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The Tumi Sotire Interview: Chatting with The Black Dyspraxic about intersectionality in the british neurodivergent community
Autisticly Aar chats to Tumi Sotire a,k.a The Black Dyspraxic about his dyspraxia, and what it was like growing up dyspraxic, being dyspraxic in his job as a health data economist with University of Newcastle and his advocacy and activism work he has done with his social media @TheBlackDyspraxic. He has a keen interest in talking about intersectionality when it comes to his disability as when it comes to him being a black British neurodivergent person which forms his work. He does public speaking and consultancy work having written and contributed to Forbes on neurodiversity in the world of work. He also shares his experience of how faith has helped him as a Christian with his mental health.
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