Welcome to our Autism Acceptance Week 2022 podcast special. This episode is split into three parts all focusing on Empathy and Acceptance. In Part 1, co-host Pete Black recites his spoken word poem entitled "empathy", written from the persepective of an autistic young person. In Part 2 we hear from a handful of autistic young people who go to Deptford Green School who we will be hearing even more from in future episodes. And finally in Part 3 we hear excerpts from previous interviews with guests Emme Watkins, Matthew Green and Joanne Limburg which highlight the need for empathy and acceptance.  The following links are mentioned in this podcast; Pete Black's original youtube performance of "empathy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRl6xarnjbs "Live" podcast recording version of "empathy": https://youtu.be/eKtwk9euex8   More infomation about Autism Acceptance Week: https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/raise-money/world-autism-acceptance-week-2022 Drumbeat Autism Outreach online resources: https://linktr.ee/drumbeatoutreach