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Thali’s Complaint Story

Thali (she/her) Posted by Thali (she/her) 1 min read

Thali, a disabled young person, looking directly at the camera.
Thali, a disabled young person, looking directly at the camera.
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Thali (she/her)

Hi, my name is Thali. I’m 14 years old and I am autistic and have ADHD. I love people knowing about my autism, not necessarily for me but for other autistic people. I love bringing awareness to things like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and lots of other disabilities, or as I like to call them “different abilities.”

I applied to work at YDAS because I saw it as a wonderful way to do the things I love (bring awareness to the things I find important) and meet more people like me. Yes I am the youngest here but I refuse to let that stop me, there will always be a youngest but no one said that the youngest can’t be the strongest. So, I am here to prove that young people and autistic people can and will make a change.

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