NHS & Clinical Partners · Film series
Divergent
Voices.
A series centred on autistic people’s lived experiences. I named and helped shape it from the ground up, bringing together creative thinking, content strategy and careful collaboration.
The series, in their own words.
Watch the trailer01 / The brief
Support through an
uncertain time.
Clinical Partners was commissioned by the NHS to deliver autism assessments for children and young people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. With long waiting lists and significant demand, families needed accessible information and support throughout the diagnostic process.
I led the development of Autism Unlocked, a content platform designed to support that journey. Divergent Voices became a central part of it: a space for autistic people and their families to share experiences, offer insight and help others feel less alone.
02 / My contribution
From the first idea
to the finished series.
I named Divergent Voices and led its creative ideation and development, working with NHS stakeholders and video producers to shape the series.
We worked closely with autistic content creators throughout planning, filming and editing. Their involvement was central to how the stories were developed and represented, with care for each person’s experience and the audience watching.
My role
- Naming the series and developing the concept.
- Shaping the content strategy and planning.
- Working with NHS stakeholders and video producers.
- Collaborating with autistic contributors throughout production.
- Connecting the series with the wider Autism Unlocked platform.
03 / The creative approach
Let people tell
their own stories.
The series gave autistic people and their families room to describe their experiences in their own words, bringing individual perspectives to the platform’s support and guidance.
Make the process
part of the care.
Working closely with contributors through planning, filming and editing helped keep their voices and experiences at the centre of the work.
Connect the story
to the audience’s needs.
The content explored diagnosis, family life and accessing support, giving viewers perspectives they could relate to alongside the platform’s practical information.
04 / Selected episodes
Autism & eating challenges
Hosted by Purple Ella.
Autism & sensory sensitivities
Hosted by Purple Ella.
05 / The work delivered
A human voice within
a wider support platform.
The series brought lived experience into Autism Unlocked through films published on YouTube and designed to sit alongside the platform’s information and guidance. It gave families another way into the subject: hearing directly from people with experiences of their own.
Explore the series ↗The wider project