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 Being autistic makes you different. Whether in a positive or a negative manner, this will completely depend on you. Whether you actually want to prove some people right that it is a disability or you are going to bring the positive side to the forefront. Yes, AUTISM is not a disability, it's a different ability. You'll learn more about the privilege of being an autistic person when you'll start educating yourself about the same. There are lakhs of people who are autistic or are autism advocates. Here we have a leader who is spreading the word about it. Who Is Nicky Collins? Meet Nicky Collins She/Her, The Autism Coach at Neurodevelopment,  help autistic people to come to terms with their ASC diagnosis, to love it and to live with it. She is becoming the support that she needed when she was diagnosed with Autism.  Nicky is a champion for autistic women and girls and is working to make sure that autistic girls can be proud of who they are. Every autistic girl deserves valid

 Go to Google, search for the term AUTISM. Go to the images section. What do you see? A plethora of children who are mostly white.   Autism doesn't just affect a race or gender or ethnicity but it can affect anyone. Unfortunately, the medical community has studied and treated autism as a “white person’s” disease.  The typical “face” of autism tends to be that of a little white boy, regardless of autism's actual prevalence in all racial, age, and gender groups. Here we have a global leader who has been a victim of this Autism's White Privilege Problem.  Who is Morénike Giwa Onaiwu? Meet Morénike Giwa Onaiwu , educator, writer, public speaker, parent, and global advocate. She uses the pronouns She/They and has been transforming organizations since 1998.  Currently, she is Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Public Member at National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Morénike is a visiting scholar at Rice University and Principal Consultant and Public Speaker at

  — By Acceptance, I Mean Accepting *Unmasked* Autistic Behaviors This is World Autism Acceptance Week and next month is Autism Acceptance Month. We should not just celebrate it for the sake of celebrating but we should make sure we make a difference in someone's life. Autism awareness is the need of the hour and here we have a leader who is committed to this mission. Who is Ellie Middleton? Meet   E llie Middleton , Head of Community at  Neuropool  which connects talent pools of neurodiverse individuals to diverse employers through career development, skill matching and working with academic institutions. Its mission is to support 1000 Neurodiverse people into employment over the next 5 years through training, mentoring and matching the employment needs of corporate partners. Ellie is also a brand manager at  Great Influence  where she is working with leading business creators to build strong personal brands. Ellie was assessed with ADHD and also with Autism. She has been sharing

"You are stronger than TB. TB is a tenacious disease, but you are more persistent. Don’t define yourself by this, and don’t let others’ thoughts about TB influence you." Who Is Handaa Enkh-Amgalan? Meet Handaa Enkh-Amgalan , MPA, Program Coordinator for Quality & Learning at International Rescue Committee where she is focusing on refugee empowerment programs and ensuring programmatic quality and refugee response accountability to affected populations. Prior to COVID, TB killed more people than any other infectious disease. In 2019, Tuberculosis led to 1.4 million deaths. That figure increased in 2020 and over 1.5 million people died due to TB.  Unfortunately, the stats about people sharing about their TB is decreasing with every passing year and with that the number of people receiving treatment also decreases.  The major reason behind this is the stigmatization of TB as a disease. Stigma and discrimination around the topic push survivors and patients into silence which t

Glad and proud to watch so many women entering into startup culture. Our women entrepreneurs have ideas. Not just ideas but innovative and creative ideas that solve a problem. The journey can be exhausting but you have to keep going. Our today's feature is a genius who is concerned about everyone's safety. Who Is Beau Wangatrakuldee? Meet Beau Wangtrakuldee , PhD, is the founder and CEO of AmorSui , a healthcare tech company that provides a simple and sustainable approach for clinics and hospitals to implement gender-inclusive, reusable, and recyclable safety apparel. Beau grew up in a lower northern city in Thailand called Phitsanulok. She was raised by a family of entrepreneurs. From a very young age, she was fascinated with how science could create innovations and aspired to become a changemaker. AmorSui was born out of her own painful yet enlightening experience during a lab experiment when a chemical spill left a temporary burn on her legs. She had her lab coat on, she ha

It is all about perspectives and that spark to be a leader.  A leader  who actually set an example,  who give a reason to others to follow that leader, who come with an optimistic mind, who love to solve problems, who love to lead. Yes, as we have already said. It is all about perspectives. Turning your disability into your strength and making it your special ability is what makes you a leader. If you want to see a live inspiration for that, here you go. Who Is Haben Girma? Meet Haben Girma , an American disability rights advocate. She is a disability rights lawyer, author and speaker. Haben became the first Deafblind person to graduate from law school when she earned her degree from Harvard Law School in 2013. She got recognition in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, and TODAY Show as Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. She was honored in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and President Barack Obama named her a White House Champion of Change. Haben was born in Oakland, Cal