What is the Neurodivergent Aesthetic?

Neurodivergent : neurocognitive functioning that diverges significantly from the dominant societal standards of ‘normal’, including dyslexics, dyspraxics, AD(H)D, autistics, dyscalculics, OCD, dysgraphics, Tourettes, etc. (Hewlett & Cooper 2017).

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Publication date: July 2019

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.11

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2019

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 8 - 11 July 2019

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] T. Armstrong 2011 The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain Da Capo Lifelong Books Boston

[2] R. Bhavnani 2007 Barriers to Diversity in Film https://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/uk-film-council-barriers-to-diversity-in-film-2007-08-20.pdf retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[3] R. Cooper 2011 Neurodiversity and Dyslexia: Compensatory strategies, or different approaches? https://www.achieveability.org.uk/files/1460064671/neurodiversity-and-dyslexia-by-ross-cooper.pdf retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[4] B. EideF. Eide 2011 The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain Hay House London

[5] K. HewlettR. Cooper 2018 The Westminster AchievAbility Commission for Dyslexia and Neurodivergence 2018 AchieveAbility London

[6] E. LaFrance 1997 The gifted/dyslexic child: Characterizing and addressing strengths and weaknesses https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11881-997-0025-7 retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[7] S. Petersen 2019 Dyslexia and Creativity https://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/dyslexia-and-creativity_b_1531298.html retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[8] O. Sacks 1998 Oliver Sacks inaugural lecture for the Centre for the mind Canberra Australia 10th January 1998 https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/dr-oliver-sacks-transcript-attached/3564542 retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[9] S. Saroyan 2007 The incredible exploding man https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3666728/The-incredible-exploding-man.html retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[10] N. Shaughnessy 2013 Imagining Otherwise: Autism, Neuroaesthetics and Contemporary Performance https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/0308018813Z.00000000062?iournalCode=yisr20 retrieved 1 April 2019 )

[11] H. White 2018 Thinking “Outside the Box”: Unconstrained Creative Generation in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jocb.382 retrieved 1 April 2019 )

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