Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 runs from Monday 18 – Sunday 24 March 2024. The celebratory week aims to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences by recognising the many strengths of neurodivergent people.
The Student Disability and Inclusion Team are taking part in the celebrations and we would love for you to join us!
Check out our Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 news post for upcoming events and competitions, some fun neurodivergent celebrity facts, inspirational quotes from our staff and students and a list of fiction books about neurodivergent characters and by neurodivergent authors.
What’s on?
What it means to be Neurodivergent: A social and relax event – Wednesday 20 March – 14:30 – 16:30 – Highfield Campus.
A space to share your experiences as a Neurodivergent student. Student Disability and Inclusion will be hosting a relaxed event as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, with hot drinks and biscuits provided.
Neurodiversity Peer Workshop: Celebrating together – Friday 22 March – 14:30 – 15:30 – Highfield Campus.
In this session, we will explore perspectives and attitudes towards neurodiversity. This includes examples of positive changes and the benefits of a neurodiverse world. We have incorporated points for discussions throughout to consider the value of and celebrate the different attributes that make up our diversity.
To find out how you can join these events please visit our event page.
We are also offering a dissertation drop-in for Neurodivergent students as part of the upcoming Dissertation Festival. For further information, please see our Dissertation Festival event.
SUSU
In addition SUSU are hosting a DIY stress ball workshop where you can create your very own stress ball. If you are interested in joining, please visit the event on the SUSU website.
Are you a postgraduate research (PGR) student?
PGR focussed events are also happening across the week.
- Join the Neurodivergent Staff Sub-group. In autumn 2022 the UoS Disability Staff Network launched the Neurodivergent Staff sub-group. This group is open to all Staff and PGRs who identify as being neurodivergent.
- Join the Neurodivergent Safe Listening Space on Thursday 21 March from 11:00-12:00 which is open to staff and PGRs who identify as neurodivergent. The safe listening space aims to provide an opportunity for confidential, open discussion focused on lived experience in a safe environment without an agenda.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with The Student Hub.
Winner of the Neurodiversity Celebration week competition revealed!
Ahead of the week and as part of our celebrations, we invited all students to take part in a poster competition to celebrate Neurodiversity to help our community understand, value and celebrate the talents of Neurodivergent minds. We are excited to announce that we have chosen our winner.
Congratulations to Eleanore Sawyer, who is a Marine Biology student for her winning entry.
Meaning behind the poster:
Neurodiversity in my experience has always been intrinsically linked with time – needing time to process things, having time blindness, needing routines.
This poster is meant to represent the good times spent on special interests and such, taken inspiration from how my friends and I create niche spaces full of personal interest and the things we enjoy.
