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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- 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
Reclaiming the Narrative: What It Means to Be Black and Autistic
Honoring Black History Month, NdC Associate Warda Farah explores the intersection of Black and Autistic identity, and reflects on how the dual marginalisation faced by Black Autistic individuals is further compounded for women and girls. Warda is the creator and host of NdC’s monthly, free-to-attend Black Autistic Meetup sessions.
4 Questions For: Autistic experiences of menopause study
In this installment of our 4Q4 (Four Questions For) blogs, we speak with Rose Matthews, Community Research Associate on the Bridging the Silos: Autistic Menopause Study, an international co-produced research study bringing together Autistic community representatives and academics from Carleton University in Canada and Bournemouth University in the UK.
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.
Why I continue to speak out and provide support to the Neurodivergent community
I was sixteen years old, in the middle of a mental health crisis. I had just spent three months in a children’s mental health unit, feeling like my life was over. I believed that I hated myself and nothing would ever change that. I felt broken.
Autism Research - What’s New in May 2023?
This research roundup picks out some of the current big debates on autistic lives, and showcases some of the research from teams making an impact on improving the quality of life for autistic individuals.
- 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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