Webinar with Lavanya Selvam Alli, Board Member, Parents’ Climate Community

Lavanya Selvam Allia is a neurodiverse Mom (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) of a neurodivergent child (Autism Spectrum Disorder) working in the environmental advocacy space. Coming from a neurodiverse family, Lavanya has come to appreciate why her family tends to view the world a little more intensely than other people.

Emerging research shows that neurodiverse individuals tend to have more sensitivity towards issues of justice and equity. Neurodivergent people often strongly empathize with social and environmental injustices in our society because of the frustrations and struggles they experience when trying to adapt to largely neurotypical social conformities. Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who is Autistic and has OCD, is a prime example: her neurodivergent thought process brought about revolutionary changes to the worldwide climate movement.

In this webinar, designed for neurodiverse and neurotypical attendees, Lavanya will explore how neurodiverse individuals (of all ages) can channel their unique thinking and perceptions towards the betterment of our natural world. Participants will leave with a greater understanding of how neurodiversity can positively disrupt the status quo thinking in the conservation space and lead to meaningful ecological reforms and equitable solutions for addressing environmental and climate crises.

Just like biodiversity, neurological diversities can enrich our natural world and be instrumental in paving the way for a sustainable future.

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Webinar offered at 2:00 and 7:00 Central on September 3, 2025

Ticket Sales will end on September 2, 2025

Webinar will be recorded

A Zoom link will be emailed from a TCiNN Staff Member to registrants prior to the event

Registration: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/texaschildreninnaturenetwork/why-we-need-neurodiverse-environmentalists