Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025

This week marks Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a week dedicated to celebrating those with neurological differences and challenging the negative stigmas associated with these differences. It’s a week all about celebrating what makes us different from each other and trying to better understand the unique view we all have of the world.

Neurodiversity

You might have heard the terms Neurodiversity or Neurodivergent before, these are umbrella terms used for a variety of neurological differences that impact how different people process information and communicate with the wider world. Just some examples of neurological differences are:

  • Autism
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Dyslexia
  • Tourette’s Syndrome
  • Dyscalculia
  • Dyspraxia

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Neurodiversity Celebration Week was founded in 2018 by Siena Castellon. She is an activist who has Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia. Siena’s hope when founding Neurodiversity Celebration Week was to challenge the negative stereotypes associated with neurological differences. And bring awareness to the strengths that can come from these differences. On the Neurodiversity Celebration Week website there are sections for different neurological differences, giving a brief overview of the differences between each one, with quotes from neurodiverse individuals and some examples of the positive effects of each difference.

Here at Edinburgh Napier we’re celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week by hosting an online drop-in session where students can attend to learn more about neurodiversity and hear about the different ways that the university can provide support to neurodiverse students. This session will be held on Wednesday the 19th from 2:30 PM to 4PM.

If you’re a neurodiverse student or member of staff, you can contact our Wellbeing and Inclusion Team to see how the university can support you during your studies. Information about how to contact the Wellbeing and Inclusion Team can be found on MyNapier.
Furthermore, our libraries here at Napier each have a Wellbeing Collection. A collection that offers advice and support related to neurological differences, gender, sexuality, health issues, and personal development. We also have our virtual bookshelf on the library blog.

By Matthew Ferrie

Image source Neurodiversity Celebration Week