The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain
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What is Neurodiversity?
In this new video from the Counselling Channel, Stephen Munt (counselling psychologist) introduces the subject of Neurodiversity. The video also features a person who has faced and overcome challenges with their neurodiversity and differences.
Ask an Autistic #1 – What is Stimming?
Amythest Schaber, who is autistic, talks about stimming (and neurodiversity) in the 11 minute video that you can watch below. She writes: “What is stimming? Why do Autistic people do it? What are some common stims among the Autistic population?…
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The firm whose staff are all autistic
Jane Wakefield reports for the BBC : “Peter, Evan and Brian work at a small technology firm based by the beach in Santa Monica, testing software and fixing bugs. On first inspection it seems like any other Los Angeles-based company, with tasteful art on…
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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently
Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction and shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. The publishers say: “What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain…
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Autism: the restaurant steak that roared
In this 3 minute video (May 12th 2016) from The Guardian website, Laura James – a successful writer, journalist and mother, and also autistic – describes a night out at a restaurant with her husband that should have been a lovely evening…
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Odd Girl Out: An autistic woman in a neurotypical world
What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you’ve been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? Laura James found out that she was autistic as…
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Talking About My Autism Spectrum Condition
Talking About My ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition): Noise – a 3 minute video from Shula, daughter of Prof. Mick Cooper. Shula, who has Asperger’s Syndrome explains how she, as someone on the autistic and neurodiverse spectrum, experiences noise as compared to someone who…
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Neurodiverse film talent development
Different Voices is a neurodiverse film talent development programme from 104 films and biggerhouse film . It builds on their experience of developing the feature film Dawn of the Dark Fox (watch a clip here ) – the first feature film directed by an autistic film maker,…
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emotion-focused care
Our vision of mental and emotional health increases the focus on emotions, values the emotional heart of service provision and minimises stigma by celebrating diversity. Increasing the focus on emotional health Emotions, such as grief, anger, fear, despair and shame are the core…
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