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Online Self-Advocacy course for people who are autistic and/or neurodivergent
Be part of the change you want to see.
We’ve engaged neurodivergent advocate and author Yenn Purkis to deliver this course, designed to support you to harness your strengths and validate your lived experience. It will provide you with practical steps you can take to manage your environments sharing and expressing your authentic self.
For this round we are seeking attendees who identify as Autistic and Neurodivergent and live in Adelaide and North regions. Depending on interest we may offer future course sessions nationally. So, if you are interested in participating, please submit your interest and we will get in touch with you as the opportunities arise.
Spots are limited.
We support Neurodiversity
Course details
- Duration:
Eight (8) weeks course - Commitment:
Two (2) hour session per week on Wednesday afternoons - When:
Beginning Wednesday 29 March - 1.30pm - 3.30pm (South Australian Time) - Cost:
Free
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to Advocacy
- Knowing what works for you in your environment
- Autism, advocacy in education and employment
- Friends, family and community interactions
- Accessing services and your rights
- Lived experience for social change
- Practicing advocacy across communities
- Promoting Allyship
About us
Yenn Purkis (They/Them)
Well known influential Lived Experience Author – Yenn Purkis is autistic and non-binary and has published a range of books with Jessica Kingsley Publishers since 2006. They actively speak at autism conferences and have increasingly spoken and written on autism and LGBTQ+ identities. Yenn has received the ACT Volunteer of the Year award for work in Autism advocacy. Yenn has over 30,000 followers on social media and has been working in this space since 2005. Yenn has been a mentor to many Influential leaders in the Autism and Neurodivergent community with a large public presence.
To find out more about Yenn see their website: yennpurkis.com
Feros Care is an NDIS Partner in the Community delivering Local Area Coordination (LAC) services in Far North Queensland (FNQ) , South Australia (SA), and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Feros Care is a people care organisation, committed to helping people live bolder lives through its community engagement initiatives and projects.