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title: 'Dan & Charlie: 5 years on, life on the Autism Spectrum'
url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/autism/dan-and-charlie-5-years-on-life-on-the-autism-spectrum'
markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/autism/dan-and-charlie-5-years-on-life-on-the-autism-spectrum.md'
date: '2025-04-23'
description: "Dan and Charlie's autism journey Five years on from when we first spoke with father and son, Dan and Charlie, we caught up to hear about Charlie’s autism journey. Charlie shares how important it is to get a diagnosis early on and to find out what makes you happy, whilst his Dad, Dan explains how his son has learned to self-regulate and what’s worked for them as a family."
taxonomy:
  category:
    - Neurodivergence
  tag:
    - Autism
    - 'Lived Experience'
  type:
    - Video
  contributor:
    - 'Will Fielding'
---

# Dan & Charlie: 5 years on, life on the Autism Spectrum

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  Duration: 0h 9m 21s  Published: October 2023

 Produced and Directed by: [Will Fielding](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/will-fielding) 

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Dan and Charlie's autism journey Five years on from when we first spoke with father and son, Dan and Charlie, we caught up to hear about Charlie’s autism journey.

Charlie shares how important it is to get a diagnosis early on and to find out what makes you happy, whilst his Dad, Dan explains how his son has learned to self-regulate and what’s worked for them as a family.

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