Dr Susy Ridout is an author, mentor, associate lecturer, and independent researcher working in the field of autism, neurodiversity, and sexual violence. As a neurodivergent victim-survivor of sexual violence, she has combined this insider experience with the knowledge and skills she has developed over a decade of mentoring in HE institutions to produce the material presented in this book. Her doctoral study at University of Birmingham (2016) focused on ways to bring the autistic voice to the fore in research, services, and resources impacting on them.