Your Child
Is Not
Broken.
"The book every autistic family
has been waiting for."
This space is for you
Whether you are newly diagnosed, years into the journey, or still fighting to be heard — Awareness on Autism exists to stand with you.
Parents & Carers
You are not imagining it. Your instincts are right. We give you the knowledge, the language, and the confidence to fight for your child in every room that matters.
Autistic Adults
You spent years being told something was wrong with you. Nothing was — and nothing is. This is your community. Your brilliance is not despite your autism. It is because of it.
Educators
The autistic child in your class is not difficult. They are different. One shift in understanding can change the entire trajectory of a child's life. We help you make that shift.
Employers
Autistic employees are among the most loyal, focused, and detail-oriented people you will ever hire — when workplaces are designed to include rather than exclude.
Shining Through
by Faith Unoarumhi M.A.
The definitive guide to understanding autism — written not for clinicians, but for families, educators, employers, and autistic people themselves. Compassionate. Clear. Completely honest. This is the book the autism community has been waiting for.
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Shining Through 2026 Edition
In 2026, we finally have the language to say this clearly: autism is not a defect. It is a difference.
That does not mean autism is never disabling. Sensory overload, social confusion, executive dysfunction — these are real, and they hurt. But disability and brilliance are not opposites. They live in the same body. That is the truth we have avoided for too long.
Shining Through is not a clinical manual. It is not a tragedy narrative. It is a celebration with teeth — a clear-eyed, compassionate guide to what autism really is, what autistic people actually need, and why the world is finally, slowly, beginning to listen.
Written by bestselling author and autism advocate Faith Unoarumhi, this 2026 edition cuts through the noise. You will learn:
- Why most of what you have heard about autism is wrong — and the research that proves it
- How sensory sensitivities, executive dysfunction, and autistic burnout actually feel — and what helps
- The hidden strengths — pattern recognition, hyperfocus, loyalty, honesty, and fierce justice
- Practical strategies for communication, friendship, romance, parenting, education, employment, and independent living
- Why self-advocacy is not optional — and how to find your voice
Whether you are autistic, a parent, a teacher, an employer, or simply a human being who wants to understand, this book will change how you see the world — and the brilliant minds within it.
No cure narratives. No pity. No puzzle pieces. Just truth, hope and a path forward.
— Advance review
Faith Unoarumhi is an autism advocate and founder of AwarenessonAutism.com. She lives in London.
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Founder & Chief Executive
Faith Unoarumhi
M.A. (Urban Regeneration), M.A. (CYP-IAPT), M.A. (EEBP) | Level 5 Diploma Leadership | Parent Therapist | Inclusion Strategist
For over two decades, Faith has stood at the intersection of lived experience and professional excellence. As a mother of three children with visual impairment, she transformed personal advocacy into a national movement — first founding the charity AidExcel (Reg Charity No 1147385), and now Awareness on Autism.
“My own children taught me that ‘disability’ is not a barrier — lack of understanding is. I built Awareness on Autism to replace confusion with clarity, isolation with community.”
From lived experience to leadership
M.A. Urban Regeneration – Westminster
M.A. EEBP – Reading
M.A. CYP‑IAPT – King’s College London
Pearson Level 5 Diploma Leadership
Non‑Executive Director – £56m New Deal Community
Clapham Park Homes (housing regeneration)
Chair, Education & Youth theme group
23+ years inclusion facilitator · 15+ years Parent/Family Therapist
Registered Manager – Day Centres
Zero complaints record · EHCP & benefits expert
Inclusion Manager (AidExcel 2007‑2016) – transforming SEN support. Parenting Trainer (Incredible Years & PIPT). Family Therapist (CYP‑IAPT, King’s College). Founder of Awareness on Autism & AidExcel. Registered Manager, Jonah Care Services (2020–Date).
Why Faith does what she does
Faith’s three children are visually impaired. Watching them navigate a world not built for their needs ignited a fire that has never dimmed. She realised that most barriers are attitudinal, systemic, and avoidable. That realisation became her life’s work: training thousands of parents, influencing local authorities, spearheading multi‑million pound regeneration projects, and creating two organisations that have become beacons of hope.
Let’s connect
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info@aidexcel.co.uk
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