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“We should not fit our life to the demands of social conformity; we can’t find a model to live by from others, we can only find that within ourselves.”

“We do not think of the neurodiversity movement as one that seeks to integrate neurominority people into all the existing ways of living in the world as a human being.”

“There is a certain way of being human that is our way. We want to be free to live our life in our way, and not in imitation of other’s life.”

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Read the latest articles from ION Team Members and Volunteers

Reframing the Spark: Why Embracing Neurodiversity Is a Social Imperative

Leading with Kindness: Inclusive Responses for an Inclusive World

Many Paths, One North Star: Unity in the Neurodiversity Movement

The word bias in bricks

Gender Bias in Diagnosis

girl writing on paper next to a computer

A Brief History of Dyslexia: Before Dyslexia Had a Name

Age campaign

The Elderly Billionaire No One Sees

Exploring the language of neurodiversity

by Prof. Charlotte Valeur

Acceptance - a dynamic concept

by Silvan Ruthernberg

Cognitively

by Catherine Guimard 

“Good therapies.”

by Pierre Marcantonio

Neurodiversity, a universe to celebrate

by Pierre Marcantonio

Exploring Neurominority Networks

by Prof. Charlotte Valeur

Neurodiversity: Community Unity, Not Uniformity, and the Essence of Respect and Kindness.

by Prof. Charlotte Valeur

The Intersection of PTSD and Neurodivergence

by Prof. Charlotte Valeur

Podcasts

World Autism Awareness Day, ION and United Nations Event 2023

Catch up on this year’s World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). Watch four moderated panel discussions, as we explore the contributions autistic people from around the world make in their communities. Each panel discussion highlights the role autistic people play at home, at work, in the arts and in policymaking. Catch up now on the four panel sessions at UN TV. 

'Take pride in who you are': Android developer shares with the UN

Introducing Aniket Kadam, an Android developer at 100ms in India. After being one of the panellists at the ION UN event to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day, UN News asked him to share his experiences as an autistic individual.

Neurodiversity – Shifting Paradigms in Mental Health Conference Sessions

Missed our third virtual conference Neurodiversity – Shifting Paradigms in Mental Health?

We are pleased to provide a link to all the sessions below.  

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