Guy Shahar

Guy is one of the Co Founders of Transforming Autism .His own autism was confirmed in 2018 at the age of 46.

 

Guy grew up in Wolverhampton in the 1980s. Married with his own teenage son (who is also autistic), he has worked as a radio broadcaster, a TEFL teacher/teacher trainer, an IT Project Manager, and is now an energy healer at his company, Heartful Healing.

 

Early in 2016, he wrote his first book , Transforming Autism, which describes his family’s remarkable quest to support his son, Daniel, and their life-changing visit to the Mifne Centre in Israel. This turned Daniel’s life around and opened Guy’s eyes to the reality and the potential in autism and to the most helpful and effective ways to support young autistic children.

 

Also in 2016 he gave his acclaimed TEDx talk, The Beautiful Reality of Autism, and launched the charity Transforming Autism  with Co Founder Gilles Pellenc (which he led until 2024) as a means of empowering families to create optimal trust-based relationships with their autistic children and to bring out the best in them.

 

Guy has written another  book  (Leaving Town), a large selection of articles for Transforming Autism, a 6-part TV comedy series and 2 films. He began composing classical music in July 2024.

 

He now works as an advisor to the Board.