Emile Gouws

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Dr. Emile Gouws is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and an internationally renowned disability activist that attends Commonwealth and United Nations higher political meetings. Dr Gouws is the president of the Board of ICDL and is only the 3rd person to hold this position. In his free time, Dr Gouws was the Vice-chairman of the National Executive committee of Autism South Africa and currently represents underrepresented groups on the Commonwealth Disabled Peoples Forum.

 In 2023, Dr Gouws have been nominated for the Commonwealth Youth awards and is on the South African steering Committee to report to the United Nations. Dr Gouws has contributed to various international articles and research papers on neurodiversity including a published article in Forbes magazine Japan. Dr Gouws was also invited as the academic representative on the steering committee of South Africa’s response to the United Nations. He is married to a beautiful Alexic autistic lady named Sammi who is also a autism self-advocate. Together they do advocacy on relationships and being married as an autistic couple

Blogs, Interviews, Press:

• A Self-Advocate’s Inspiring Journey | Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
• Inspiring South African speaking for Autisim rights in front of the United Nations
• PhD Candidate Emile Gouws Making International Waves | University of Pretoria
• African Autism Self-Advocates at UN COSP17 Create History – THISABILITY NEWSPAPER
• Examining the Experience of Autistic Students in Higher Education | Affect Autism: We chose play, joy every day
• Mr Emile Gouws Masters student on SABC 3 Realtalk | University of Pretoria
• Extract | Help! My child is atypical | LAPA Blog
• Emile Gouws (0000-0002-6272-4595) – ORCID
• Emile Gouws | Autism Parenting Issue 145
• Home of DIRFloortime® (Floortime) – Board
• Gouws.ppt
• City of Joburg shines light on autism
• Reflections on autism awareness month
• ’We need too move beyond awareness for those with autism’