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
Autism Research - What’s New in September 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.
Designing a brand that celebrates neurodiversity
Graphic designer and brand consultant Thomas Barnett takes us behind the scenes of the NdC brand, exploring how graphic design should go beyond accessibility to actively celebrate neurodiversity.
Autistic Joy
The are many terms used to describe the various experiences of being autistic and recently, I’ve been hearing the term, ‘autistic joy.’ Sometimes I struggle to understand whether phrases like this are the title of a researched phenomenon or are being used colloquially, to describe a general state.
Autism Research - What’s New in August 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.
Embracing Autistic Children’s Monotropic Flow States
Autistic and ADHD people are more likely to be monotropic than the rest of the population. This means they focus more energy and resources on fewer interests/tasks/ sensory input at any one time compared to non-autistic polytropic people.
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 …
Navigating Intersections: My Journey as an Autistic Black Girl in the UK
Growing up in the UK as a black autistic girl was no easy feat. The challenges of understanding my identity were compounded by the fact that I self-diagnosed my autism. While it provided an explanation for my differences, I also battled imposter syndrome.
11 Things I Love About Having ADHD
We often hear about all the challenges that having ADHD can present, and rightly so. Raising awareness about these challenges is what: helps anyone who is struggling to feel less alone; enables us to find or develop solutions; and makes it easier for allies to understand how they can best support us.
A rollercoaster: neurodivergent and in the media
I only heard the term ‘neurodiversity’ a few years back, but in reality, it’s dominated my whole life. Subconsciously, for years, I thought different, I felt different and, in 2017, being diagnosed as autistic changed my life for the better.
Monotropism and The Monotropism Questionnaire
The theory of monotropism was developed by Dr Dinah Murray, Dr Wenn Lawson and Mike Lesser (2005) in their article, Attention, monotropism and the diagnostic criteria for autism.
Monotropic people focus more attention and energy resources on a more limited number of channels of interest than non-monotropic (polytropic) people, who may be able to attend to a broader range of channels and find it easier to switch between channels of interest and tasks.
- 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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