Understanding Neurodiversity and Disability through Māori and Pasifika Experiences
The Migrant Neuro-Inclusion Network invites you to their next webinar - Nesemalama-Whakamana: Understanding Neurodiversity and Disability through Māori and Pasifika Experiences.
Culture, identity, language and whānau relationships can shape how neurodiversity and disability are understood and experienced. In this webinar, we will explore the lived experiences of Māori and Pasifika parents and caregivers, and what their stories can teach us about culturally responsive, strengths-based support.
Speaker Sophia Sagapolutele-To'afa (Researcher, Educator and Founder of Nesemalama–Whakamana Charitable Trust) will will share insights from her research with Māori and Pasifika whānau, exploring identity before diagnosis, culture and language, experiences of navigating systems, and the importance of recognising families as partners and knowledge holders.
Date: Tuesday 20th October 2026.
Time: 7 to 8pm.
Location: Online.
Cost: FREE.
Whether you are a parent, carer, educator, service provider or sector supporter, this webinar offers an opportunity to listen, learn and reflect on how we can better support neurodivergent and disabled children, young people and their whānau.
Register online to join this webinar on neurodiversity and disability for Māori and Pasifika (Google Forms).
Watch past Migrant Neuro-Inclusion Network webinars on YouTube.