Name: Rosy Hawksley

Profession: HCPC Registered Speech & Language Therapist

Rosy has been working in autism and ADHD identification services for the past 6 years, alongside over 12 years of experience of working with neurodivergent children, young people and adults with divergent communication, learning, physical and sensory experiences.

Rosy’s practice is strongly neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, anti-racist, anti-ableist, and gender-affirming. She is committed to continual self-reflection and learning from marginalised voices, as well as challenging and unlearning of privileges and biases, and dismantling ableism within neurodivergence assessment spaces. Each person’s exploration of neurodivergence is unique and Rosy is always so happy to collaborate with individuals to understand their neurodivergent identity through an intersectional and holistic lens.

Everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, and valued, and the core aim of Rosy’s work is for the people she works with to move closer towards not just living authentically, but thriving. As a queer and autistic woman who has personally experienced the autism assessment process as an adult, she understands the importance of collaboration and trust between you and your clinician and is keen to provide a highly tailored experience for all.

Rosy’s clinical interests are autism and gender identity, subtle, masked, and internalised presentations of autism and ADHD, and alternative and augmentative communication (AAC),. She has extensive experience of working with non-speaking autistic children and young people with additional learning needs. She is thrilled to be able to engage with her long-term deep interest of autism on a daily basis both inside and outside of work, and uses her lived experience and professional experience of autism and wider neurodivergence to support the individuals she works with.  

Rosy has experience of providing clinical supervision for students and clinicians, as well as a passion for collaborative education. She has experience of providing training and presentations for NHS and private health services and guest lectures at local universities on the subjects of neurodiversity and neurodivergence.