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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Author
- Abs S. Ashley
- Adam Fare
- Aimee Fletcher
- Aisling Sheehy
- Ann Memmott
- Antonia Aluko
- Beverley Samways
- Brendan Maguire
- Callum Stephen Howes
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- Cassandra Lovelock and El Dewar
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- Harriet Axbey
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- Helen Edgar
- Iqra Babar
- Jill Corbyn
- Kai Schweizer
- Katrine Callander
- Kay Louise Aldred
- Krysia Waldock
- Kyra Thompson
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- Lucy Gilbert
- Meena Kumari
- Molly Anderton
- Nick Ransom
- Reesha Zahir
- Remie Colledge
- Rhiannon Williams
- Rod Landman
- Rose Matthews
- Sarah Douglas
- Sarah Boon
- Sascha Bellamy
- Sophie Broadgate
- Stop Oxevision
- Thomas Barnett
- Tina
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- Warda Farah
Defining boundaries: navigating the challenges of working in lived experience roles.
In today’s blog, Molly Anderton, a Lived Experience Advisor at NdC, shares her experience of defining and holding boundaries within her role and how this enables her to share her passion and sense of purpose whilst protecting her own wellbeing.
Defining boundaries: A new Neurodivergent-informed resource and training workshop
Kay Louise Aldred, NdC’s Development Lead, shares her experience of defining boundaries and explores the need that inspired us to develop our Neurodivergent-affirming guide and training workshop on ‘Understanding Boundaries’.
Reflections of an Autistic Researcher studying Autism
In this blog, our Guest Contributor, shares a fascinating insight into their lived experience of being Autistic and working as a Researcher who studies Autism.
Creating Neurodivergent-affirming organisations
In this blog, Kay Louise Aldred, NdC’s Development Lead, shares an insight into core elements of our Neurodivergent Wellbeing Approach training and explores why nervous system regulation and trauma-informed approaches are essential to creating Neurodivergent-affirming organisations.
Autism, ADHD and Gendered Experiences Research—What’s New in July
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott explores a wide range of new studies on Autism and ADHD, with a particular focus on gendered experiences—highlighting research on parenting, menstruation, menopause, friendships, employment inclusion, and critical reflections on diagnostic and treatment approaches.
Lift the load: a call to look beyond what we might see
Guest contributor, Remie Colledge, shares a call to action to services, employers, educators and allies everywhere: what changes could you make to help lift the invisible load carried by Neurodivergent people, navigating a world that isn’t designed for Neurodivergent minds?
‘It seems that it is not just whether someone is Autistic or not that determines whether an interaction is successful…’
Today on the blog, Dr Catherine Crompton shares a unique insight into some of her team’s recent research on ‘information transfer within and between Autistic and non-Autistic people’. The results may surprise you!
Surviving or thriving? My experience of the education system.
In this blog, Emily Wooden, shares her experience of navigating the education system as an Autistic girl, and the subsequent impact of reaching Autistic burnout.
‘Mixing the values of gentleness, inclusion and person-centred care with the science of behavioural technology is like mixing oil and water’
As part of the ‘AGAINST PBS & ABA’ campaign, Guest contributor, Brendan Maguire, shares his journey of discovering Gentle Teaching and advocates for a move away from behaviourist methods that are at odds with supporting people in an inclusive, person-centred way.
Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Learning Disability Research—What’s New in June
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott explores a wider array of research, showcasing and reflecting upon some of the latest papers on Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Learning Disability.
- ABA
- abuse
- accessible
- ADHD
- adults
- advocacy
- affirming
- aging
- assessment
- autism
- autistic parents
- black autistic
- building design
- burnout
- childhood
- children
- co production
- coercive control
- communication
- community
- culture
- depression
- Designing Homes for Sensory Differences Summit 2024
- diagnosis
- disability
- dyslexia
- eating disorders
- education
- empathy
- employment
- environment
- ethics
- family
- friendships
- GCC Summit 2023
- gender
- government
- grooming
- guidance
- health
- healthcare
- holiday
- housing
- human rights
- identity
- inclusion
- inpatient
- intersectionality
- joy
- language
- late diagnosed
- learning disability
- LGBTQIA+
- lived experience
- masking
- medicalisation
- meltdown
- mental health
- monotropism
- mothers
- nervous system
- newly diagnosed
- NHS
- OCD
- online
- pain
- parents
- PBS
- peer support
- play
- psychiatric care
- quality of life
- race
- racism
- reasonable adjustments
- relationships
- research
- resources
- routine
- school
- self diagnosis
- self regulation
- sensory environment
- sensory overwhelm
- sensory processing
- services
- sexism
- special interests
- spirituality
- stimming
- stress
- suicide
- support
- therapy
- training
- trauma
- trauma-informed
- women
- workplace
- young people
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