V.O.I.C.E for Neurodiversity
The Collaborative Empowerment for Neurodiversity....
...Is a collective effort to create a village and sense of community for people living with neurodiversity who encounter obstacles in connecting with essential support to live a productive and satisfying life. We represent a team of experts from diverse fields and organizations who are working together to connect individuals and families with access to effective information, resources, care, and interventions. Our efforts entail research, education, public awareness, screening/assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Join the collaborative as a voice for neurodiversity, whether it's your diagnosis, super-power or your passion. Together we will overcome the various intersections that misunderstood cultures, race, disparities, and non-inclusive environments and systems create.
Research
We raise public awareness through research conducted in diverse communities with diverse ethnicities and backgrounds.
Collaboration
Experts in a variety of fields have partnered in this empowering collaborative to create a network for improving quality of life for people adversely impacted by neurodiversity
Education & Public Awareness
We recognize there's tremendous value in providing awareness and education about neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and other conditions in public settings and common places.
Screening/Assessment
In an effort to support undiagnosed persons presenting with executive dysfunction in effectively managing their symptoms, we have become a conduit for meaningful screeners and practical assessment tools
Diagnosis/Treatment
Because misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis occurs regularly and can lead to negative trajectories to include life-altering outcomes, it's our goal to help increase access to appropriate care that entails accurate, culturally-sensitive and culturally-conscious diagnosis and treatment
Trainings, Presentations, and Events
APSARD 2025: New Findings, New Frontiers in ADHD
Dr. Napoleon Higgins, Dr. Corey Hebert, & Dr. Brandi Walker presents a discussion on the African American Experience with ADHD, highlighting the historic contextualism, the present-day intersectionality, and predisposing genetic/ heredity conditions that influence negative trajectories for African Americans and members of the BIPOC community with ADHD/ Neurodiversity
PESI Live Webinar on April 5th.
On February 19, at 6:30pm, Dr. Walker will present for ADDA a Webinar on the critical value of research in under-served and marginalized communities. How this important data dramatically improves access to quality care resulting in better outcomes and healthier coping.