Australia’s parliament has to change – because autistic people like me can’t | Christina Cushen
Being neurodiverse is what makes me me. I want to be represented by people with my lived experience
Being a neurodiverse young woman who also suffers from mental health issues can often feel like the “triple threat” that nobody would ever want. The recent federal election was incredibly positive for young women, many of whom were put off a career in politics – seeing it as still a white boys’ club.
But given my triple threat, I can only partially celebrate the host of new women being sworn in to parliament, and I am left wondering when I might see a neurodiverse politician, or a great focus, and open discussion, of mental health issues from our representatives.
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