#ASID2018 StoryBooth bonus ep two! - Stories of giving back

Our second bonus episode features more stories from self-advocates who attended the #ASID2018 Conference. This podcast links their real life experiences to research from ASID journals.

You will hear about how many self-advocates want to give back. Sarah talks about advocating for herself to get to the conference while Christie and Ben talk about their advocacy work as part of the Mainstream and Me project.

Your hosts Sophia and Hilary discuss the research on self-advocacy and peer support. We would love you to tell us about any research we missed using the hashtag #ASIDpod!

Here are the links to the articles we mention:

•Patsie Frawley and Chris Bigby's article Reflections on being a first generation self-advocate: Belonging, social connections, and doing things that matter in JIDD.

•Janelle Weise & Julian N. Trollor's article Preparedness and training needs of an Australian public mental health workforce in intellectual disability mental health in JIDD

•Newton and McGillivray's article Perspectives of carers of people with intellectual disability accessing general practice: "I'd travel to the ends of the earth for the right person" in JIDDDon't forget to listen the first bonus episode from the StoryBooth.

This episode was produced by Buffy Gorilla, Ben Pawson, Sophia Tipping and Hilary Johnson. Special thanks to the ASID board, the communications committee and all the self-advocates who spoke to us. Stay tuned for the final StoryBooth bonus episode in two weeks!

Look out for future episodes on our website www.asid.asn.au/ and tweet us at @ASID_Ltd or #ASIDpod

For more information about ASID: www.asid.asn.au/

To find out about the benefits of joining ASID: www.asid.asn.au/members/why_join_asid