December Update from Daniel
While this month has been a bit quiet for the MINDS website, Ekaterina and I have been hard at work with continuing to build and promote this network. MINDS on…
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Co-Design in Online Platforms with Autistic Users
Recently, the Autistic Adults Online research team at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Edinburgh, shared their latest toolkit for user experience designers, researchers and developers The…
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Teamworking in Neurodiverse Research Teams
How does the intersectionality of neurodivergence and gender impact research teamworking? How do research teams with neurodivergent members operate? These are the questions that Lena Biermann at Heriot-Watt University is…
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Accessible Academia: Work for Neurodivergent People
In this edition of "Accessible Academia" we look at two recent papers, exploring the impact of work on neurodivergent people. What is Accessible Academia? (Click for the answer…) We take…
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“Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination”: Special Issue Call for Papers
Are you a researcher working on technology which can enable neurodivergent to find their own path in a society built for neurotypical people? The AutARK research project at TU Dresden…
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Inclusivity through the Creative Arts: “I’m Me”
How can the creative arts help autistic people and those with learning disabilities to explore and share lived experiences? That's the question that the team behind the "I'm Me" project…
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Accessible Academia: Neurodivergent People During the Pandemic, and Why it Matters
In the first of our "Accessible Academia" series, as we approach the five year mark since the first discovery of a COVID-19 case, we look back at how the following…
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The Power of Quotes in the Children’s Commissioner Report
On the 15th October 2024, the office of the Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, published their report on "Waiting times for assessment and support for autism, ADHD and other…
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Keeping Neurodiversity in MIND(S)
Neurodivergent individuals are often experts in their own condition – in much the same way a builder would be intimately familiar with their trade if they’d have lived with it…
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