<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2117852/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Bridget Hampstead shares her journey from discovering her own neurodivergence to founding Fish in a Tree, a virtual community center supporting neurodivergent adults. </p><p>Her work combines community building, political advocacy, and neuroaffirming practices to create spaces where late-diagnosed autistic individuals can find acceptance and belonging.<br><br>• Founded Fish in a Tree after realizing neurodivergent people lacked community support<br>• Pivoted from physical center to virtual programming, expanding reach nationwide<br>• Faced challenges with neurodiversity language acceptance in the Deep South<br>• Represented the US at UN's World Autism Awareness Day despite censorship<br>• Increasingly focused on political advocacy as disability rights face new threats<br>• Programming specifically resonates with late-diagnosed autistic women<br>• Writes daily on neurodivergent topics while seeking funding to address critical issues<br><br>Connect with Fish in a Tree at www.fishinatreeNOLA.org. You are so loved and a warm welcome awaits you at Fish in a Tree, where we see you, we get you, you are valid and you are the person of honor at our table.<br><br><br></p><p>https://tonymantor.com<br>https://Facebook.com/tonymantor<br>https://instagram.com/tonymantor<br>https://twitter.com/tonymantor<br>https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic<br>intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild<br>Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI)</p>