Dive into a collection of articles that amplify neurodivergent voices, support a more thorough understanding of neurodiversity, and challenge common misconceptions.
Author
- Abs S. Ashley
- Adam Fare
- 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
- Grace Lee
- Guest Contributor
- Harriet Axbey
- Helen Edgar
- Iqra Babar
- Jill Corbyn
- Kai Schweizer
- Katrine Callander
- Kay Louise Aldred
- Krysia Waldock
- Lucy Gilbert
- Meena Kumari
- Nick Ransom
- Reesha Zahir
- Rhiannon Williams
- Rod Landman
- Rose Matthews
- Sarah Douglas
- Sarah Boon
- Sophie Broadgate
- Thomas Barnett
- Tina
- Trauma Geek
- Warda Farah
Unpacking radicalisation: how Neurodivergent minds are targeted by the far-right
Against the backdrop of the wave of racial-hatred and violence that swept the UK in recent weeks, NdC Development Lead Grace Lee examines how Neurodivergent minds can be vulnerable to exploitation and radicalisation by by far-right narratives and deliberate misinformation, and what can be done to find a way forward.
10 top tips for…inpatient admission
Inpatient admission as an Autistic person can be a stressful experience. This blog curates ten tips for everyday items you can bring with you to help ease the process. Written by an anonymous guest contributor with experience of inpatient services.
Top Ten Tips for Starting University as an Autistic Person
To celebrate her new book “University: The Autistic Guide: Everything You Need to Survive and Thrive”, Harriet Axbey has compiled a list of ten tips for UK undergraduate students starting university.
Beyond Acceptance: Autistic Joy Roundtable
This our first NDC in Conversation, a new long-form blog + video format where we bring together diverse voices from the Neurodivergent community to discuss key topics. You can also watch the the full video of this discussion. For this inaugural discussion, held to mark Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month, El Dewar is joined by Kay Aldred, Adam Fare and Charli Clements to discuss Autistic Joy.
Toxic Positivity, Masking and The Importance of a Bad Day
El Dewar shares a surprisingly empowering exploration of bad days, and spotting the restrictions of masking negative emotions with ‘toxic positivity’.
Neurodivergent belonging: a manifesto
Krysia Waldock examines belonging as a basic need, how the marginalisation of Neurodivergent people can make it harder to feel more than merely ‘present’ in a space, and how we can better foster a sense of belonging for Neurodivergent individuals.
Autism and talking about poor health
In this Lived Experience account, Cos Michael reflects on how their autism may have impacted their emotional processing of a diagnosis of ill-health and their subsequent experience of treatment.
- ABA
- ableism
- abuse
- accessible
- ADHD
- adults
- advocacy
- affirming
- aging
- anxiety
- assessment
- autism
- autistic parents
- black autistic
- body image
- building design
- burnout
- childhood
- children
- co production
- coercive control
- communication
- community
- culture
- dentist
- depression
- Designing Homes for Sensory Differences Summit 2024
- diagnosis
- disability
- discrimination
- dyslexia
- eating disorders
- education
- empathy
- employment
- ethics
- friendship
- friendships
- GCC Summit 2023
- gender
- grooming
- guidance
- health
- healthcare
- housing
- human rights
- identity
- illness
- inclusion
- inpatient
- intersectionality
- language
- late diagnosed
- learning disability
- LGBTQIA+
- lived experience
- masking
- media
- medicalisation
- mental health
- monotropism
- mothers
- nervous system
- newly diagnosed
- NHS
- pain
- parents
- pathology
- peer support
- play
- psychiatric care
- PTSD
- quality of life
- race
- racism
- reasonable adjustments
- relationships
- research
- resources
- retirement
- school
- self diagnosis
- self regulation
- sensory environment
- sensory overwhelm
- sensory processing
- services
- sexism
- special interests
- spirituality
- stimming
- stress
- suicide
- support
- training
- trauma
- trauma-informed
- women
- workplace
- young people
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