Altogether Autism

Want to have your voice heard at the decision-making tables?

Our friends at IHC New Zealand are running a free online webinar exploring how neurodivergent people, including people with intellectual disability, can get involved in public sector committees.

See details below 👇

How to join a Public Sector Committee (Neurodivergent Guide) 📖

Keen to have your voice heard at decision-making tables?

As part of Neurodiversity Pride Week, join us for a free online webinar exploring how neurodivergent people, including people with intellectual disability, can get involved in public sector committees. These are paid roles and a powerful way to put Nothing About Us Without Us into action.

Getting appointed can take time and can feel challenging, but you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Hear Dr Nicolina Newcombe (Autistic with OCD) and David Corner ONZM (person with intellectual disability and autism) from IHC, and Ollie Goulden (ADHD) from My Life My Voice share their experiences of the recruitment process, what it is like to sit at the table, and answer your questions in an open 'Ask Me Anything' session.

📅 Date: Monday 15 June 2026
🕒 Time: 3pm
📍 Online via Microsoft Teams

To register, email [email protected]

We would love to see more neurodivergent people putting their names forward for these roles.
Join us in this live session to learn how.

We are sharing a research opportunity from a Master of Educational & Developmental Psychology student at Massey University.

Madie Freeland is exploring how autistic girls in years 1–6 experience their classroom sensory environments, and how these experiences influence their comfort, engagement, and wellbeing in mainstream classrooms.

She is looking to connect with whānau of autistic girls who may be open to a single, child friendly interview (around 30 minutes). Participation is voluntary, child controlled, and fully ethics approved.

Madie is aiming to recruit up to 10 participants in total, even one or two families would make a meaningful contribution.

If you would like more information or are interested in taking part, please contact: [email protected].

As we head into the final week of Autism Appreciation Month, we want to pause and check in.

This month we’ve been sharing stories about creating space together, from community-led peer groups, to autistic creativity and connection, to moments of being seen and heard in different settings.

So before we close out the month later this week, we want to hear from you:
👉What do you want to see and hear more of from Altogether Autism?
👉What stories, topics, or voices need more space right now?
👉What does creating space look like for you?

Your whakaaro matters, and we’re listening.