Institute Of Neurodiversity
@ION_Diversity
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ION is an organisation which represent, connect, create awareness, research, celebrate and advocate for neurodiversity.
Joined January 2021
📢 #EveryAgeEveryNeurotype Neurodiversity is lifelong, but all to often older voices are often missing. Share your story and help us celebrate strengths, challenge invisibility, and build belonging for all ages 🌍💬 Submit: https://t.co/QjHhh8O3Fz
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🎙️ New ION Neurodisruptors Episode! Amanda Graham chats with Robbie Curran – actor, writer & first autistic Oxford Drama grad – on creativity, identity & how neurodiversity shapes storytelling. Watch: [link] #Neurodiversity #CreativeInclusion 🎧 Watch now: https://t.co/MUCPvKt1VB
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Join ION & RPDU – Neurodiversity Collective for the virtual launch of the Neurodiversity Book Series with Routledge. ✨ Neurodiversity & Higher Education ✨ Neurodiversity & Mental Health 📅 13 Nov 2025 | ⏰ 1PM GMT | 💻 Zoom 🔗 Register here https://t.co/MoUN9C9Iyr
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay we stand with neurominorities. Understanding, acceptance & belonging help create safe spaces where everyone is valued, accepted and belongs. 💚 #ION #Neurodiversity #Wellbeing #Inclusion
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🏄♂️ New research highlights the power of strengths-based surfing for autistic children. Programs like Ocean Heroes boost wellbeing, independence, connections, and aspirations through fun, supportive, and adaptive approaches. 🔗 Read more:
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Introduction: There is an urgent need to identify strategies facilitating participation in leisure activities for autistic youth. Ocean Heroes offers a strength...
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🌍 What if everyone was the same? No unique ideas. No creative breakthroughs. No diverse perspectives. Life would be uniform, predictable, and… dull. Neurodiversity is the power of difference. #EveryAgeEveryNeurotype 💬 join ION as a member at https://t.co/XGuu5GvFsp
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✨ Every Age Matters ✨ From creative thinkers to business leaders, carers to community builders — neurominorities have always been part of shaping our world. Every age, every neurotype deserves recognition, dignity, and belonging. 💬 Share your story: https://t.co/QjHhh8O3Fz
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📸 New research in SAGE Journals explores how autism is understood through images. Autistic participants were more likely to highlight the social model, reflecting the growing influence of the neurodiversity movement. 🔗 Read more:
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Conceptions of autism and neurodiversity vary widely, with differing views on how they are portrayed in contemporary culture. Although autism scholars have long...
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🌍 For decades, older neurominorities masked to survive in a world that didn’t see them. ION is lifting their voices—celebrating every age, every neurotype. 💬 Share your story: https://t.co/QjHhh8O3Fz
#InvisibleNoMore #IONVoices
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🧠✨ Every Age. Every Neurotype. Everyone Deserves to Be Seen. The Invisible Generation of autistic & neurominor individuals are often overlooked. Read more: https://t.co/SDGjggyA39 share your story and the campaign images. 🌱 #EveryAgeEveryNeurotype #InvisibleGeneration
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🚀 We’re Launching Our Campaign! The Institute Of Neurodiversity (ION) is proud to launch #EveryAgeEveryNeurotype — a global campaign celebrating neurominorities at every stage of life. 💬 Join us! Share what makes you unique as a neurominority at https://t.co/QjHhh8O3Fz
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🌍 Neurominorities exist at every age — yet too often, older voices are overlooked. 'The Elderly Billionaire No One Sees' highlights how support can fade with age, reminding us that true inclusion must last a lifetime. https://t.co/vRL6WNvd2T
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He is in his 80-ties now.
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🔎 Conversations on autism often centre on childhood — but what about ageing? The Invisible Generation: Ageing, Autism, and the Silence Around Neurominorities explores the realities faced by older neurominorities and calls for lifelong inclusion. Read at
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When it comes to autism and other minority neurotypes, most research, charity fundraising, and public services focus on children. Campaigns highlight early
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🌍 The Institute of Neurodiversity (ION) issues a global response to the US autism announcement. Autism is not a crisis or disease—it is human diversity. We call for inclusion, lived-experience-led policy & respect. Full statement: https://t.co/tTsctw12Gn
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Join us for the Next ION Chat on the 5th October 2025, 10:30am - 11:30am UK London Time. Discover a virtual space, talk about what matters to you, hear from others, share your experiences, and connect. Register at https://t.co/lrqKEsc2qN
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In this article, Prof. Charlotte Valeur, Founder & CEO of ION, urges the neurodiversity movement to move beyond awareness and acceptance, towards true appreciation — grounded in respect, civility, and a shared pledge to value every mind. Read here 👉
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by Prof. Charlotte Valeur, Chair & Founder of ION
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💡 The September edition of ION Global News is live! From respect in the neurodiversity movement to ageing & autism, music, & more. Plus #EveryAgeEveryNeuroType, ION Chat (5 Oct) & Masterclass (23 Oct). 👉 https://t.co/I532MYkmZ9
#Neurodiversity
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Another article from the Institute of Neurodiversity Sage Journal 🌱 Autism, Identity and Clinical Practice by Eloise Stark, James Stacey & Matthew TD Knight exploring clinicians’ experiences in supporting autistic children to build positive identities 🔗
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Purpose Developing a positive neurodivergent identity is increasingly recognised as crucial for individuals’ well-being. As part of service improvement, we comp...
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🎻 Siddharth “Sid” Ramaswamy, an autistic & mostly nonspeaking music student, shows how passion transcends words through Carnatic violin. Read his inspiring story 👉
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Believe in us! Please don’t assess our potential based entirely on our outward behavior or what we may not be able to say verbally.
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🔒 New in Sage Journals: Feasibility study on a strengths-based cybersecurity program for autistic adolescents shows promise in boosting self-efficacy, confidence & career pathways. 🔗 https://t.co/4I0QMIVkNQ
#Neurodiversity #Autism
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Cybersecurity has been identified as a potentially strong career for some autistic individuals who possess systemising traits and special interests in technolog...
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