In this video series, we explore how to support and value differences in neurodiverse interaction. In this third part of our parent workshop series, we focus on helping young neurodiverse individuals develop essential self-advocacy skills.

Learn About:
• The importance of self-advocacy for neurodiverse youth.
• Strategies to help young people express their needs and preferences.
• Practical examples illustrating self-advocacy in everyday situations. • Various communication methods to support self-advocacy.
• Empowering neurodiverse young people to boost their self-confidence and independence.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro, recap, overview
01:21 Activity: what does self-advocacy mean to you?
01:40 Neurodivergent young people's views on self-advocacy
01:55 Defining self-advocacy
03:30 Why support self-advocacy?
04:27 Strategies
05:00 Example 1: expressing a preference for a movie
06:00 Example 2: advocating for a quiet learning environment
06:50 Ways of communicating self-advocacy
07:45 Communication strategies from young people
09:27 Strategies and ideas for carers/ support persons

Some of the sources used & references:
https://www.autisticslt.com/
https://www.divergentperspectives.co.uk/
https://therapistndc.org/
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism/ Book by Barry M. Prizant and Tom Fields-Meyer https://g.co/kgs/3W5RzGJ https://uniquelyhuman.com/
Judy Singer/ Judy Singer’s Blog: https://neurodiversity2.blogspot.com/...