BENED LIFE – CHANGING THE AUTISM CONVERSATION

Bened Life and its fantastic team developed the first gut-brain medical probiotic Neuralli – and it is changing the autism conversation.

Prior to working with this absolutely fascinating and lovely new client, I had little knowledge about autism and the spectrum, and I had approached shoots for @goldcoastchildrenscenter in CT the way I walk into an international school classroom: with the idea in mind that everyone’s perception is informed by different cultural ideas and understandings. That’s a great start, but I did welcome the invitation of Bened Life’s community director Sunny Cash to do an online course to learn more about neurodiversity. I gained much more insight than I ever expected.

Good preparation is half of the job. The highly professional creative director of the team, Chrystal Paasch, did her part, I had done mine. Everyone else had done theirs (for those of you whose work involves commercial photography, you know what a rarity that is!) The outcome was a happy team, a happy ME, and one of the biggest compliments I had ever received in my professional career: I was told I can now add “autism-friendly and approved photographer” to my bio. I am truly proud of this, as I believe I am only doing an outstanding job if I am able to tell a person’s or brand’s story in an authentic, loving, and kind way that let’s the viewer understand and appreciate what they see without words.

If you would like to learn more about @benedlife visit their Instagram, or their website, www.benedlife.com

If you are interested in learning more about autism and are ready to be mind blown, read We’re Not Broken by Eric Garcia @ericmgarcia14 and the blog on Bened Life’s website, where Rose and Alyssa, their neurodiversity and disability specialists share insights about the neurodivergent life, the gut-brain science, and more.