Find a way to self-advocacy, overwhelmed by daily life full of communication

Today I visited the website of city developmental support center. In this center, monthly meeting is held by young adults with developmental disabilities. The meeting group provides us with an opportunities to share views from those with developmental disabilities. Some participants have had hard times during they were in school and on the job, and need a place to share the feeling that "not only we (and our personality) are the problem, but lack of understanding us make the problem even worse".

Sharing views by saying my opinions and listening to others' was quite an experience, which enhanced me the feeling that even though we are more likely to be involved in trouble with people and society, we are still able to provide society with our views and abilities, and which has help me with enhance self-confidence too.

Now busy with daily work, and having a job gaining the feeling that even it may be humble, I can be of help and play a certain role as an employee and in a business, my motivation towards this meeting has been declined. I thought I'm much more empowered in a workplace than past several years struggling with finding (actually stalling in front of) a job.

Today's visit to the website reminded me much of the motivation towards self advocacy of adults with developmental disorders. The event in which I regained the interest in this activity is a newsletter, released about a year ago, in which my photos and drawings is on it as artworks.

I doubt if I have more room to communicate with more people, the participants as well as co-workers, different type of ideas than business communications which I'm originally not good at and I'm to fully engaged in now, but I'd like to find some way to contribute for self advocacy for  adults with developmental disorder, in a way in which I can show my performance and enhance understanding the most.

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