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​​​
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.​​​​
James Osborne ACC Director
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My name is James, I have Bipolar, Depression, CPISD and I am an Autistic person. I was looking for community and friendship with people whose existence was similar to mine, I then discovered the ACC.
I've been connected to and worked with a lot of groups, CIC's and charities before I knew that I was Autistic. I have a lot of experience of existing in Neurotypicial society but I felt like it was time to find spaces to unmask and thrive. As a Director I'll be able to create events, spaces and opportunities for others to connect with our community and be free to be themselves.
In my personal life I'm a Artist, Radio Host and tea enthusiast. I have worked primarily in the area of mental health through my art project, "Nanook the Biopolarbear" and my radio show "Biopolar Music".
ACC Committee Members
The Autistic Community of Cornwall, 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.​​
