Finally Being Heard: The Power of Unlocking Communication for Non-Speakers
Imagine waiting 30 years to finally share your thoughts with the world. For one courageous non-speaking individual, that wait is over. Their powerful blog post, aptly titled “Finally,” provides a glimpse into the profound depth of intelligence, emotion, and humanity that exists within non-speakers who, for far too long, have been underestimated and silenced. Reading […]
Part 2: Achieving Healthcare Equity Through the SAFE Care Consensus Principles
Overview of the SAFE Care Foundational Premises It was developed through an extensive consensus-based process, involving a wide range of stakeholders, that the Supporting Access for Everyone (SAFE) Initiative established first-of-its-kind guidelines for providing accessible, equitable healthcare to youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs). Healthcare settings seeking to become more inclusive of neurodivergent patients can learn […]
Part 1: Neurodivergent youth are being victimized by healthcare abilism
Many healthcare facilities are still inaccessible to those with disabilities. We need to change the current unacceptable healthcare disparities Two of my passionate causes are accessibility and inclusion. Every child deserves equal access to high-quality, compassionate healthcare. Yet for the 1 in 6 youth living with a neurodevelopmental disability (NDD) like autism, ADHD or intellectual […]
Competence. Confidence. Communication. They are all connected in ways most of us never imagined
Confidence. It’s knowing that you are capable of doing something – even if you haven’t done it before. Confidence comes from competence. Many times we have the competence do to something but we’re not given the opportunity to show it. How can we have an opportunity if we’re unable to communicate our desire? And how […]
