Anna designed and co-facilitated a series of workshops, not only to teach photography but to bring people together.

The project gathered momentum when Anna was invited to hold the first neurodiverse event at TATE, inspired by Autography.

“The goal for me was to tackle isolation, lack of self-esteem, depression and anxiety. I wanted to give people with autism the right to feel happy.”

Anna worked with the TATE Exchange to train the its ambassadors in autism and neurodiversity awareness and ran a course called. ‘Creating Positive Interactions With Those On The Autism Spectrum’.

“We started with a brief history of autism, then moved into what it is today. We did lots of activities to help prepare for the types of situations the ASD and neurodiversity community would encounter when coming to the TATE.

All of the recommendations Anna made are now embedded into the TATE Exchange’s protocol for future events.

‘Place With Purpose’ is a project to design co-working workspaces specifically for the ASC and neurodiverse community.

“In just one month, these bespoke accessible spaces gave 50 people a welcoming, sensory friendly and productive environment to run with projects, employment and tasks they’d not had the opportunity to pursue yet.

“It was an amazing opportunity for me. I was given a very basic studio space. I was responsible for constructing and curating the right environment for our members and creating solutions on how to make a space for people to reach their potentials.