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Bridgette Hamstead

Sep 7, 2026

1:44
Why is a summit like this important to build on the momentum you've created with your writing on Substack about neurodiversity justice?
1:54
So I think I'll start by explaining a little bit about what neurodiversity justice actually is, because I think that context really matters here.
2:04
For a long time, the conversation about neurodivergence has been organized around awareness, acceptance, and inclusion.
2:13
And those things have value.
2:15
I'm not dismissing them.
2:17
But if you look at the actual data, Autistic adults are still unemployed and underemployed at rates that have barely moved in decades.
2:28
Neurodivergent people are still being failed by schools, by healthcare, by workplaces.

8 MINS LATER

10:14
What are some things that we'll need to do as first or second steps in redesigning these systems within the framework of neurodiversity justice?

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