SpoonFest: a festival of neurodivergent projects and passions

SketchNote of the in-person sessions by Vicky Bowskill On a sunny Friday at the end of February we were delighted to bring together our community of neurodivergent staff and students at the Open University (OU) for the first ever SpoonFest! We know that traditional conferences don’t always work for us. They can be overwhelming, rigid,Continue reading “SpoonFest: a festival of neurodivergent projects and passions”

How does nature affect neurodivergent experience?

Everybody has an internal sense of how they are feeling – hungry, anxious, tired, happy, cold, need the toilet. It’s called interoception, our 8th sense. People experience and process their feelings of interoception in different ways, and sometimes we may be challenged or confused by these feelings.  That’s entirely normal.  However, this sense can beContinue reading “How does nature affect neurodivergent experience?”