For people who think differently.
ZIG/ZAG brings together people, communities, and organisations to imagine and co-create new approaches to understanding and navigating neurodiversity.
Let’s get neuro-curious.
Browse our collection of explainers and essays about what neurodiversity is (and what it isn’t) – including how, as a political, social, and cultural movement, it has the potential to be an extraordinarily powerful tool for the collective liberation of all those who think differently.
A brief introduction to neurodiversity
We talk a lot about neurodiversity here at ZIG/ZAG, but what actually is it? This at-a-glance guide explains the meaning of ‘neurodiversity’ as a theory, a social movement, and a challenge to the status quo – not just as a collection of diagnostic categories.
It’s completely free to download – printing/copying/sharing is actively encouraged!
How to talk about neurodiversity
Language is how we construct, make sense of, and communicate ideas, so it’s important to use it in a way that avoids confusion. This very brief guide explains some of the more commonly misunderstood terminology around neurodiversity.
It’s completely free to download – printing/copying/sharing is actively encouraged!
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What’s in a label?
Self-diagnosis can be a prickly subject, even among neurodivergent communities, raising difficult questions about how we collectively identify and define our differences. But why does it so often elicit such an emotive response from people on all sides of the debate?
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Hide it, hack it, or hawk it
The vast majority of advice and support available for neurodivergent people is geared towards helping us to change, get around, or exploit how our minds naturally work. Sometimes that’s useful – but it’s not enough. We need to imagine a future that can work for everyone.
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Mind your language!
The word ‘neurodiversity’ describes the whole, marvellous range of human perception – it was never intended to simply mean ‘different’. But with more and more people using it as a euphemism for ‘special needs’, it’s time to talk about what neurodiversity actually means.
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Queer minds think alike: Divergence as identity
Imagine a future in which neurodivergence is understood in a similar way to how queerness is perceived today – as a fundamental characteristic of identity that affects the way the world is experienced by a significant minority of the population.
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Reclaiming neurodiversity
It’s a word that is often misunderstood, often misused and often mistaken for something else. Its meaning depends on whether it’s being spoken by academics, capitalists, or activists. And it can be just as often used to silence, oppress, and erase people as it is to include, empower, and accept them. So what is neurodiversity?
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