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Neurodivergence &... Episode 1: Why Words Matter
In this first episode, Hel (Heledd (Hel) Straker, (Intagram: @adhdjoy), an HR coach and consultant specialising in neurodivergence, and Gareth (Gareth (S.) Farmer (Instagram: @writingautism), introduce each other and as well as their new podcast.
Hel and Gareth discuss the burgeoning skepticism about 'hidden' disabilities and bureaucratic gatekeepers; capitalist conditions meeting neurodivergence; accessibility; descriptions of neurodivergent conditions or disorders and the risks and dangers of identification; corporate linguistic violence; therapy; libertarianism, neo-liberalism and 'well-being', and lots of other interesting things.
References
Gareth Farmer, Writing Autism: A Critique of Life, Language and Neurodivergent Cultures (Revol Press, 2027)
Anna Stenning, Narrating the Many Autisms: Identity, Agency, Mattering (Routledge, 2024)
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Neurodivergence &…
Activism, advocacy and analysis from the front-line of neurodivergent politics and cultures.
A weekly podcast from Hel (Heledd (Hel) Straker (Instagram: @adhdjoy)), an HR coach and consultant specialising in neurodivergence, and Gareth (Gareth (S.) Farmer (Instagram: @writingautism)), a lecturer & writer.
Neurodivergence &... will discuss neurodivergence & associated subjects, multitudinous as they are! These might range from workplaces, language, co-morbid conditions, precarity, vulnerability, stimming, collecting, perseveration, as well as the joyful and beautiful things about being neurodivergent.