Getting Support, Neurodiversity 101 20 Mar 2022

ND Life: Esabella on the Right Environment Can Help You Thrive

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A successful teen with ADHD, anxiety, and dyslexia shares how having the right support and environment can help you thrive in a creative career.

About Esabella Strickland

Described as a “Renaissance Girl” for her multitude of talents. 16-year-old Esabella A.K. Strickland is a Multi Award-Winning Filmmaker and Screenwriter, Award-Winning Actress, Media Host, and Writer. Esabella is also an Artist, and GenZ Influencer based out of Vancouver, BC. She is a young, raw talent who is a Neurodiverse advocate and empowering figure against bullying through the arts.

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Celebrating Your Differences

In this 2 min video, Esabella shares her story as a girl with ADHD, anxiety, and dyslexia, who found the right support for her neurodivergence in a specialist’s school which enables her to work with her strengths. She won several film festival awards for her feature film screen adaptation of her Novel “Then and There, Here and Where”.

Esabella gave some great advice to young people, empowering them to believe that they’re great because of their neurodivergence.

To find out more about Esabella Strickland, check out her website.

You can watch the full video on ADHD Girls’ YouTube channel

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