SEA Therapy - Sarah's Story

Sarah Harvey is an independent Specialist

Speech and Language Therapist, based in Sheffield, England.

Sarah's story,

and the Happy Narwhal

My working life

I worked as a carer for young people with physical support needs.

I worked as an academic support worker for disabled university students.

I worked as a teaching assistant with autistic children in a specialist school.

I decided to go to university to study to become a Speech and Language Therapist.

I got a First (top marks) and won two awards.

I worked in a psychiatric hospital helping patients to communicate.

I worked in a child and family therapy centre, helping children and young people to feel more confident about communicating.

I set up SEA Therapy - my own neuro-affirmative specialist speech and language therapy service, to support autistic children and families, and train professionals.

I am autistic.

I didn't realise I was autistic until I was in my late thirties, but when I did, it made a lot of things about my life make sense!

The Happy Narwhal

I was once sent this meme by an autistic friend, with the message:

"If you're having a tough day at work, just remember you're the happy narwhal".

Thank you to Lei Wiley-Mydske, Director at the Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Lending Library for their kind permission for me to use their image. Visit neurodiversitylibrary.org for more Neurodivergent Narwhal infographics.

When I was trying to decide what to call my business and what I wanted for a logo, I kept coming back to the Happy Narwhal idea. I chose to use a less quirky name for the business in the end, but I've kept the narwhal for my logo.