As part of a week of online Pride events organised by Leeds-based charities, Leeds Autism AIM – part of Advonet – are putting together a video compilation. It aims to share stories of LGBTQ+ people in the Leeds area who are also neurodivergent. Neurodivergent conditions include: ·          The video will run for up to an hour and will feature stories from neurodivergent LGBTQ+ people talking about their experiences. The stories will also go over how their neurodivergence ties in with their sexuality and/or gender identity and how they fit in with the wider LGBTQ+ community. Its aim is to ensure that neurodivergent LGBTQ+ people’s voices are heard. Leeds Autism AIM are looking for contributions to the video from LGBTQ+ neurodivergent people living in the Leeds City Council area. They could be:

Advonet’s Leeds Autism AIM service are looking for LGBTQ+ neurodivergent people in Leeds to share their experiences for a video.

• Autism (including diagnoses of Asperger’s Syndrome)  
• Dyslexia         
• Dyspraxia
• Dyscalculia
• ADHD
• Tourette’s Syndrome

• A video clip of you, either telling your story or sharing something creative like a poem or song about being LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent
• An audio clip of you doing the above ·         
• A piece of writing e.g. a poem or short story, that we can turn into a slide to put in the video

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