Free webinar: Neurodiversity and New Zealand’s education system

Dr Willow Sainsbury is a registered educational psychologist and teacher in Aotearoa and a lecturer in educational psychology at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington. Her research examines case complexity due to the co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental conditions, specifically how the timing, experience, and pathway to diagnosis changes when a child has both autism and attention deficit hyperactivity.

Tami Harris is the Chief Executive of Acorn Neurodiversity. She is a registered psychotherapist with thirty years of experience managing non-profit organisations and programmes, and a professional development facilitator for the Ministry of Education through Core Education, specialising in inclusion, social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practice. She is also the parent of three neurodivergent children.

Annabelle March is a student and a Young Neurodiversity Champion for the Neurodiversity in Education Coalition.