Dive into a collection of articles that amplify neurodivergent voices, support a more thorough understanding of neurodiversity, and challenge common misconceptions.

Neurodivergent Wellbeing Approach Training: better than a New Year’s resolution!
Kay Louise Aldred Kay Louise Aldred

Neurodivergent Wellbeing Approach Training: better than a New Year’s resolution!

Kay Louise Aldred introduces the benefits of Neurodiverse Connection’s Neurodivergent Wellbeing Training. This holistic, well-being focused training programme is open to neurodivergent individuals, their families and friends, as well as professionals including hospital teams, community teams, educators, third sector groups. NdWA training comprises eight online sessions, running from 30 January—26 March 2024.

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Centring practitioner wellbeing: the difference it makes to supporting service user wellbeing and provision
Kay Louise Aldred Kay Louise Aldred

Centring practitioner wellbeing: the difference it makes to supporting service user wellbeing and provision

Kay Louise Aldred introduces our Neurodivergent Wellbeing Training. This holistic, well-being focused training programme is open to neurodivergent individuals, their families and friends, as well as professionals including hospital teams, community teams, educators, third sector groups. NdWA training comprises eight online sessions, running from 30 January—6 March 2024.

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Why I no longer sit on my hands
El Dewar El Dewar

Why I no longer sit on my hands

When I was small I heard: “Will you sit still?!” , “You’re fidgeting!”

Then there was the one that changed everything …

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Is my environment making me sick?
Warda Farah Warda Farah

Is my environment making me sick?

As I write this I sit in my ground floor in Deptford, London. I grew up in this area and every street, crevice and cobbled alleys holds pieces of hazy memories from my youth. You see I was made in Deptford and now I feel as if the place that defined who I am is dying piece by piece, with each new edgy coffee shop and hairdresser my old stomping ground ceases to be.

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A neurodiversity paradigm lens on polyvagal theory
Trauma Geek Trauma Geek

A neurodiversity paradigm lens on polyvagal theory

People keep asking me how the Autistic community views polyvagal theory. Right now, I can’t speak for the community’s perspective. People are just now learning about the theory, so we don’t have any consensus data from the Autistic community about agreement or disagreement. I can, however, speak for myself as an Autistic researcher and educator.

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Autistic Traits vs Autistic Trauma
Trauma Geek Trauma Geek

Autistic Traits vs Autistic Trauma

This list is based on my personal experience, with edits to my original list made after hearing from other #actuallyautistic people. I continue to be open to feedback from the autistic community regarding this list, and I will update or edit this post to reflect that feedback.

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Bonus ITAKOM Blog
Ann Memmott PgC MA Ann Memmott PgC MA

Bonus ITAKOM Blog

The inaugural It Takes All Kinds of Minds conference was held in Edinburgh in mid March 2023. Attracting around a thousand international participants at the venue and via virtual technology, the two days encompassed around 50 main talks and close to 100 smaller ‘poster’ presentations.

Here, I will consider a few of the presentations

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My Origami Child
Elise Guthrie Stirling Elise Guthrie Stirling

My Origami Child

I was describing my ‘AuDHD’ (autistic and ADHD) daughter's school masking to a psychologist recently. She had been really understanding about my child's experiences up to a point, but I knew I had to explain the masking carefully, because it's not always what people (even professionals) think it is.

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Working with the nervous system to understand and support regulation
Kay Louise Aldred Kay Louise Aldred

Working with the nervous system to understand and support regulation

Living in a dysregulated state – in sympathetic fight/flight arousal – unfortunately is routine and the norm for autistic people. We are constantly being tested and triggered. Autism-friendly environments meet the needs of the body – most specifically, the nervous system.

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