The IoN RDPU presents a Masterclass series on Neurodiversity.
Having begun in February 2021, the series will be entering its fourth year in 2024. We aim to showcase a diverse range of speakers and subjects from across the globe and the Neurodiverse community, academia, and industry . Previous speakers include Judy Singer, Prof Simon Baron Cohen. All previous sessions can be watched back here.
All are welcome to join.
Sessions take place monthly, on the fourth Thursday of the month. Register here; a link to the zoom sessions will be sent to you the day before the webinar.
Our next webinar is Thursday 28th March at 5PM with Dr Tim Beechey - Nottingham University, 'Autistic researcher studies normal communication.' Tim Beechey is a research fellow in hearing sciences at the University of Nottingham. Tim studied theoretical linguistics before switching fields to clinical audiology. He worked in adult hearing rehabilitation for Hearing Australia and also as a clinical specialist for a cochlear implant manufacturer. He then moved into hearing research at the National Acoustic Laboratories where he became involved in the study of the impact of hearing impairment on conversations and completed a PhD focusing on how people accommodate to the needs of hearing impaired conversation partners. He undertook a postdoc at the University of Minnesota focused on the role of family members in successful hearing rehabilitation before moving to the University of Nottingham to take up a fellowship to study how active behavioural strategies may aid communication in noisy situations. Most recently he was awarded a fellowship by the University of Nottingham to study autistic adults' experiences of sound sensitivity. He was diagnosed as autistic aged 40.
2024 Schedule
Thursday 25th April 5PM - Anna Justine Sochacka - Neurodiversity Advocate - 'Neurodiversity Movement Online: Challenging the Norm – Language, Community & Resistance'
Thursday 23rd May TBC
Thursday 27th June 5PM - Dr Sinead Rhodes - Epic Research Unit, Edinburgh - 'Understanding and supporting neurodivergent children and young people using the psychoeducation research based 'EPIC' programme.'