Max Alexander also known as Play Radical is a play worker, artist, writer, educator and all round inclusive play advocate and enthusiast. Max’s work centres play and connection with a particular focus on autistic, neurodivergent and disabled experiences. Max has worked with children and young people (and occasionally adults) with a wide range of interests, needs and abilities for over a decade across adventure playground, community, educational, social care, arts and theatre settings. Max creates and co-creates spaces for play using a mix of his skills as a maker, visual artist and facilitator. Max’s experience as a autistic person is an integral part of his work.

Exploring creative and accessible approaches to knowledge sharing and exchange is a core part of Max’s practice. Max has several publications and resources available at www.playradical.com including “The Joys and Shapes of Autistic Play” which introduces Max’s “Autistic Play Shapes” and “A Playful Manifesto” an illustrated call to play.

Outside of his practice as Play Radical Max is also a poet, creator of many many drawings, stick connoisseur and wrestler in training.