Neurodiversity Change Foundation

This month, the Neurodiversity Change Foundation (NCF) introduced CareSafer, a neuroaffirming primary care quality improvement program, to a group of physicians for the first time. The team is now in the final stages of completing the curriculum, which has been shaped by deep community engagement, including input from 15 neurodivergent people across Canada who shared their experiences, priorities, and gaps in primary care.

LET’S’ Founder–Executive Director, Heather McCain (they/them), has been contributing lived-expertise-based feedback to the curriculum alongside other collaborators, including Jenna Kedy and Lawrence Yang.

Lara stated, in a recent LinkedIn post: “I also attended a session with Canada’s National Autism Network where over 50 Canadians shared their perspectives on neuro-affirmative care to inform policy recommendations. What stood out clearly is that the Neurodiversity Change Foundation CareSafer program strongly reflects what the broader community is saying they experience in primary care, and what needs to improve. Let’s build on what we have.”

Neurodivergent people are calling for care that is relational, consent-based, low-pressure, and grounded in lived experience – not just policy language or diagnostic checklists.

LET’S is honoured to have played a small part in shaping CareSafer so far and is excited to continue collaborating as the program moves into piloting and future scaling. This work reflects the tremendous expertise that already exists in neurodivergent communities and the potential to make meaningful, concrete improvements in how care is delivered.