At Speaking Insights, Autism Advocacy is what we are about
Our presentations are designed to give hope and provide strategies to families of Autistic individuals and to better inform those working with the Autistic individuals.
All of our presentations are based on lived experience, both from Daniel's perspective of being Autistic, from Daryl's perspective as a parent who wants best outcomes for his child and from Leash's perspective as a sibling of an Autistic individual.
Our flagship presentation, From Diagnosis to OAM - A Personal Autism Journey plus a Sibling's Perspective is a 3 hour session that includes Daniel's sister Leash giving an honest snapshot of the joys and challenges of having an Autistic sibling. Daniel and Daryl (#DanielsDad) tag team to deliver an in-depth look at our family Autism journey from both perspectives.
This includes a look at the emotions around the diagnosis, Daniel's view of the world as a child, our school journey, adolescence, transitions to tertiary education, independent living, employment and our advocacy work.
We also include a sensory overload activity to give our participants a better understanding of the daily challenges for a neurodivergent person.
For educators, our presentation meets the Australian Professional Standard for Teachers at the level of Proficient Teacher 6.4.2.