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NESAN – The Neurodiversity Self-Advocacy Network

A Project of Neurodiversity International (NDI)

 

 

Welcome to NDI's large database of links. Hope you find these interesting and useful.

 

User Led Mental Health

NENDA - NeuroDiversity NorthEast

Autscape conference - Tuesday 18 August — Fri 21 August 2009

Mad Planet

Chewing The Fat, Dave Hingsburger blog

Handicap International

Haringey International Day of Disabled Persons

Mind Freedom - normality screening and much more!

DAN

Disabled People's Action Network (1).

DAN - Disabled People's Action Network (moonwolf)

Email: danmail-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

to join put "subscribe" in the Subject bar.

Disabled People International

International Day of Disabled People, December 3rd 07

Boycott People In Need - Time to Boycott People In Need and finish it off.

User Led Mental Health

Mental Health Media and Rethink
Media information service for challenging discrimination.

MadNation
USA based Mental Health and Human Rights group.

Mad Pride
Mad Arts Group.

Zyra
Excellent personal website.

Hearing Voices Network
Mental Health Group for people who hear voices.

ECT Anonymous
Group for people concerned about ECT as a treatment.

Self Harm Network
Self help Mental Health group.

The National Association for People Abused in Childhood

 

Rainbow Ripples - Rainbow Ripples, Leeds' lesbian, gay and bisexual disabled peoples campaigning group. Amongst other things, they have published quite a comprehensive report on LGB disabled people's experiences of service provision in Leeds, together with recommendations, in conjunction with an academic from the University of Hull. It is a unique report.

Amy Nelson blog

RadarFarms.com - Neurodiversity

RadarFarms.com - Asperger

Theasman.blogspot.com - why-disability-movement-is...

The Art of Understanding.blogspot

RedAspie.blogspot

UrbanDictionary.com

Crazymeds.us (Autism)

Healthy Living Centre.co.uk - Autism

Autism-Hub

Kevin Leitch

Writhe Safely

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims. ~ Tagore.

 

Thom Hartmann (wiki) - bestselling broadcaster, author, former psychotherapist. He is a lay scholar of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Schizophrenia.com - leading non-profit web community for high quality information, support and education for all impacted by schizophrenia.

BBC, "Embrace neuro-diversity or adopt genetic cleansing"

Autism Centre at Sheffield Hallam University

The Alexander Technique - 

Stat

Alexander Works

Webhealer UK

Guardian: easing back pain

Times: a cure for back pain?

NHS: AT for back pain -  

Video: Alexander Technique

Youtube search: AT

Tony Attwood

Video and Autism

Health issues (PDF)

Sunderland Protocol

Autism Research Uni

New Standards of Care for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions (PDF)

Musculoskeletal symptoms are very common among the NeuroDiverse

Employers and Disability Issues

BRAIN.HE - is run at De Montfort University, Leicester, to help students with SpLDs (specific learning differences) and staff working with them. SpLDs include AD(H)D, Asperger's, autism, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia and dyspraxia. We support the 'social model of disability' and use the term 'neurodiversity' to encompass the types of brain currently associated with 'specific learning difficulties'.

Patient and Public involvement

Getting ready for LINks

Local involvement networks (LINks)

What's new in patient and public involvement

 

Campaigns

ADAPT

There's no place like home; and we mean real homes, not nursing homes. We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community.

United Kingdom's Disabled People's Council

(UKDPC) (Formely BCODP)

Media Action Group for Mental Health

(MAGMH) MAG exists to promote positive perceptions of mental health by collaborative working with the media and the general public.

Biodiverse Resistance

In defence of biodiversity in all its forms, liberty, equality and the freedom to be different. Working for a society in which hierarchies, whether based on class, gender, (dis)ability, race, money or power are abolished, food and energy sources are ecologically sustainable, and all people are recognised and accepted for who and what they are.

European Network of (ex) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP)

World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP)

WITNESS - the only UK charity exclusively concerned with breaches of trust in professional relationships. WITNESS runs a helpline, support and advocacy services, provides  training, research and policy work.

Public Law Project uk

Free Beagles uk - law resource for uk political campaigners

Indymedia uk - UK's biggest user-run media service

THE HATE CRIME DOSSIER - As Disability Now publishes its disturbing dossier of crimes against disabled people.

Neurodiversity - the website.

BBC, Neurodiversity - Autistic Spectrum - Asperger's - Dyslexia - Dyslexia Plus - Intelligence and LD - OCD - Schizophrenia - Bipolar - Chronic Fatigue

Colour-Se7en - a point of reference on the Web for information on the subject of Asperger Syndrome and other Autistic Spectrum related disorders

 

Mainstream Mental Health

Mind Tools

Rethink
An organisation which supports carers of people with mental health difficulties.

[PDF] Psychiatric services for Adolescents and Adults with Asperger Syndrome and other Autistic Spectrum Disorder - RCP report, uk, 2006

Hoffmann Foundation for Autism

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Userwatch, Independent Occasionally Very Satired View Of Mental Health Issues!

Derby MH NICE, Derbyshire Mental Health Services Trust. Variety of services for service users and carers.

COPING, a Survival Guide for Asperger's - Marc Segar died tragically in a traffic accident on the M1 towards the end of 1997. His short life was deeply influential, and this book is his memorial.

Autism GM (Greater Manchester)

Think differently about Autism - Think differently about autism is a new campaign launched by The National Autistic Society :- to improve public understanding of autism, including Asperger syndrome. The website contains events listings, blogs by autistic people or those caring for them, video clips showing what it may be like to be autistic and cope in real-life situations, stories from people on the autism spectrum, campaign details and FAQs. Readers are invited to get involved and tell their stories.

Intute: Social Sciences has many good autism resources in its Social Welfare and Psychology sections.

The Asperger's Connection

Autism and Computing

Police and Autism (USA)

Hal Brown: Police and Autism

Avoiding unfortunate situations

Solution Focused ASD

Asperger Foundation UK

Asperger Syndrome.org

Autism London

Bromley Autistic Trust

Asperger Info

 

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
National Mental Health Charity which develops policy and practice.

Mental Health Foundation
National Mental Health and learning disability Charity which develops policy and practice.

United Kingdom Advocacy Network
National Mental Health Charity advancing advocacy in England and Wales.

National Empowerment Center
USA based Mental Health Group.

Richard Bentall (wiki)
experimental clinical psychologist.

The Children's Society

ASUK@AngelSurvive.com - Abuse Recovery Support

No Panic
Self help Mental Health Group for people who experience anxiety and panic.

The UK Federation of Smaller Mental Health Agencies
Federation of Mental Health Agencies and Groups.

Humber NHS Trust

Strategies for Losers
Another excellent personal website

Survivors' Poetry - with Write to Survive campaign

Local Voices (writing)

Poetry Express

the Windows Project - workshops for promoting writing for all ages and abilities within the community.

Poetry Readings UK

Poetry Bookshop Online - get published!

Survivors Writing Workshop

Poetry Organisations and Libraries

 

Learning Impairments

CASE
This is a HULL organisation for people with learning difficulties.

DANDA
A new organisation founded to better the lives of people with conditions such as Dyspraxia, ADHD, and Asperger's Syndrome.

Human Rights

LIBERTY - human rights - UK foremost civil and human rights campaigns body.

Welcome to the Equality and Human Rights Commission

UN Enable on Disability - for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities

UN Convention on Disability promoting disabled people's human rights.

PARTNERS IN POLICYMAKING and CIRCLES OF SUPPORT:-

Partners In Policymaking

Partners In Policymaking (about)

North West Training in Development

Circles Network

Circles Network -Partners in Policymaking

Circles - Around Dundee

Family To Family Network - Partners

Pilot Parents - Partners

Sutton - Person Centred Planning Circles

Worcestershire - Circles of Support

Inclusive-Solutions - Circles of Friends

Restoring Broken Walls - Circles

 

Autism Rights

Autism rights movement (Wiki)

Autism rights movement (Wiki archive)

Autism-Pakistan.org

JoyofAutism.blogspot.com

MedicineandHealth (Guardian)

123exp-government.com

Hyperacusis / Tinnitus

Hyperacusis.net

Tinnitus.org - usa

Hyperacusis - wiki

Tinnitus.org.uk

Hyperacusis (RNID)

 

Theatre

Theatre of the Oppressed

We dream of having a Virtual and also Real Libraries of books, thesis, photos, movies and videotapes about TO in the world, accessible to all. We dream of exchanging knowledge, of creating an international group of Flying Jokers , who can go anywhere in the world to help groups to organize themselves.

Mona Schatz, Overcoming social oppression: Using dialogue and theatre to reveal oppression and foster healing

Theatre of The Oppressed - Globally

Converse Theatre, Lincoln

 

Creative Dance

5 Rhythms

Gabrielle Roth's website

All I Can Do is Dance

A Call to Dance

Moving Center School

Ecstatic Productions

5 RCTS

Creative Portal

Deorade

Ecstatic Dance (UK)

Out Everywhere (5 Rhythms)

JuicyFruits Dance (5 Rhythms)

Five Ways of Being (5 Rhythms)

Community Dance

 

Arts

Creative Routes - award-winning interdisciplinary arts charity, run by the mad for the mad!

Art as a Survival technique - Art is a marvellous medium for the creativity within all of us, it can be used to 'combat the negativity and destructiveness' of Schizophrenia. Art, if applied properly, is one of the most powerful survival techniques there is next to medication. The method of using Art as a survival technique is simple, yet effective, all you have to do is sit down with a pencil and paper and draw or paint a picture will do to start with, you don't have to be artistic either, the reason ... by Phil Lancaster

Art-E-zine.co.uk -  Ezine for everyone interested in playing and having fun with paper, paints, inks and stamps, and any other exciting mediums. The aim is to inspire and get your creative energies going...

Disability Arts Online ...there's more.....this link will empower you with all the information and links you need within disability.

Flickr is a way to get your photos to the people who matter to you. Free. http://www.flickr.com

Disability History

Survivors Arts Foundation (this one is for all 'survivors')

 

Music

CLAIR LEWIS - Acoustic / Folk, uk

Karen Sheader

Alison Lapper

Donna Williams, Neurodiversity/Autism

Guardian - Paddy Masefield - Strengths

Paddy on Amazon books

Paddy Masefield - Strengths


Mental Health Media

Open Up Toolkit

Graphic Artists Guild - Resources

Dmoz - open directory, disability arts

Igodap - The International Guild of Disabled Artists and Performers (IGODAP)

Mental Health - at about.com

Disability Arts - UK

Arts Council - UK, funder


USA links

Absolute Arts - USA

ADAPT

ADAPT on youtube

Adapt on Facebook

Disability Resources - USA

NADC - USA National Arts and Disability Center

Vsami - USA Michigan arts and people with disabilities.

Vsarts - where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.

 

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