Aashna Parsa at the International Youth Conference 13 advocating for strengths-based neurodiversity and disability inclusion in the United Nations' Youth, Peace and Security agenda & Global Youth Goals Framework. Watch 14 YO Aashna Parsa, Founder and President of Youth for Neurodiversity Inc., give policy testimony on May 22, 2026 at the 13th International Youth Conference (IYC13) toward the LA Pathway to Peace declaration to be presented by IYC to the United Nations. With o

The 2026 NeuroTech Frontiers Summit was a special full-circle moment for Aashna Parsa, founder of Youth for Neurodiversity Inc. (YND). From a 13 year-old attendee of the inaugural 2025 summit at the Frist Center of Autism and Innovation in Tennessee, to seven months later at the 2026 summit with a neurodiversity allyship exhibit and live demos of Aashna's app, Ally in Training™. YND is deeply grateful to Aras Sheikhi, CEO of Janus Innovation Hub and visionary organizer of th

A proud partner of the California School-Based Health Alliance and a community member of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, Youth for Neurodiversity exhibits at the statewide school health conference in Los Angeles, Universal City on April 27-28, 2026.

On April 15, 2026, Youth for Neurodiversity was proud to join GENup for a powerful Lobby Day focused on advancing student voices in education policy. Together, students from across California came to Sacramento to advocate for meaningful change—including support for AB 2071, a bill centered on digital wellness and youth mental health.