{"id":25873915,"global_id":"neurodiversityprideday.com\/id?id=25873915","global_id_lineage":["neurodiversityprideday.com\/id?id=25873915"],"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2025-06-04 17:51:42","date_utc":"2025-06-04 15:51:42","modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:31","modified_utc":"2025-06-14 17:12:31","url":"https:\/\/neurodiversityprideday.com\/id\/my-event\/main-international-keynote-bridgette-hamstead-unapologetically-neurodivergent-writing-my-way-home\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/neurodiversityprideday.com\/id\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/25873915","title":"Main International Keynote &#8211; Bridgette Hamstead &#8211; Unapologetically Neurodivergent: Writing My Way Home","description":"<p>Each year, the ND Pride team invites two daring pioneers in the Neurodiversity Movement, to share their message with the neurodivergent community.\u00a0For the 2025 edition, we have invited activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bridgette-hamstead\/\">Bridgette Hamstead<\/a> and author Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ludmila-praslova\/\">Ludmila Praslova<\/a> to do these &#8216;main&#8217; keynotes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFlK6vKX9os?si=h0xciYz6OSedsDS_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"262\"><strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"260\">Introducing Keynote Speaker: Bridgette Hamstead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"500\">We are deeply honored to welcome <strong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"319\">Bridgette Hamstead<\/strong> as one of the two official keynote speakers for <strong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"401\">Neurodiversity Pride Day 2025<\/strong>, a global celebration spanning over 50 countries and organized by the Neurodiversity Foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"945\">Bridgette is an accomplished writer, speaker, and community builder whose work centers on the intersections of neurodivergence, trauma, and identity. Through her consulting practice, she empowers individuals and organizations to move beyond performative inclusion and build truly affirming spaces. Her background in higher education, policy research, and mental health advocacy shines through in her dedication to equity and systemic change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1354\">Bridgette\u2019s keynote, <strong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1027\">&#8220;Unapologetically Neurodivergent: Writing My Way Home,&#8221;<\/strong> is a deeply personal reflection on discovering her neurodivergent identity later in life. It explores the journey of shedding the pressures to perform for others and instead embracing an authentic sense of self. Bridgette\u2019s words speak to language, grief, reclamation, and the quiet, daily work of building a life that fits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1740\">In her own words, this keynote is \u201ca story\u2026 what I needed to hear years ago\u2026 and what I hope might reach someone else who is just now starting to put the pieces together.\u201d It is a celebration of the brilliance, joy, and resilience that exist within the neurodivergent community\u2014a reminder that pride is not just a performance, but a grounded and deeply personal reclamation of self.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1928\">We are profoundly grateful to Bridgette for sharing her wisdom, vulnerability, and strength with us, and for contributing her voice to this global moment of visibility and empowerment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1928\">On this page, we will share the link to the talk, and add the embedded version. 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