Meet Natasha
Natasha Siryj (She/Her) is the founder of Practice Inclusion.
Natasha has Lived and Living Experience of Autism, ADHD and Mental ill Health and lives with a chronic health condition. Natasha also has experience as a carer. She is passionate about inclusive practices, the power of individual voices and the use of Lived Experience to drive change. She also has expertise in all aspects of co-design and working with community. Natasha brings over 20 years of professional experience to Practice Inclusion.
Natasha is a qualified teacher, has undertaken educational research and has worked in a variety of settings including community services, education and local government. She has presented at conferences and symposiums, sharing her own lived experience of being an Autistic individual, and has been a speaker on lived experience storying, consultancy and co-design. Natasha has experience in delivery of teacher professional development, having developed and delivered training to teachers across Australia.
Natasha also regularly delivers professional development to individuals and organisations on a number of topics including Intentional Sharing of Lived and Living Experience and Autism Awareness.
Natasha’s qualifications include:
BA Fine Arts (Charles Sturt University)
Master of Education - Primary and Secondary (Deakin University)
Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education (RMIT)
Graduate Certificate in Educational Research (Monash University)
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Current and past projects Natasha has undertaken include:
Host of the MHPN Lived and Living Experience practitioners' network
A member of research teams at Monash University, contributing her Lived and Living experience as well as her codesign and consultation expertise. An example of this work includes: The Community Attitudes Towards Autism Genetics Study - Psychological Sciences (monash.edu)
Reframing Autism's Intersectional Advisory Committee chair. Natasha also supported the codesign process for Reframing Autism's Welcome Pack: Autistic Welcome Pack (reframingautism.org.au)
Co-design lead for Women With Disabilities Victoria (WDV), Experts by Experience Advocates, Lived Experience-informed resource, highlighting what women with disabilities want people to know about preventing violence against women with disabilities.
Speaker for the Planning Institute of Australia, Women in Planning Network Workshop on Planning and designing for safe and inclusive public spaces.
Offering a series of Professional Development course for teachers via TTA including Autism: A Lived Experience Perspective (tta.edu.au)