Summary
Join Anna Kennedy as she shares an inspiring story of community support for Dominic, a homeless man with autism who was sleeping on park benches in freezing temperatures, and how social media fundraising raised £1,500 to help him find emergency accommodation. The episode features 16-year-old Sienna Castellon, a remarkable neurodiversity advocate who is autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, and has ADHD, discussing her journey from diagnosis at age 12 to becoming a nationally recognized anti-bullying campaigner.
Sienna reveals how her autism diagnosis actually helped her gain confidence and friends rather than lose them, and shares practical insights about sensory processing challenges that many autistic individuals face daily. From her website QLMentoring.com supporting autistic students to winning prestigious awards like the BBC Radio One Teen Hero Award, Sienna demonstrates how embracing neurodiversity can be empowering rather than limiting.