By Professor Charlotte Valeur, ION Founder and Chair
What happens when home, the place where we should feel safest, is the place where we feel least able to be ourselves? This thought-provoking article by Professor Charlotte Valeur, Founder and Chair explores the impact of masking, acceptance and belonging. It reminds us of the importance of creating spaces where people feel safe to be themselves, and that acceptance and love do not depend on fully understanding someone’s experience.
Beyond Compliance: Are We Measuring the Right Things?
By Alia Booley, ION SA Country Lead
Are organisations measuring what truly matters? In this insightful article, Alia Booley, ION South Africa Country Lead, looks beyond policies and compliance to ask whether organisational values are genuinely reflected in the systems and experiences people encounter every day. Drawing on both professional and lived experience, she explores how better questions, inclusive design and listening to those who face the greatest barriers can help create systems that work for everyone.
How can bodywork become a more comfortable and supportive experience for neurodivergent people? In this article, Hilary Dancing from ION UK explores how sensory differences, communication and individual preferences can shape the experience, highlighting the importance of choice and adapting approaches to individual needs.
In the latest episode of ION’s Neurodisruptors, we meet Emily from 21 Sensory, a graphic designer and artist. She shares her experience of understanding her sensory differences, managing her social battery, and recovery days. Receiving a diagnosis at the age of 21, Emily challenges the myth that sensory differences are something we simply grow out of.
Neuro-authentic™ – A Way to Hold More of What Is Human
by Jodi Wert
In this article, Jodi Wert, ION Member introduces the concept of Neuro-authentic™, exploring how we can move beyond expectations to fit in and instead create environments where people can participate, connect and flourish as their whole selves.
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