll be the same person before and 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His presentations at events are always so engaging and entertaining \u2013 he\u2019s a real showman! 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