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
- Callum Stephen Howes
- Cassandra Lovelock
- Cassandra Lovelock and El Dewar
- Claire
- Cos Michael
- El Dewar
- Elise Guthrie Stirling
- Emily Lees
- Emily Katy
- Guest Contributor
- Helen Edgar
- Iqra Babar
- Jill Corbyn
- Kai Schweizer
- Katrine Callander
- Kay Louise Aldred
- Krysia Waldock
- Meena Kumari
- Nick Ransom
- Reesha Zahir
- Rhiannon Williams
- Rod Landman
- Sarah Douglas
- Thomas Barnett
- Tina
- Trauma Geek
- Warda Farah
The Cass Review’s final report: The implications at the intersection of trans and neurodivergence
Neurodivergent academic Abs S. Ashley critiques the ‘insidious mobilisation’ of neurodivergence to undermine the agency of transgender people in the UK’s recently published Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people’.
Autism Research—What’s New in February
This research roundup 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.
Embracing our Identities: The Power of the Black Autistic Meetup group
Neurodiverse Connection is proud to host Black Autistic Meetup, founded and lead by NdC Associate, Warda Farah. In this article, Warda reflects on the power of this invaluable space for belonging, representation, support and hope.
Moving beyond the mirror: the disconnect between eating disorder treatment and the needs of dysphoric Trans people
Kai Schweizer examines how mainstream eating disorder treatments (such as ‘mirror exposure therapy’) elide the Trans experience of gender dysphoria in their pursuit of ‘radical body acceptance’, causing harm to and invalidating the experiences of Trans people with eating disorders.
Autism Research—What’s New in January 2024
This research roundup 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.
Autism Research—What’s New in December 2023?
This research roundup 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.
Autism Research—What’s New in November 2023?
This research roundup 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.
Autistic Trauma and Identity: Insights from Narrative Research
Katrine Callander shares Autistic-led PhD research into the traumatic impact that grooming and coercive control has on Autistic people, rooting her work in the complexities of late-identification, the pursuit of agency and authentic Autistic selfhood,.
Celebrating Black Autistic Women: Say it loud “ I’m Black Autistic & I am Proud”
Black History Month, a time to honour and celebrate the immense contributions and resilience of Black individuals throughout history, also offers an opportunity to explore the intersecting identities that make each person unique. Among the remarkable individuals who have shaped history are Black autistic women, whose stories and experiences are often overlooked or untold. In this blog, we delve into what it means to be a Black autistic woman and how their presence enriches the tapestry of Black history.
Disability Hate Crime Week: Mate Crime and Neurodiversity
The 14th to the 21st of October is National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate crime awareness week includes awareness of disability hate crime, which differs from other forms of hate crime. The definition of disability hate crime is “any criminal offense which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s disability or perceived disability” (College of Policing, 2014).
- AAC
- ABA
- abuse
- accessible
- ADHD
- adults
- advocacy
- affirming
- assessment
- autism
- black autistic
- body image
- building design
- burnout
- childhood
- children
- co production
- coercive control
- communication
- community
- criminal justice system
- dentist
- depression
- diagnosis
- distress symptoms
- dyslexia
- eating disorders
- education
- empathy
- employment
- environment
- ethics
- fibromyalgia
- friendship
- GCC Summit 2023
- gender
- grooming
- health
- healthcare
- IBS
- identity
- illness
- inclusion
- inertia
- inpatient
- labels
- language
- late diagnosed
- LGBTQIA+
- lived experience
- long term admittance
- masking
- media
- medicalisation
- meltdown
- mental health
- monotropism
- mothers
- myths
- nervous system
- newly diagnosed
- NHS
- online
- pain
- parents
- partnership
- pathology
- peer support
- play
- PTSD
- race
- racism
- reasonable adjustments
- recruitment
- relationships
- research
- restraint
- retirement
- routine
- school
- self diagnosis
- self regulation
- sensory environment
- sensory overwhelm
- services
- sexism
- special interests
- speech and language
- spirituality
- stimming
- stress
- suicide
- support
- therapy
- training
- traits
- trauma
- women
- workplace
- young people
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