Dive into a collection of articles that amplify neurodivergent voices, support a more thorough understanding of neurodiversity, and challenge common misconceptions.
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Author
- Abs S. Ashley
- Adam Fare
- Aimee Fletcher
- Aisling Sheehy
- Ann Memmott
- Antonia Aluko
- Callum Stephen Howes
- Cassandra Lovelock
- Cassandra Lovelock and El Dewar
- Charli Clement
- Claire
- Cos Michael
- Dr Virginia Carter Leno
- El Dewar
- Elise Guthrie Stirling
- Emily Lees
- Emily Katy
- Emily Wooden
- Emma Nielson
- Grace Lee
- Guest Contributor
- Harriet Axbey
- Hat Porter
- Helen Edgar
- Iqra Babar
- Jill Corbyn
- Kai Schweizer
- Katrine Callander
- Kay Louise Aldred
- Krysia Waldock
- Lucy Gilbert
- Meena Kumari
- Molly Anderton
- Nick Ransom
- Reesha Zahir
- Rhiannon Williams
- Rod Landman
- Rose Matthews
- Sarah Douglas
- Sarah Boon
- Sascha Bellamy
- Sophie Broadgate
- Stop Oxevision
- Thomas Barnett
- Tina
- Trauma Geek
- Warda Farah
My Embodied Experience of Autistic Joy
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Neurodiverse Connection’s Development Lead, Kay Louise Aldred, shares her personal exploration of Autistic joy as an embodied experience.
Pancakes, Taylor Swift and Coffee
Guest Contributor, Sasha Bellamy, shares a deeply personal insight into their experience of autistic joy.
Neurodiversity-affirming podcasts: Neurodiverse Connection team current favourites
Neurodiverse Connection’s Development Lead, Kay Louise Aldred, shares some of the team’s current favourite Neurodiversity-affirming podcasts!
Navigating the Intersections - the need for self-compassion
Lived Experience Advisor, Antonia Aluko, makes a powerful case for greater self-compassion in this insightful exploration of navigating her own intersectional experience.
Working on the Culture of Care Programme
Mental health researcher, Emma Nielson shares their unique perspective of working on the Culture of Care Programme, NHS England’s Quality Transformation Programme as a Lived Experience Advisor.
Autism Research—What’s New in February
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott picks out some of the current big debates on Autistic lives, and showcases new and important research from teams and academics working within the field.
An Autistic journey of Anorexia recovery
In recognition of Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025, Molly Anderton, NdC Lived Experience Advisor and Development Lead, shares a deeply personal account of how her experience of being a late diagnosed Autistic adult has impacted and informed her recovery from Anorexia.
Supporting an autistic loved one with an eating disorder
Our guest contributor shares a lived experience perspective on how families and loved ones of autistic individuals with eating disorders can navigate the complexities of offering support.
Autism Research—What’s New in January
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott picks out some of the current big debates on Autistic lives, and showcases new and important research from teams and academics working within the field.
9 lessons learned from working in a non-Neurodivergent-affirming environment
Reflecting on their recent experience, NdC Development Lead Kay Louise Aldred shares some key lessons she learned from navigating a non-Neurodivergent-affirming workplace environment.
- ABA
- ableism
- abuse
- accessible
- ADHD
- adults
- advocacy
- affirming
- aging
- assessment
- autism
- autistic parents
- black autistic
- body image
- building design
- burnout
- childhood
- children
- co production
- coercive control
- communication
- community
- culture
- depression
- Designing Homes for Sensory Differences Summit 2024
- diagnosis
- disability
- dyslexia
- eating disorders
- education
- empathy
- employment
- ethics
- family
- friendships
- GCC Summit 2023
- gender
- government
- grooming
- guidance
- health
- healthcare
- holiday
- housing
- human rights
- identity
- illness
- inclusion
- inpatient
- intersectionality
- joy
- language
- late diagnosed
- learning disability
- LGBTQIA+
- lived experience
- masking
- medicalisation
- meltdown
- mental health
- monotropism
- mothers
- nervous system
- newly diagnosed
- NHS
- online
- pain
- parents
- peer support
- play
- psychiatric care
- PTSD
- race
- racism
- reasonable adjustments
- relationships
- research
- resources
- routine
- school
- self diagnosis
- self regulation
- sensory environment
- sensory overwhelm
- sensory processing
- services
- sexism
- special interests
- spirituality
- stimming
- stress
- suicide
- support
- therapy
- training
- trauma
- trauma-informed
- women
- workplace
- young people
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