Cultural Initiatives Sub-Committee

Cultural Initiatives Lead

Lawrence Kim is a junior at the Biomedical Science and Technology Academy at Chino High School. He is very passionate about neurodivergence awareness and education policy, exploring the intersection between the two sectors, specifically through special education. Lawrence has passed two legislations in California on his own, SB939 (A senate bill that requires annual updates of neurodiversity resources that must be featured on school websites and includes guidance and resources on supporting neurodivergent students for school staff training) and SR90 (A senate resolution that designates April to be Neurodiversity Awareness Month). Lawrence hopes to pursue a career in a field encompassing both education policy and neurodivergence awareness and is very excited to be a part of the NNEA Core Committee.

Cultural Initiatives

Laila is a high-school junior at school in Washington who has cared about neurodiversity since she was young and has advocated for them at her school for four years. She likes to consider neurodivergent people's identities and the intersectionality between other marginalized groups in her advocacy work. She found NNEA through SNP-REACH and is happy to be surrounded by like-minded, caring individuals. She hopes to carry her advocacy through her life and make an even bigger impact.