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My vision came from my own experiences with sensory needs, with mental health, neurodiversity.

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I've got a whole long list.

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We don't have time for me to dive into all of my diagnosis, but it really comes from

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living in those communities and experiencing a lot of systems that were, you know, quote

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unquote, supposed to work, that were designed to help people like me, but ultimately failed

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me from the school system, from friends to even state run organizations.

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And it really, from those moments, I learned that there are a lot of systems in place that

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don't work, but they also don't honor all of who a person is.

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So as I grew older, as I really started sharing my story, I knew a big part of my life is

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that I wanted to be able to deliver the care, the compassion and the empathy that my community

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deserves, but also in a creative, unique and empowering way.