Introduction for my newer followers

I seem to have quite a lot of recent followers, and it is lovely to meet you all 🙂

Here is an introduction: I am Charlie Hart, also known as ‘Ausome Charlie’ which has been my social media handle since I first realised I was autistic in Summer 2018. That September, I was diagnosed autistic at the age of 42, after struggling for decades without understanding why and without knowing how to advocate for my needs. I was already a neurodiversity advocate, due to having an autistic brother and sons. I have since been diagnosed with Complex PTSD and ADHD, so I am multiple neurodivergent.

I registered Ausome Charlie Ltd in June 2023 when I left my permanent HR employment (after 20 years in corporate HR Analyst roles) to turn my side quest (neurodiversity inclusion) into my main mission.

I founded Ausome Charlie Ltd as a solopreneur, but I get a lot of help from my rock star husband Si Hart (Fast Si) and our ausome teenagers, Azi Court (Zee) and Jayden Hart (Jay).

Although when I became self-employed I envisaged being an HR Consultant with the occasional speaking event, but it has been the other way around, which is brilliant! I am now accredited as a Professional Member of the Professional Speaking Association (MPSA), and I hugely enjoy speaking, whether in person or online. Actually, I always loved the limelight, ever since doing amateur dramatics in my teens (one of the first safe spaces where I could be weird and queer without getting bullied).

Supporting and affirming the LGBTQIA+ community is as important to me as the neurodivergent community, and there is a significant correlation anyway.

Our family promote love, compassion and support for all young people on the ‘double rainbow’ intersection of neurodivergence and LGBTQIA+ in memory of my first-born, Iggy, who tragically ended his life in April 2019 aged just 15 after being tormented for being weird and effeminate.

My main objective? To help make this world a better place for Zee and Jay, and for other young people like them.