Bridget Hampstead

And I enjoyed doing the work. I did, when I watched it back, when the UN was streaming it on their platform, I did notice that I was edited. They did take out some of the things that I said. There was a call, my own personal call to the United States to abolish the practice of ABA therapy in this country. They took that out.

And then I also talked about autistic suicide, the prevalence of autistic suicide, and the importance of addressing mental health care and its understanding of autism and its approach towards autistic people. And that was also cut out.

And then I also talked about autistic suicide, the prevalence of autistic suicide, and the importance of addressing mental health care and its understanding of autism and its approach towards autistic people. And that was also cut out.

And then I also talked about autistic suicide, the prevalence of autistic suicide, and the importance of addressing mental health care and its understanding of autism and its approach towards autistic people. And that was also cut out.

I don't, I'm not entirely sure of the reasons it was taken out. And I don't know if the United Nations themselves took it out or if the third party between me and the United Nations that was putting the videos together took it out. But yeah, those were two of the most important things I had to say. They were cut out. Other things were left in that I feel good about.

I don't, I'm not entirely sure of the reasons it was taken out. And I don't know if the United Nations themselves took it out or if the third party between me and the United Nations that was putting the videos together took it out. But yeah, those were two of the most important things I had to say. They were cut out. Other things were left in that I feel good about.

I don't, I'm not entirely sure of the reasons it was taken out. And I don't know if the United Nations themselves took it out or if the third party between me and the United Nations that was putting the videos together took it out. But yeah, those were two of the most important things I had to say. They were cut out. Other things were left in that I feel good about.

Absolutely. I still, the panel of like six people that I was on with and the organizers of the panel and the moderator of the panel and I are in a group chat and have been for, you know, since last year. when we all got together to film the panel. And we still talk to each other, you know, probably almost every day. Hey, did you hear about this? Hey, this is going on.

Absolutely. I still, the panel of like six people that I was on with and the organizers of the panel and the moderator of the panel and I are in a group chat and have been for, you know, since last year. when we all got together to film the panel. And we still talk to each other, you know, probably almost every day. Hey, did you hear about this? Hey, this is going on.

Absolutely. I still, the panel of like six people that I was on with and the organizers of the panel and the moderator of the panel and I are in a group chat and have been for, you know, since last year. when we all got together to film the panel. And we still talk to each other, you know, probably almost every day. Hey, did you hear about this? Hey, this is going on.

Hey, I've written this thing. What do you think? It's been a great sense of community for me to connect with other neurodiversity advocates kind of across the North American continent. It's been great. And then it's also brought me in contact with a lot of people who, you know, saw the stream and reached out to connect.

Hey, I've written this thing. What do you think? It's been a great sense of community for me to connect with other neurodiversity advocates kind of across the North American continent. It's been great. And then it's also brought me in contact with a lot of people who, you know, saw the stream and reached out to connect.

Hey, I've written this thing. What do you think? It's been a great sense of community for me to connect with other neurodiversity advocates kind of across the North American continent. It's been great. And then it's also brought me in contact with a lot of people who, you know, saw the stream and reached out to connect.

And it's turned into some great side projects and definitely meeting some really good people.

And it's turned into some great side projects and definitely meeting some really good people.

And it's turned into some great side projects and definitely meeting some really good people.

What was next? It didn't occur to me that the political climate would change so drastically and so quickly and be continuously evolving day by day in such an extreme way. So I'm really trying to, at this time, kind of look at what my goals were for this year from last year and reassess those based on what's really affecting our community right now and what's really affecting even my own family.

What was next? It didn't occur to me that the political climate would change so drastically and so quickly and be continuously evolving day by day in such an extreme way. So I'm really trying to, at this time, kind of look at what my goals were for this year from last year and reassess those based on what's really affecting our community right now and what's really affecting even my own family.

What was next? It didn't occur to me that the political climate would change so drastically and so quickly and be continuously evolving day by day in such an extreme way. So I'm really trying to, at this time, kind of look at what my goals were for this year from last year and reassess those based on what's really affecting our community right now and what's really affecting even my own family.

I have a fully neurodivergent and gender diverse family. And a lot of what's going on directly impacts members of my family and myself. And so I'm really thinking about and looking into and connecting with people about how do we influence legislation and how do we how do we fight back and what do we need to do politically? So I wouldn't. really say that my work was political.