Supporting Teens and Adults in Becoming the Best Self-Advocate They Can

• By: Meghan Herring, MSW, LCSW Michelle Heyman, MA Emily Judovits Trevor Marsh Ashley McClennen, MEd, BCBA, LBS (PA) John Pagnoni Melanie Schwartz Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• January 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, adolescents, advocacy, interview, mentoring, mentors, neurodiversity, problem-solving skills, self-advocacy, teens, Winter 2023 Issue
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The creation of self-advocacy is a story that is one of pioneering and revolution dating back as far as 1968 (Glumbić et al., 2022). Today, many self-advocacy organizations target elevating neurodiverse voices and providing space for neurodiverse individuals to advocate for themselves. The current...