Chronic Pain Peer Support Group

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Ross Parker - Community Advisor

Ross has been a Community Advisor at Scottish Autism since October 2021 and recently joined the One Stop Shop in July 2023. Previous to this, Ross had 10 years of experience as a Support Worker. Ross was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 19 and has a Master’s Degree in Autism Studies and an Undergraduate Degree in Social Sciences.

In his current role, Ross works at the Fife One Stop Shop. Alongside providing support to families of autistic young people through the Flourish programme, Ross also leads the Autistic Adult Peer Support Network in Fife. Providing both online and in-person support to autistic individuals, parents and carers. He also provides training to businesses and professionals via Scottish Autism’s external training programme.

Ross’s key interests are in helping autistic adults navigate their place within the autistic community and using his own experiences to develop and provide training.

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Leoni Jorna – Community Advisor

Leoni is a new addition to the One Stop Shop team as of July 2024 and started her career in the care sector where she worked for five years. This was initially in dementia focused care in the community and later she supported young people in a secure care setting for a further three years. She then completed her BSc (Hons) in Psychology and moved into a mental health practitioner role at Barnardo's where she worked for around one year.

'I am neurodivergent myself and am passionate about supporting people to succeed in ways that are meaningful to them. I am very excited to be working with the One Stop Shop and making a difference to individuals and families in Fife.'