Fighting for Neurodivergent Students: Share Your Story
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In 2024, I found myself unexpectedly stepping into education advocacy while supporting my younger brother, who was unfairly expelled from school due to his support needs. When I pushed back against the discrimination he faced, the school attempted to block me from advocating—so I registered an official advocacy organisation to force them to engage with me.
What I didn’t expect was that within the first 2 months, I received over 50 requests from parents, students, and providers struggling with similar issues—children being denied education, families being stonewalled by schools, and neurodivergent students being pushed out of the system.
Now, I’m gathering data to highlight systemic failures in Australia’s education system for neurodivergent students. With the National Autism Strategy in development and increasing public attention on ADHD and late diagnoses, we have a chance to push for real change—but we need data to make this a public issue.
How You Can Help
If you, your child, or someone you support has faced discrimination, exclusion, or systemic barriers in the Australian education system, please share your experience.
🔹 What happened?
🔹 How did the school, TAFE, or education department respond?
🔹 What was the outcome?
All data will be anonymized and protected—this is purely for advocacy purposes. If you choose, you can also opt-in for future advocacy efforts.
Why This Matters
Education is a right, yet too many neurodivergent students are being excluded or denied access due to outdated policies, funding gaps, and ableism. My own brother was expelled unfairly, and now his application to TAFE has been rejected because of his support needs.
This isn’t just a personal issue—it’s a systemic failure, and it needs to be addressed at a national level.
By sharing your story, you’re helping to build a case for change—one that can’t be ignored.
📢 Note: Your personal details will remain confidential. If you wish to be contacted for future advocacy, you can opt-in at the end of the form.
Let’s make this a 2025 election issue. Together, we can push for an education system that actually supports neurodivergent students.
Neurodivergent Education Barriers Survey (Australia 2024)
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. This survey is part of an advocacy project to document the barriers that neurodivergent students face in the Australian education system. Your responses will remain anonymous unless you choose to be contacted for further advocacy efforts. Please see our privacy policy at the bottom of the form for how we handle, use and store your data.
If you prefer, you can use a pseudonym or an anonymous email to respond. The collected data will be for advocacy efforts only and will not be shared publicly without your explicit consent. Our final report will provide de-identified, anonomised data within it’s pages only. If you believe your experience is something you would like shared (without identifying you) please let us know.
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