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Neurodiversity Media hosts evidence-based learning resources for the neurodivergent employment lifecycle.

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Introducing one of our amazing #AmbassadorsForAutism, Rachel from Sydney, NSW!

'I run a business called Neurodiversity Media (@ndmediahq) which aims to give #autistic people and their employers resources to help them in employment, to help address the low rates of employment and high rates of underemployment among us. I wish people understood that #autism isn't necessarily a linear spectrum, but a wheel of different strengths and challenges.'

Fun facts about Rachel ...

1. I own six typewriters and one laptop.
2. I lived in Singapore for nine years.

Do you think you're an #AmbassadorForAutism? Visit our link in bio to submit your photo and share your story!

https://ambassadorsforautism.paperform.co/

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Oh what a night ✨🪩
On the 28th of February we launched Wable in Australia. 🚀 And what a night it was!
Where are we going next? Here’s a hint…🇬🇧🇺🇸🇳🇿

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The social struggles of university can sometimes be just as challenging as the coursework. We're revisiting some fantastic advice from #autistic advocate and founder of @ndmediahq Rachel Worsley around socialising at university on the #autismspectrum.

#autism #autisticadult #autisticadults #autismsupport

https://autismawareness.webflow.io/aupdate/how-to-socialise-with-other-people-on-campus-at-university

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Free resources re: neurodiversity in the workplace. Their emails ALWAYS have great content. I'm not affiliated with them, just sharing because I value their work: https://neurowork.substack.com/

Here are some headlines of resources from a recent email:

20 Workplace Accommodations For Neurodivergent People

How Employers Can Help Autistic People with Workplace Adjustments

How This Autistic Woman Struggles Without Workplace Accommodations

#autism #actuallyautistic #latediagnosedautistic #latediagnosedautism #cptsd #demandavoidance #autisticinertia #unevenproductivity #autisticaf #autisticbusiness #autisticyoutuber #adultautism #autisminadults #autisticadult #adhdingirls #autismingirls #autisminwomen #adhdinwomen #autisminfemales #adhdinfemales #audhd #momonthespectrum
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As #autismawarenessmonth comes to a close, four #autistic adults discuss why receiving an #autism diagnosis is so important, particularly when accessing #support and finding #community. Read the full article written by #AUStism MC and autism parent @joabi_9 via our #linkinprofile! @mr_a_plus_michael @p1x3lmonk3y @ndmediahq @9honey

https://buff.ly/415mliR

#autismawareness #autismunderstanding #autismacceptance #autisticadult #autisticadults #autismdiagnosis #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #autismsupport

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Rachel Worsley shared her story about ADHD and Autism on the podcast.

You can find the episode by clicking the link in the bio 💻

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#adhd #thelivedexperience #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #livedexperience #mentalhealthpodcast #mwntalhealthadvocate #mentalawareness #mentalhealthsupport #podcasts #mentalhealthpodcast

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Stereotypes cloud women in the autistic community — the perception that they need to be 'cured,' that they're just shy, and that they don't have an interest in dating are just a handful of examples. It's stigmas and misinformation like this that often mean women are diagnosed with autism later in life, if at all.⁠
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In Australia, at least one in 150 people are affected by autism, though others argue that that number is closer to one in 70. While men and boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed, it doesn't mean that women and girls are four times less likely to have autism. Systemic prejudice and a lack of research and understanding afforded to autistic women mean misdiagnosis is all too common.⁠
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Here, we chat to four #autistic Australian women from various walks of life about what they wish more people knew about #autism. ✍️ @yemagz #R29AU ⁠
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[Image description: Headline reads, "4 #AutisticWomen On What They Wish You Knew About Autism". Collage underneath is of #HannahEnglish, #BrittFenton, #RachelWorsley and #AliceGlascott.]⁠

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Hey! Guess who was featured on Refinery 29?! Me!! 💫✨🌟

I've been reading Refinery 29 since I was 13 years old, and I'm pretty sure it was the first website I ever used my email to subscribe to. So, seeing my face up there next to some INCREDIBLE women means a lot to me.

Not only is it the first time my words have been published by a huge media company, it's also an incredibly personal topic that I've been advocating for for the last year 💘

I honestly wish there was articles like this out there when I was freshly diagnosed with Autism at age 17. It was 2016/2017 before the likes of TikTok and the #ActuallyAutistic community so I had nowhere to find people like me. I relied on an old book called 'Asperges for Teen Girls' that listed every single negative trait, and how to hide those traits so I could make something of myself, as if being Autistic was a death sentence.

At the time, I truely thought it was a death sentence. I did everything I could to try and not be Autistic. I created a fake persona and I worked full time as a manager in a surf store with blaring music 24/7 helping and serving customers all day (a literal nightmare for an autistic person). For an entire year I came home every night and laid on my bed in total silent darkness sobbing and hurting myself until the next morning where I had to do it all again. I thought that this was how life was meant to be as an autistic person. I now know those were meltdowns and were a result of complete sensory overload and overwhelm.

Today I'm still trying to find myself under layers and layers of masking and those fake personas I used to so badly cling to. I'm still recovering from that period today. And I now know that being my autistic self, with the negatives AND POSITIVES, is a better life than that empty so called 'successful' life I had before.

The past year, and probably next few years will be a journey of finding my autistic self. With the help of professionals, the Autistic community, and articles like these, I'm learning how to thrive in a world that was never designed for me to thrive in 💞🌸

Thank you @refinery29au and @yemagz for allowing me to be apart of this beautiful article Screenshot of autism article

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Surprise!

I’d been ruminating on the idea that I might be autistic for months before I asked my psychiatrist the throwaway question, “Hey, do you think I might be autistic?”

I certainly wasn’t prepared for him to say yes, and with so much conviction.
This was last November, and I knew I wanted to talk about it with you at some point but I had a lot to learn and even more to unlearn. I gave myself the deadline of April for Autism Acceptance Month and… here we are!
There’s more to it than that, of course, but we’ll save that chat for later.

I really want to thank @yemagz and @refinery29au for listening and bringing this important piece together, and @ndmediahq @lignestudio.co @aluna_ink_ for their words - I saw myself in all of it.

If you’re looking to find out more, @amazeautism have lots of info on their website, @ndmediahq is a great discovery, @clembastow’s book “Late Bloomer” is a wonderful read, and Eric Garcia’s “We’re Not Broken” is incredible.

@refinery29au have some further reading at the end of the article - link is in my stories right now ♥️

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Ever heard a song about neurodiversity, or one that sums up the way social media has hijacked our brains? Check out the new album from permaculture band @formidableveg which is being released today!

My favourite song is Bad Timing about what it's like to live with adult ADHD, and there's a cracker of a trumpet solo at the end of the song Fluff by the marvellous @harryjamesangus from @thecatempire. There's also a new hippy birthday tune that will change birthdays in your family forever 😆

It's been a hard run for musicians over the past couple of years. If you'd like to support bands like @formidableveg then download their music through band camp(link in my bio), or check if they have a patreon account (Fo Veg does, head to the link in their bio to find out). I love seeing how Fo Veg's music and message evolves to cover the big issues of our time, and this album is musically sophisticated on so many levels. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

#formidablevegetable #neurodiversity #newmusic

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