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

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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“Nothing about us without us”
Reesha Zahir Reesha Zahir

“Nothing about us without us”

I first came across the above slogan and the ethos of co-producing research roughly two years ago, at the start of my PhD on sleep and mental health in autistic people. My first thought was, “why isn’t everyone in research already doing this?”.

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Recommended summer reading for teachers
Kay Louise Aldred Kay Louise Aldred

Recommended summer reading for teachers

Teachers, are you looking ahead to the next academic year and thinking about how to develop your practice by making your classroom more trauma-informed, supportive of neurodivergence and the nervous system friendly?

Read this blog for book and resource suggestions.

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Building a community of older autistic people
Cos Michael Cos Michael

Building a community of older autistic people

Last summer, I was sitting alone at an outside café, watching as two women of about my own age, gathered chairs around a large table. Other women arrived, all dressed for a day out. Once the group was complete, tea and cakes were ordered, for about a dozen friends. I pretended to read my book, as I watched for over an hour. The women chatted and enjoyed their afternoon tea, all very relaxed and obviously comfortable with each other.

This social bonding made me very aware of how often I feel like an outsider.

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Neurodivergent friendly recruitment
Jill Corbyn Jill Corbyn

Neurodivergent friendly recruitment

Recruitment and employment processes can be baffling, and often seem to test social skills and ‘culture fit’ rather than competence to fulfil the role and ‘culture add’. We are excited to try a new way of recruiting and a new way of working.

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How authentic is neurodivergent media representation?
Iqra Babar Iqra Babar

How authentic is neurodivergent media representation?

Neurodivergent representation in media is something that has often been historically misrepresented. There is however, an abundance of characters that can be described as ‘neurodivergent coded’; characters that are given ND (neurodivergent) traits and characteristics but are never confirmed by the writers as being ND, which leads to their characterisation feeling tokenised, or that the traits that we experience are seen as something ‘trendy’.

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Fawn: the trauma response that is easiest to miss
Trauma Geek Trauma Geek

Fawn: the trauma response that is easiest to miss

Fawning is taking care of others by suppressing my own emotions, needs, or identity. It’s something I’ve done since I was a very small child, and it’s something that I observe people doing around me almost every day..

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