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

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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11 Things I Love About Having ADHD
Callum Stephen Howes Callum Stephen Howes

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.

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A rollercoaster: neurodivergent and in the media
Nick Ransom Nick Ransom

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.

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Monotropism and The Monotropism Questionnaire
Helen Edgar Helen Edgar

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.

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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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