Neurodiversity Advocacy

Former Member

I'm 13 and home educated and I really want to be a neurodiversity acceptance advocate but i'm not sure how to start any advice

Former Member

Hello @AutisticGirl ! It's amazing that you want to get involved more in your community and be an advocate for mental health support - I'm no expert but I think that volunteering might be a good way to start. By taking a more active role in helping others you may be able to share your story and learn about lived experiences that might differ from your own, which might make you a better advocate in the future. Why would you like to be a neurodiversity acceptance advocate?

I'm going to post here some opportunities which I believe could work for your goals and age group.
'Mind' is a mental health awareness organisation with many opportunities for young people to get involved; here is the link to their volunteering page: https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering-and-participating/

In particular, the youth voice network gives you a chance to share your experiences and have your say into what the organisation does and it's open for people aged 11-24. You can also become a media volunteer and share your story (open to people aged 13 and up). They are also looking for people to share stories by blogging or vlogging so maybe you could see if that might be something you want to be involved in.

Let me know if these resources are of any help and keep us updated

Former Member

thank you

Former Member

I have plans! I have decided I want to be a neurodiversity and children's right to read activist! it very exciting
My plan is to start a podcast about neurodiversity and also a visual blog with lots of art and comic strips. Me and my mummy have also decided we are going to take part in a fundraising run for supporting cancer research.
Also I want to do my own fundraising event for the autistic girls network and I also have plans to launch a write to read campaign to encourage children to write stories and poems etc and read for pleasure

Former Member

I'm inspired by Siena Castellon author and autism advocate and anti-bullying campaigner who is autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic and ADHD and she founded neurodiversity celebration week when she was only 16 which is 2 and a bit years older than i am now so she's really inspiring i'm also inspired by Chloé Hayden autistic and ADHD australian disability advocate, motivational speaker and actor. I also intend to apply for my silver and maybe gold blue peter badges if it all goes well

ebyrne556

Wow that sounds amazing! Please keep us updated on how you get on. I would love to find out how your fundraising go and wishing you the best with them.

Former Member

I am thinking of once the club for neurodivergent young people which i'm planning to make is established i will try and get authors to come and do talks also Chloé Hayden offers speeches both online and in person

Amy22

Hey @AutisticGirl autism advocacy and neurodiversity advocacy is so so amazing to do and as someone who also wants to ve an advocate got neurodiverse people specifically women who are neurodivergent I feel like I can really relate to what you want to do because this is something I am also considering as well. I also really love Chloe Hayden and I think she is such a fantastic person with really good insight into her own experiences. I also believe she is an actress too and I want to watch her show heartbreak high as well.

Former Member

yes i want to watch heartbreak high but i think it's a 15 so i'm only 13 2 years to go

Amy22

@AutisticGirl fingers crossed you will be able to watch it soon. I also haven't seen it but only because I haven't got the platform to watch it on sadly.

Former Member

this is the blog link
https://neuroramblesart.wordpress.com

Amy22

AutisticGirl wrote: »

this is the blog link
https://neuroramblesart.wordpress.com

I love your blog btw and I think its very brilliant and amazing!. Well done for creating it!. I also really love your drawing style as well as it looks super cool as well!.

BensonE

I do this on a small scale through my job as a youthworker I teach to teenagers that as a society we need to embrace and accept Neurodiversity