An east Aucklander is creating a disabled youth forum to raise awareness about various disabilities, Times reports, providing a safe and inclusive environment to share viewpoints and inspire change. Bucklands Beach resident Natasha Astill has fetal valproate syndrome (FVS), a rare condition leaving her with multiple learning difficulties, speech cognitive issues and an auditory processing disorder. While she was growing up, she wished for some form of support group. “I want their (people with disabilities) voices to be heard in a place that feels safe for them to be heard,” Astill says.

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