WHEN: Feb 19 from 12pm to 1pm EST
COST: Free

Join us for a thought-provoking and affirming session that centers the brilliance, resilience, and lived realities of Black neurodivergent people.

This session will explore neurodiversity and neurodivergence through Black and racialized experiences, focusing on the diagnostic disparities faced by racialized and minoritized neurodivergent people, particularly Black children, youth, and families. We will examine how implicit bias and systemic inequities contribute to these disparities across educational, clinical, and social systems.

Safia Abdulle (she/her), PhD candidate, published researcher, and social worker, will guide the session. A first-generation immigrant-settler, and a Black, Canadian, Muslim woman, Safia draws on her research and extensive experience supporting racialized and minoritized children, youth, and families to illuminate challenges and pathways toward equity-focused, justice-oriented care.

Grounded in critical research and reflective discussion, the session will center the resilience of Black neurodivergent people, highlighting expressions of joy, creativity, and Black neurodivergent knowledge. Participants will reflect on how we can each contribute to more affirming, equitable, and justice-oriented systems of care.

This is not just a space for learning, but for unlearning, reimagining, and honoring Black neurodivergent lives in their fullness.