I was diagnosed with autism at 50 and then an ADHD diagnosis followed. It was a welcome diagnosis as I parent an autistic 19 year old and have raised him aligned with the social model of disability. I have already had a private hearing with the Disability Royal Commission. I’m passionate about how bullying is managed in schools, improving the complaints process with the Education Department, inclusion in our communities and workplaces. My art depicts how I have felt my whole life. I have felt like an alien who does not fit in anywhere. I have felt invisible. My neurodivergent emergence has helped me find my kin. Helped me understand the how’s and why’s of some social situations. I’m not there yet. The silver represents my mask fading away but glowing, also in my quest to shine a light on the need for earlier and affordable diagnostic processes.  

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