Meet Amber Anthony — Autistic yapper, CEO, Board Member, and Senior Change Practitioner who lives at the intersection of strategy and empathy (and makes it look easy).
From ABC to Spotify, Amber has been flipping the script on disability and neurodivergence — because too often, disabled people are spoken about, not with. Her mission? To ensure people with disabilities are not just included, but visible, valued, and genuinely thriving.
Across Australia, she partners with organisations to deliver development with a difference — blending lived experience with sharp commercial insight to prove a simple truth: disability isn't a compliance checkbox, it's a competitive advantage (and a seriously smart investment).
Expect real talk, practical tools, and powerful perspective shifts — especially when it comes to how neurodivergent leaders navigate systems not built for them and still reshape them anyway.
Because this isn't about fitting in — it's about standing out on purpose.
The pitch? The future of change isn't more of the same. It's brains wired for brilliance — and bold enough to use it.
Talking Points
Neurodivergent 101
Let me introduce you to our wonderful neurodivergent community!Neurodivergent 101
Learning outcomes:
- What is neurodivergence?
- Deficits --> Differences
- Neurodiversity umbrella
- Social Model of Disability
- Our many strengths
- Practical, tangible actions you could start today
- “You can’t ask that” Q+A session
Duration: 1 Hour
Neurodivergent Magic
*Neurodivergent 101 is a prerequisite*Neurodivergent Magic
Let’s take a more inclusive and informed approach to harness our magic.
Learning outcomes:
- Expand on Social Model of Disability
- Universal accessibility and inclusion
- How to harness our many strengths
- Explore neuroaffirming language and strategies
- Practical, tangible actions you could start today
- “You can’t ask that” Q+A session
Duration: 1 Hour
Talk That Fits and Hits
Let’s talk about communication and how it isn’t one size fits all, but can be helpful for everyone!Talk That Fits and Hits
Learning outcomes:
- What communication is and how we can use
- Introduce key communication frameworks, including Double Empathy Theory
- Steps to move from intention to impact to inspire meaningful change
- Practical, tangible actions you could start today
- Opportunity to role-play and practice
Duration: 1 Hour
Beyond Barriers
The old school “disability awareness training” has had a re-brand!Beyond Barriers
Let us show you how to move beyond barriers to create universally accessible spaces that include everyone.
Learning outcomes:
- Awareness --> celebration
- Boxing ticking --> belonging
- What disability is (and what it isn't)
- Social Model of Disability
- Universal accessibility and inclusion
- Moving from access to inclusion
- Practical, tangible actions you could start today
- “You can’t ask that” Q+A session
Duration: 2 Hours
Inclusive Cultures
Provide a structured approach to inclusive and informed actions to create inclusive spaces.Inclusive Cultures
Learning outcomes:
- Expand on Social Model of Disability
- Universal accessibility and inclusion
- How to harness our many strengths
- Explore neuroaffirming language and strategies
- Practical, tangible actions you could start today
- “You can’t ask that” Q+A session
Duration: 2 Hours
Navigating Change
Let’s talk about how we create passionate, inclusive change makers who can have lasting impact.Navigating Change
Learning outcomes:
- Introduction to change management tools and frameworks
- Overview of societal and culture shifts towards inclusion
- Steps to move from intention to impact to inspire meaningful change
- Practical, tangible actions that create change in our teams
Duration: 2 Hours
Inclusive Leaders
Let me show you how to harness vulnerability and courage to help all of your people to thrive.Inclusive Leaders
Learning outcomes:
- Innovation through inclusion
- How to fix the environment, and not the flower
- Diversity as a competitive advantage
- Universal accommodations
- Introduce best practice and evidence based frameworks for workplace inclusion
- Practical steps to inclusion you can start today to make real impact
- “You can’t ask that!” Q&A
Duration: 2 Hours
Leading Divergent Thinkers
How do we lead neurodivergent folks to ensure they thrive?Leading Divergent Thinkers
Learning outcomes:
- Neurodivergence 101 +
- Neurodivergent Magic content
- Introduce evidence based, best practise strategies
- How to support challenges with key areas
- Neuroinclusion + neuroaccessibility
- How to embed these tools in work spaces to support everyone
- Built in practical demonstrations and role plays using contextual scenarios
- “You can’t ask that!” Q&A
Duration: 2 Hours
Courageous Conversations
Inclusion can be uncomfortable - how do we lean into it?Courageous Conversations
Learning outcomes:
- High level overview of communication framework that helps everyone have courageous conversations
- Built in practical demonstrations and role plays using contextual scenarios
- The most important questions we can ask to create places where we all belong
- How to lean in to have courageous conversations, especially when it’s uncomfortable
Duration: 2 Hours
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