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A smiling neurodiverse child holds a red balloon. In the background people hold balloons of various colours

Neurodiversity

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Essentialism is insidious – but it might also be helpful

Stereotypes are obviously bad, but believing you share an essence with others could help people who feel marginalised

by Ariana Orvell & Alexa Lebrón-Cruz

A train arrives at a busy subway station. Many different people on the platform wait to get on the train. Some are blurred as they are caught by the camera mid-motion.

Neurodiversity

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Adapting to the neurotypical world is not the same as conforming

As an autistic person, this is how I draw the line between adapting in a way that’s good for me and simple conformity

by Jack Ori

Two people play chess outdoors near a colourful graffiti wall and blooming tree; industrial buildings and stormy sky in the background.

Neurodiversity

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How to be a good friend to an Autistic person

Autistic and non-autistic people see the social world differently. But openness and empathy can foster a valuable bond

by Abby Sesterka & Erin Bulluss

Colourful abstract illustration of a person with closed eyes, featuring vibrant brushstrokes and line work in shades of orange, yellow, green, pink and blue.

Autism

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Enter the sensory world of an overstimulated Autistic mind

A film by Miguel Jirón and Scott Mahoy

Side profile of a bearded person with sunlight creating multicoloured rainbow flares across the image and a blurred garden background.

Neurodiversity

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Psychedelics could give a mind’s eye to those who’ve never had one

Case reports suggest psychedelics might reverse aphantasia (a lack of mental imagery), but is that necessarily a good thing?

by Shayla Love

A fridge covered in word magnets in the foreground next to two people having a meal at a table with sticky notes on the wall blurred in the background.

Autism

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Autistic people challenge preconceived ideas about rationality

While cognitive biases commonly sway decision-making, Autistic people might be less susceptible to such biases

by Liron Rozenkrantz & Anila D’Mello

Man in a pink jumper intensely plays a piano in a cosy room with a wooden interior, while another person, blurred in the foreground, plays drums.

Music

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An Autistic pianist navigates between the pulls of solitude and partnership

Directed by Austen McCowen and Will Hewitt

Magnifying glass enlarging a large yellow beetle on a display board with various pinned insects and butterflies in the background.

Neurodiversity

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Why neurodiversity and entomology so often go together

Science has neglected to study the passions of autistic people like me. Here’s why so many of us are drawn to insects

by Alice Laciny

Pastel drawing of a man with a moustache, surrounded by yellow background, holding a sleeping cat on his shoulder.

Neurodiversity

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When the mind is dark, making art is a thrilling way to see

For aphantasic artists with no mind’s eye, creating paintings is a way to experience the mental pictures they can’t see

by Adam Zeman