Deborah Brownson

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Deborah Louise Brownson MBE (born October 1974) is a solicitor and British autism campaigner. [1] She campaigned successfully for autism to be included in teacher training and wrote a leading guide to the condition, He's Not Naughty!, told from the point of view of a child. [2] [3] [4] She was awarded an MBE in March 2018 by Prince William, the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, for her outstanding contribution to global autism awareness. [2]

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Brownson's eldest son was diagnosed as severely autistic at 18 months. Frustrated with how his primary school was treating him she removed him at age 5 and homeschooled him for five months. She stopped working as a solicitor to focus on her role as caretaker. The notes she collected while caring for her son became, He's Not Naughty! A Children's Guide to Autism. [2]

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  1. ↑ Scullard, Vickie (31 July 2014). "Little Lever mum's battle to get fair treatment for son with Asperger syndrome". The Bolton News. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Burns, Judith (29 December 2017). "MBE for author of 'instruction manual' for autism". BBC.com. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Pascuas, Catherine. "Episode 39: Deborah Brownson: How to Explain Autism with 'He's Not Naughty!'". The Autism Show Podcast. AutismShow.org. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Champions Network". Autism-Alliance.org.uk. Autism Alliance UK. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


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