Outreach Subcommitte.

Lead: Outreach and International Coordination

Lauren is a teenage neurodiversity advocate from Ontario, Canada. She currently serves at the lead of the Outreach and International Coordination team for the 2022-23 Network for Neurodiversity Education and Advocacy (NNEA) Core Committee at Stanford. Lauren seeks to explore topics of neuroscience and inequalities surrounding neurodivergent folks. She is also an international public speaker and self published author. Aside from neurodivergent advocacy, Lauren enjoys learning about neurosurgery and the implications surrounding brain computer interfaces.

Outreach and International Coordination

AIdan Chui is a high school junior from Pleasanton, California. After becoming an officer of his school’s FCSN (Friends of Children with Special Needs) club, he attended the first cohort of 2022 SNP-Reach to explore his interest in neurodiversity. With a goal of destigmatizing neurodiversity, he plans to take the knowledge and skills he learned from SNP-Reach into his position on the Outreach sub-committee of NNEA. As someone who loves working with children, he volunteers for FCSN and works at a local tutoring center. This school year, he looks forward to a student research opportunity at ASDRP, a research establishment, and serving on NNEA. In his free time, he enjoys drives with friends and time in the kitchen with his family.

Outreach and International Coordination

Rahul Mulpuri is a rising Senior at the Harker School in San Jose, CA. He became interested in neurodiversity following his cousin’s diagnosis of autism. Rahul has tutored kids and adults with special needs in learning to play the piano and other musical instruments in-person and online. He was a part of the 2021 SNP Reach Program, where he and his group co-authored the children’s book “Arlo and Papa: A Tale of Embracing Neurodiversity.” Furthermore, he became the Director of Operations for Harker’s Neurodiversity Committee, where he works on planning events such as its annual Neurodiversity Week. Rahul truly believes in the inclusion of everyone and the destigmatization of neurodiversity, and he is excited to serve as part of the Outreach and International Coordination NNEA sub-committee.

Outreach and International Coordination

William Wei grew up in Long Island NY and is a high school senior at the Cold Spring Harbour High School. He loves studying math, physics, and computer science in school while playing piano, reading funny math & science jokes, doing astrophysics research, composing his own music, and folding polyhedral origami in his free time. As a kid William religiously watched every episode of “How the Universe Works”, and nowadays, he enjoys watching sci-fi movies with his family.

Outreach and International Coordination

Bet is a senior at the high school of Tecnológico de Monterrey; she was a student at SNP-REACH 2022; now she is a member of the Outreach and International Coordination committee of NNEA, and she is looking forward to bringing more information about neurodiversity within her community. She also enjoys reading fantasy books, listening to music (especially to Taylor Swift or Cavetown), learning about biology, stargazing, and studying and teaching math, whether it is to her elementary and middle school students, her mother, or anyone who wants to learn about those topics. As a fun fact, Bet still keeps rewatching her favourite childhood TV show "31 minutos" every time she gets the chance.

Outreach and International Coordination

Allan is an advocate who enjoys informing others on neurodiversity topics. Allan also focuses on spreading awareness internationally. Society should be welcoming towards all types of minds. He wants to assist those who have difficulty in learning. Overcoming negative stereotypes about the neurodiverse community is important to him. Outside the neurodiversity field, Allan enjoys contributing to his community by organizing events such as conferences. He likes to recruit worldwide speakers to various events. Allan also loves to design creative posters and publicity materials for these events.

Outreach and International Coordination

Jehan is a student in the Science & Technology Program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Having a family member who is neurodivergent lit her deep and profound passion to advocate for neurodiversity as everyone, no matter their background deserves equality. Jehan’s ambitions and goals are set towards being in the medical field as it intrigues her greatly. She currently volunteers at Peer Tutors of Maryland where she tutor young neurodivergent children from grades 1 to 5 on mathematics and put great effort into teaching these young, neurodivergent children as it provides me with the skills needed to make an impact. Jehan also currently volunteers at a local hospital and attempts to make it at least once every week to help out as much as she can. Jehan also volunteers at a local library to help young, neurodivergent children learn English through the Language Studies program. She fluently knows 4 languages other than English, and she is trying to learn the 4th one by taking college leveled French courses. One of the many things she enjoys doing in my free time is taking photos as there is a certain peacefulness about photography and how you can capture the perfect moment. After high school, she plans on going to a top college to help me succeed in her career goal. Furthermore, Jehan is the first student within the history of her county to currently found the Prince Georges County (PGCPS) Neurodiversity & Mental Health Student Action Focus Work Group where she and numerous county board, delegates, county-wide students, etc all work together to spread awareness on neurdiversity. Jehan has had an interest in neurodiversity and knocking down the barriers of stigmatization that have been engraved within her society for as long as she can remember and thus she would like to have a career in the very thing she first loved. Finally, she is certain with her dedication and hard work and although she has not cured cancer yet; she represents a high school student who would like to shape her future.