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

Celebrating Black Autistic Women: Say it loud “ I’m Black Autistic &amp; I am Proud”</span>
Warda Farah Warda Farah

Celebrating Black Autistic Women: Say it loud “ I’m Black Autistic & I am Proud”

Black History Month, a time to honour and celebrate the immense contributions and resilience of Black individuals throughout history, also offers an opportunity to explore the intersecting identities that make each person unique. Among the remarkable individuals who have shaped history are Black autistic women, whose stories and experiences are often overlooked or untold. In this blog, we delve into what it means to be a Black autistic woman and how their presence enriches the tapestry of Black history.

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Disability Hate Crime Week: Mate Crime and Neurodiversity
Cassandra Lovelock and El Dewar Cassandra Lovelock and El Dewar

Disability Hate Crime Week: Mate Crime and Neurodiversity

The 14th to the 21st of October is National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate crime awareness week includes awareness of disability hate crime, which differs from other forms of hate crime. The definition of disability hate crime is “any criminal offense which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s disability or perceived disability” (College of Policing, 2014).

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Embracing Autistic Children’s Monotropic Flow States
Helen Edgar Helen Edgar

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.

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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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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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