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An open archive of neurodivergent voices: writing, talks, podcasts and stories, gathered by the NeuroHub community.
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Introduction Well it's been a bit of a week. Welcome to a special edition of THE MAG packed to the brim with listings for the neurodivergent communities of East and West Sussex. A heavy cold has…
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Introduction Welcome to our special edition totally dedicated to the subject of mental health. This is being published in the lead up to world mental health day on Saturday October 10. There will be…
Introduction Another week and here we are again with edition three of THE MAG EXTRA. It's even longer than last week's epic and there will be some additional articles added this weekend. Believe me,…
Introduction Welcome to THE MAG EXTRA which is packed with news, reviews, previews and feature articles. There’s everything from basketball to comics and artwork to panto (oh yes there is) so I hope…
The next MAG EXTRA is almost with us, it just needs the images inserting. It's 14,000 words long, so as a taster here's a list of some of the top events taking place in the coming weeks in Brighton…
Welcome to October’s Neurodiversity Newsletter October is both AAC Awareness Month and ADHD Awareness Month, designed to dispel myths and spread understanding. Augmentative and alternative…
Hertfordshire County Council’s Cabinet has approved four SEND units in mainstream schools and a special school satellite, adding up to 128 places so more children can learn close to home. (AI-written…
The National Autistic Society in Wales has published a guide for Members of the Senedd and councillors on communicating with Autistic constituents, making surgeries accessible and challenging…
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found City of York Council at fault for not making sure classroom staff were trained in Makaton, as a non-verbal Autistic boy’s Education, Health and…
A benefits advice website has gathered evidence of the extra costs Autistic people and people with ADHD, anxiety or depression face, from travel and food to sensory needs, ahead of two government…
Answering an MP’s question, the DWP listed Disability Confident, Access to Work, Keep Britain Working and an employer advice service. It did not say how well they work for neurodivergent people.…
Lucy Powell told MPs the SEND reform bill, the consultation response and new national inclusion standards will come ‘very early in the new year’. For families in England, the wait for answers goes…
Namibia is hosting the 6th World Autism Organisation Congress for the first time. Opening it, the country’s Vice President said Autistic people must be at the centre of decisions about their lives.…
Contents Autistic Community Support What is Neurodiversity? Webinars, Events & Training Articles & Resources Autistic Community Support “A game-changing opportunity for Autistic people, parents, and…
The result is what Foucault calls the production of docile bodies. PolScience, Michel Foucault: Discipline and Punish Explained | How Modern Power Controls Us The decisive question is no longer…
For me, haunted houses bring together themes of the horror of existence, the inevitability of death, remembrance of ancestors, DIY, making, creativity, thresholds, liminality, and seasonal rest. Ryan…
Come as you are and be brilliant as you are. Christopher Emdin, Teaching & Being Ratchetdemic, TEDxBerkeley I will not hide my ratchet self to make a broken system powerful. Christopher Emdin,…
Every chimera here is whole. This room never calls one anything less, and nothing about how it was put together is a problem to be solved. House rules, Chimera Obscura on Stimpunks.World What makes…
Could you imagine that that might be you too? And this story is for you. — Then & Now, How to Make a Fascist I think fascism comes in a very large part from a fear of chaos. It is in some way, then,…
I couldn’t go to a gas station without somebody asking me about it or trying to figure out how they could get their own. Jake Simpson, a kei truck importer in Pennsylvania, in Japan’s ‘Kei’ trucks…
I think it knows and doesn’t itself want to cope, and that is the society’s problem, not mine. — Maya Angelou, Bill Moyers Journal, 1973 When I was young, I knew a lot. Now I don’t know nothing,…
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This event is completely free (or you can donate). You don’t need a ticket fee, a membership or a subscription. Register on Humanitix and we’ll send you everything you need to join. What if you could…
Welcome to September’s Neurodiversity Newsletter August was a truly horrific month for political and media attacks on Neurodivergent people. This was most tragically seen in the racist, classist,…