Neurodivergent Humanities Network

One of our network leads @danielpjones.bsky.social has recently published a paper! It approaches Tourette Syndrome treatment approaches through the lens of technoableism. Why not give it a read?

#TouretteSyndrome
#AcademicSky #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Neurodiversity is More Than... A symposium organised by Abs S. Ashley and Ombre Tarragnat

🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:

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Thrilled to be one of the presenters at this fantastic symposium. Can't wait!

I'm one of the invited speakers for this symposium, can't wait! 😁 Sign up here...

This is going to be awesome - so excited to share this free online symposium!!

I am excited to share that I will be presenting at this event with @ndhumanities.bsky.social next year alongside @emergentdivergence.com
Free tickets!
Find out more:
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We were thrilled to meet Warda at the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conference last summer and are just as excited for this new, important book.

Are we nurturing a person’s capacity to express their truth or gently steering them toward an institutional ideal of what normal speech/language/communication should be? 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿

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What forms of inclusion and exclusion does neurodiversity perform as a concept, field, and movement? How may lines of queer, trans, crip, decolonial, posthumanist, or Mad thinking shake up and overspill the conventional boundaries of neurodiversity?
Please join us for this important discussion! 🔥

This event is hosted by the Neurodivergent Humanities Network, in collaboration with the Wellcome Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities at @durhamimh.bsky.social, @bristolunienglish.bsky.social and Centre de Recherches sur les Arts et le Langage at bsky.app/profile/ehes...

Organised by NDHums network mentorship pairing @ombretarragnat.bsky.social and @ainokash.bsky.social, this symposium brings together academics, independent researchers and lived-experience activists from across the globe to chart new possibilities with and beyond the neurodiversity concept.

Neurodiversity is More Than... A symposium organised by Abs S. Ashley and Ombre Tarragnat

🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...

What is pathology lite? © Ombre Tarragnat 2024 Pathology lite complements the now well-known concept of neurodiversity lite. It highlights equally risky ways that scientific discourse and practice can subtly reinforce har…

"Pathology lite complements the now well-known concept of neurodiversity lite. It highlights equally risky ways that scientific discourse and practice can subtly reinforce harm against neurodivergent people"
Good thoughts from:
@ombretarragnat.bsky.social

ombretarragnat.com/2025/11/03/w...

From neurodivergent speciesism to neurodivergent veganism © Ombre Tarragnat 2024 Neurodivergence is increasingly mobilised to support ethico-political agendas related to animal politics. This blog post proposes new concepts to identify these growing trend…

Another blog post, this time exploring the unique ways in which neurodivergent people use their neurodivergence to support or oppose animal politics!
ombretarragnat.com/2025/11/10/f...

Calling all creative writers, both published and unpublished.

First prize is £1500, including publication in the Bristol Short Story Prize anthology.

Enter your short story of up to 4000 words until 31 Jan 2026, with low income entries available on a limited basis every month.

Network co-lead @danielpjones.bsky.social is facilitating this wonderful online roundtable on the future of Tourette Synrome research - tickets are free, and available in the original post!

We're excited and proud to share that network member Rhiannon Hawkins has produced the world's first Mental Health Vulnerability Index RE climate change, which is so important in the context of the climate crisis! Read her work here:

www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

#ClimateChange #MentalHealth

Network co-lead @danielpjones.bsky.social is facilitating a roundtable on the interdisciplinary futures of Tourette Syndrome research!

More info below! 🤩

#TouretteSyndrome #MedicalHumanities #AcademicSky

Educational Animation Videos about Autistic Experiences Our two new neuro-affirming educational animation videos celebrate Autistic experiences and perspectives.

Check out our 2 new neuro-affirming educational animation videos celebrating Autistic experiences and perspectives.
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I’m excited to announce the first two webinars in the WAARC series “Dreaming Up A Disability-Inclusive Workplace”.

29 Oct: Intersecting Identities and Disabled Joy with Amelia Lander-Cavallo
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26 Nov: Complicated Pride: Disability, Neurodiversity and Ambivalence
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Two dancers lean against each other back-to-back, looking tired. Paper-mache body parts hang around them.

Two dancers are stained with charcoal, hands resting on each other

Tomorrow marks the start of my #Dance Residency with Dance City. I'll be exploring #urban #affect and its impact on the Tourettic body, and considering the value of tics in performance spaces for translating experiences of #TouretteSyndrome! 🕺

Here's to making art! 🌟

(Photos from previous work!)

PhD Project in Philosophy of Science: Philosophical Perspectives on Animal Models in Translational Neuroscience

3. Scoping Methods in Translational Research with Lara Keuck, Bielefeld. Deadline 31/10/25

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2. Reframing Autism: A Historical Perspective on Shifting Models and Meanings with Steeves Demazeux, Bordeaux

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PhD Project in Philosophy of Science: Philosophical Perspectives on Animal Models in Translational Neuroscience

1. Philosophical Perspectives on Animal Models in Translational Neuroscience with Sara Green, Copenhagen

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🚨 Fully funded PhD positions across Europe: TRANSCEND Doctoral Network 🚨

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🚨FUNDED PhD STUDENTSHIPS in Transformative Humanities, Durham University. 🚨

📄 Tuition fee waiver, 3.5 year stipend.
📄 8 studentships available.
⁉️ Q&A session 10/11/25.
⏱️ Application deadline: 16/01/26.

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Lex Academic scholarships for dyslexic postgraduate students doing groundbreaking research in the humanities!

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Literacy for Sale: How the “Science of Reading” Became an Industry—and Why GLPs Are Left Behind How the “Science of Reading” Became a Profitable Illusion—and Why Gestalt Language Processors Were Never Meant to Succeed Within It

The “Science of Reading” isn’t science—it’s a marketing slogan used to enshrine phonics-based instruction into law. This article explores how GLPs are excluded, remediated, and monetised by an industry built on enclosure.

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