Ms Blessing Dada:

I always say to people to listen to those people with the lived experiences. When it comes to research I would definitely recommend looking at organisations such AsIAm, where there is also autism training, and Neuro Pride Ireland. Those who are autistic need to be the voices in leading conversations like this. People who have proximity to autistic people are also important in the conversations but those most definitely be centred on those with lived experiences. Taking their lead is very important, as is allying with them and having conversations like this. I thank Nem Kearns for encouraging me to speak here and put my voice into spaces like this where it is not often seen or heard. We must always be conscious of centring those who the most oppressed and marginalised in our society and being very observant about what voices are not at the table. We must be very intentional in inviting some voices like that. That would be my main advice that could be used in any aspect of any social justice issue.