Autistic Community of Cornwall Directors an Committee Members.
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All of our ACC directors are Autistic and professionally involved in a number of Autism related services and initiative projects and are DBS checked.
ACC Directors
​​​Marie Louisa Hutchinson-Ralph
Tigger Pritchard
Lel Shiner
Origins and Support
Our original meeting of three Neurodivergent minds, back in late 2022, over crackers, tea and coffee, the ACC was born!
The ACC and the cheque from the National Lottery Community Fund.
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Marie Louisa Hutchinson-RalphRalph BCA ACC Director
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Awarded a British Citizen Award in 2023
Cornwall Inclusion Award Winner 2024
National Diversity Award Finalist 2024
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Marie has been active for many years in the Neurodivergent community providing support, advice and advocacy to young people, adults and families. Her primary focus has been on holding local services to account and promoting non discriminatory practice on the part of organisations, services and local communities.
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She is the chair of Tourette's Action Cornwall and a founding member and Director of Youth Art Connect.
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She has a particular interest in how the educational needs of young Autistic people are met and provides bespoke Autism training as an independent Autistic expert by experience.
Tigger Pritchard ACC Director
BAPs National Award Winner 2022
Cornwall Inclusion Award Winner 2024
National Diversity Award Finalist 2024
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Tigger is well known within the Autism networks of Cornwall, across the UK and Internationally. For many years Tigger has been working within the Autistic community to promote better acceptance and understanding of Autism.
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He is involved with several innovative organisations that are aligned with the neurodivergent movement that advocates for understanding based upon difference and not dysfunction.
Through his own independent consultancy, he provides Autism related training, advocacy, as well as commissioned work with individuals and families. He is also an avid campaigner for neurodivergent rights and acceptance.
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As well as all things Autistic, he is also involved in the world and passionate about PDA. (Pathological Demand Avoidance/Pervasive Desire for Autonomy).
Tigger has developed an excellent free website with links to information and other useful resources around Autism and Neurodivergence in general. He be also be found Podcasting, on Facebook lives and YouTube
Lel Shiner ACC Director
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Lel has been a keen supporter of the ACC since the very beginning, assisting at training events, eventually becoming Admin Lead and then taking on the membership admin. She is a committee member of both the Autistic Community of Cornwall and Youth Art Connect, and also one of the ACC Navigators.
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Living in a neuro-divergent household, she has living knowledge of autism and ADHD, particularly PDA. She has an interest in mental health issues, especially amongst young people. Lel has recently returned to work within the NHS (after home educating her children for seven years) as well as her role within the ACC, and loves both roles. She regularly leads the Newquay gathering and loves meeting and greeting new members.
Outside of the ACC, Lel also runs a monthly board games club at a local games shop and hopes to arrange board games meetups for the ACC in the future.​​​​
ACC Committee Members
