A reflective and informative workshop is coming to Lismore this Friday to support local autistic adults to explore concepts around self-advocacy and self-compassion.

“The Northern Rivers Autism Association (NRAA) is running “Fostering Autistic Wellbeing: Through Self-Advocacy & Self-Compassion” in Lismore this November. It will be an interactive and reflective session that creates a space to talk through what self-advocacy looks like in our everyday lives and how we can be kinder to ourselves on a day-to-day basis.

The workshop is for Autistic adults and will be run on this Friday, the 28th of November, from 10am to 1pm at Southern Cross University in Room A1.15, A Block. Morning tea and light refreshments will be provided at no cost.

“It’s a chance for Autistic adults to engage with each other, have some fun, talk about what self-advocacy looks like, what self-compassion means and practical tools for meeting their own needs, setting boundaries and feeling proud to be Autistic without having to apologise for being themselves,” said Micheal Lynch, Presenter, Founder & Chair of the Northern Rivers Autism Association.

The workshop was born from wanting to do something meaningful for Autistic people as a way to connect with the Autistic community locally and those beyond.

“It’s about creating a space for Autistic people to be with themselves, to be supported and to feel seen and empowered,” Micheal said.

Autism-related workshops of this kind are an important part of a growing effort to approach wellbeing from a neurodiversity-affirming and self-advocacy perspective.

As many of us become more familiar with Autism and as our community continues to learn and develop greater understandings and supports for Autistic people, workshops like this one will be vital in ensuring our community is more inclusive and compassionate.”

To register your attendance, you can just click on the link: https://events.humanitix.com/fostering-autistic-wellbeing-through-self-advocacy-and-self-compassion.