In this third episode of Non Neurotypical Art Students, I talk with Marieke. She is a third year bachelor students at the Graphic Design department of the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague and is diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and dyslexia. We talk how she approaches academic texts and the positive side of failing. How she took a week off and how it helped her and how her neurotype helps her with her creations at the art academy.

ADD is a subtype of ADHD and lacks the ‘hyperactivity’ in the name. People with ADD may have problems with inattentiveness, but not with hyperactivity or impulsiveness. ADD can sometimes go unnoticed because the symptoms may be less obvious, but face similar problems regarding concentration.

Non Neurotypical Art Students (NNAS) is a platform create and hosted by me (Niels Otterman) where neurodivergent art students helps or contact other neurodivergent art students. Neurodivergent means that someone’s neurological development and behaviour is considered atypical. It goes often hand in hand with neurotypes such as: ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADD, Bipolar Disorder, Tourette’s, Dyslexia and many others. As a person who is diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 I want to portrait other art students and ask them what the academy can do to create a more neuro inclusive environment.

If you're interested to join or have any questions, you can send them to following adres: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nonneurotypicalartstudents/ Mail: [email protected]

Instagrampage of Marieke www.instagram.com/marieke.jpg/

Over here some important references that are mentioned in this episode:

Rutger Bregman – De Meeste Mensen Deugen (de Correspondent Bv: Amsterdam, 2019) English title: Humankind (Not Mankind, Niels!)

Walter D. Mignolo – Delinking, Cultural Studies (Volume 21, 2007 - Issue 2-3: "Globalization and the De-Colonial Option".) p. 449-514

Yuri Veerman – Black Square (2011) yuriveerman.nl/Black-Square

Instagram page of Toto Stoffels www.instagram.com/miss_toto_rodgers/