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Panel tells global leaders: 'Nothing about us without us' and press for funded, everyday inclusion
Summary
Young autistic advocates urged policymakers to move beyond awareness to funded, everyday action—calling for inclusive education, public diagnostic centers, employment accountability and explicit inclusion of autistic voices in policy design.
Panelists at an online Institute for Neurodiversity event delivered a consistent call to action: include autistic people in decisions that affect them and fund concrete supports rather than symbolic gestures.
Martin Cortez summarized the panel’s chief demand: "If policies affect autistic people, autistic people must be a part of creating those policies," and he called for investments in leadership and inclusive education. That phrase—"nothing about us without us"—was echoed by Vincent Tubisu, who urged global institutions to engage autistic staff and communities when designing early-childhood programs…
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