Vivienne Hay: Understanding Autism and Neurodiversity

We’ll explore what neurodiversity means, how Autism fits within that framework, and what it’s like to navigate an Allistic-dominated world as an Autistic person. Topics include common Autistic strengths and challenges, masking and burnout, late diagnosis, and ways you can respond when someone shares their identity / diagnosis with you.

Vivienne Hay is an Autistic disability rights advocate, and a member of UUSF. A research intern at UC Berkeley and occasional facilitator for the Bay Area Autism Collective, they bring both personal and professional perspectives to this conversation.