empowering neurodivergents empowers us all

Autistic people are at risk of violence and victimization throughout their lives. A recent study by Vanderbilt researchers  "revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than children without ASD to be reported to the Child Abuse Hotline by the age of 8. "  80% to 90% of autistic adults are not employed. Autistic people die considerably younger at a rate ten times higher than non-autistic people. A large part of the problem is language and viewpoint. 

The United States government and very powerful corporate partnerships are going all-in on recruiting and employing "neurodivergents" in government intelligence cyber and data analysis positions. 

In California, the Regional Centers, Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, and Social Security are operating almost the same since the Lanterman Act in the late seventies! They make autistic adults who reach out for help prove they were autistic as children, regardless of the evidence as an adult. There is no self-awareness regarding how deeply ableist this is or why it is leading to homelessness, poverty, abuse, and trauma.  

By directing ourselves, as neurodivergent, to each other, to raising each other up enough to be able to live out purposeful, fulfilling lives as we would like, we are creating and building our world for ourselves. Any funding or support for autistic services or services for neurodivergents should go to neurodivergent-owned and operated businesses and services. We Rise Together. 

The MISSION for For Neurodivergents, is twofold: 

1.  to empower neurodivergent individuals to be aware of their autonomy and in charge of their life by exercising their agency and communicating their wants and needs while listening for and respecting those of others. In this way, that individual, their family, friends, and community, begin to shift false paradigms, and everyone learns to recognize power and control and chooses cooperation, instead, 
2. to update outdated, inherently ableist, and abusive, laws that subject neurodivergent people to be dismissed, demeaned, mistreated, abused, and prevented from receiving support services for education and employment in an empowering, and uplifting manner that cultivates faith in themselves.