Outreach Sub-Committee

Aidan is a senior at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California. After participating in SNP-Reach last year, he joined NNEA's Outreach subcommittee and is excited to lead it this year. He holds an officer position at his school's neurodiversity club and has a special needs student with SNTutoring, for which he is an assistant coordinator. For him, growing up, neurodiversity was heavily stigmatized and undiscussed. This led to his interest in advocacy work today. Outside of it, he leads a cancer cell biology research group with ASDRP and holds a tutoring job at Kumon. He also enjoys baking, exercising, and spending time with his dog Bobo.

Allan leads Hispanic Initiatives and is a member of the International Outreach Sub-committee. Allan is an advocate who enjoys informing others on neurodiversity topics. Allan also focuses on spreading awareness internationally. Society should be welcoming towards all types of minds. Allan wants to assist those who have difficulty in learning. Overcoming negative stereotypes about the neurodiverse community is important.

Jessica Wang is a junior in the International Baccalaureate Program at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and is part of NNEA’s International Outreach Subcommittee. She is neurodiverse, and attended 2022’s SNP-REACH, where with a team, created My Neuro-Corner, a platform for neurodiversity education and awareness. Jessica is also president of the My Neuro-Corner club at her school, providing a safe space for all individuals, neurodivergent or neurotypical. Additionally, Jessica currently works with the Office of Special Education in her county (MCPS), where she serves as an advocate for neurodiverse individuals. Outside of her advocacy work, Jessica loves playing the piano, ballet, and taking naps that are just a little too long. 

Jehan Idsassi is a rising high school senior in the Science & Technology Program and Capstone Program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School located in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States. Jehan has been a member of the NNEA International Outreach Subcommittee for 2 years now and has partaken under the 2022 SNP REACH Program where she was able to immerse herself in advocating for neurodiversity to a greater extent. Jehan has a neurodivergent family member; thus, advocating on behalf of neurodiversity has always been her passion. To further her advocacy, Jehan founded her county’s (PGCPS) Neurodiversity & Mental Health Working Group and serves as the president for it. Furthermore, Jehan also founded the neurodiversity organization A Leap to Neurodiversity which implements neurodiversity initiatives within the educational school system nationally and internationally to create a more welcoming environment which promotes the advocacy of neurodiversity. Outside of Jehan’s neurodiversity advocacy work, you can find her studying neuroscience, advocating for women in STEM, pursuing public speaking, baking chocolate desserts, reading historical novels, and playing lacrosse and soccer!

Amicie Koslow is a 12th grader at the Lycée Français de San Francisco. She attended SNP-REACH this past summer where she worked with her group members to create and code a video game simulating ADHD experiences for neurotypicals. She hopes to one day provide the game to teachers and other educators so that they may be better able to understand and empathize with their neurodiverse students. She was a member of the Neurodiversity Committee at the Lycée for 3 years and proactively participated in school-sponsored events and discussions surrounding neurodiversity and self-empowerment. Amicie hopes to study cognitive science in college and join the growing numbers of neurodivergent researchers who are dismantling norms about cognition.