We are very excited to announce the official programme for AMEND's Early Modern Neurodivergence Conference next week, 3rd & 4th August 2026!😍😊 It's not too late to register if wish to attend (how could you want to miss this!) Please register via this link: forms.office.com/e/RDmhiWqpna

AMEND's Postdoc Dr. Bridger Bartlett will be speaking at a very exciting upcoming event hosted by ASU "Early Modern Race and Disability: Intersections and Beyond"🥳👏 The event will be held online on 2nd September and attendance is free! Register here: asuevents.asu.edu/event/early-...

AMEND's PI Laura recently interviewed Croatian translator Filip Krenus n his translation of Marin Držić's 1551 comedy "Old Stan or A Fool Fooled", published by the House of Marin Držić🤩 www.earlymodernneurodivergence.com/post/intervi...

⭐New Blog Posts Alert⭐ Please check out these new posts by Laura on the AMEND Blog!: "A Midsummer Ice Cream by The Rising Stars Theatre Company, Swansea" and "What is Your Name? Neurodivergent people exploring Hugh Blair’s case." www.earlymodernneurodivergence.com/blog

New blog posts by AMEND's Postdoctoral Associate Bridger Bartlett and AMEND's intern Grace Webb now available!🤩🎉 Check them out here: www.earlymodernneurodivergence.com/blog

AMEND's postdoctoral researcher Bridger Bartlett will be delivering the keynote talk at the University of Cologne's upcoming workshop Neurodiversity in German-speaking countries on 12th November 2026🤩🥳 auerbach-institut.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/institut/nac...

Workshop: Neurodiversität im deutschsprachigen Raum

Der digitale Workshop am 12. November 2026 lädt Forscher*innen zum Austausch über Neurodivergenz, Ver_rücktheit und Neurodiversity Studies ein. Kurze Beitragsvorschläge können bis zum 30. September 20...

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For everyone attending the AMEND conference in just a few weeks, this blog post by Cressida Ryan may be helpful! Tips for attending a conference for neurodivergent people: cressidaryan.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/n...

Neurodivergent conference management

Conferences can be a huge part of academic life, but can feel immensely challenging for many people, especially if they are neurodivergent. The following notes are designed to support neurodivergen…

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The AMEND blog has officially launched!🥳 See our first post here: www.earlymodernneurodivergence.com/blog Check back regularly for updates on the project, new research, opportunities to get involved with AMEND, and more🤩🎉

AMEND's Laura and Vicky went to see "A Midsummer Ice Cream" by The Rising Stars Theatre Company at Swansea's Grand Theatre! Such a fun show 🤩🎶

Book reviewers wanted!📚💫 If you are interested in reviewing any of these books or have any questions please send us a message🤩

Long before autism or ADHD were diagnoses, people were navigating lives outside social norms.

What early modern literature can teach us about neurodivergence

Long before autism or ADHD were diagnoses, people were navigating lives outside social norms.

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AMEND's PI Laura has written a great new article published on The Conversation, ‘What Early Modern Literature Can Teach Us About Neurodivergence’🤩 Read it here!: theconversation.com/what-early-m...

What early modern literature can teach us about neurodivergence

Long before autism or ADHD were diagnoses, people were navigating lives outside social norms.

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We are very excited to announce we have been awarded funding to participate in this years Being Human Festival! We will be working with the Volcano Theatre to organise "Brains! Dancing the Neurodivergent Past"🤩🎶 #BeingHuman2026  www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We're so excited about these amazing new books! Coming soon to a library or bookstore near you!🤩📚

AMEND's PI Dr. Laura Seymour has been attending the Welsh Crucible leadership course, pictured here with other Swansea University researchers, learning about how to impact government policy with our research, communicate with the media and more!🎉👏

Lots of exciting research on early modern neurodivergence being published recently! Have a look at these very exciting new chapters, articles, and presentations🤩🎉

We are exciting to announce the Official AMEND Website Launch event! It will be held 12th May 2026 from 6pm to 7pm UK time online via Zoom🎉 Register now using the link to the Microsoft Forms or scan the QR Code! forms.office.com/e/gCANx6v4yj

The AMEND team had a great time at the Wales Neurodiversity Show last week in Cardiff! We had lots of interesting conversation and got lots of opinions on the very controversial autistic barbie (who came to the conference in her best early modern dress)!

The AMEND team is very excited to announce the amazing keynote speakers for our upcoming conference Early Modern European Neurodivergence: Kai Syng Ta and Aby Watson!🎉👏

If you missed our initial registration form but would still like to attend Early Modern European Neurodivergence on the 3rd and 4th of August 2026 either in-person at Swansea University or online via Zoom, please complete the following registration form!📝 forms.office.com/e/RDmhiWqpna

Xin Xu, Laura Seymour, Georgia Lin, Cressida Ryan, and Siân Grønlie wrote in Times Higher Education about their toolkit for neurodivergence-inclusive teaching! These fantastic researchers and intern Hanrui Li are the team behind the THE article🤩✨ www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/pract...

This super interesting episode of History's Heroes with Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social and Keith Allen @keithallenyork.bsky.social explores Margaret Cavendish's neurodivergence - something we're also interested in for AMEND's research!: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

History's Heroes - BONUS Margaret Cavendish Blazes Through the World Part 2 - BBC Sounds

Alex von Tunzelmann and Professor Keith Allen discuss the life of Margaret Cavendish.

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Our Call for Papers for Early Modern Neurodivergence in Mandarin! Please share with your Mandarin-speaking friends and colleagues😊

Job Opportunity Announcement! Research Fellow role at the University of Birmingham, applications close 22nd March 2026. Link to the full posting here: tinyurl.com/FrenchLangPr...

Exciting Webinar Announcement! This free event by The Arden Shakespeare will take place on 19th March 2026, where Dr. Lauara Seymour will be giving a talk on neurodivergence inclusive teaching. Register via the Everbrite link here: tinyurl.com/ArdenShakesp...

Our Call for Papers for Early Modern Neurodivergence in Welsh! Please share with your Welsh-speaking friends and colleagues😊

Our Call for Papers for Early Modern Neurodivergence in Spanish! Please share with your Spanish-speaking friends and colleagues😊

Our Call for Papers for Early Modern European Neurodivergence! Please feel free to share this BSL translation widely to anyone who may be interested😊 www.tiktok.com/@amendprojec...

Our Call for Papers for Early Modern European Neurodivergence! Please feel free to share this BSL translation widely to anyone who may be interested😊

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Early Modern European Neurodivergence: Call for Papers is now live! August 3rd and 4th 2026 at Swansea University. See the link in our bio for the submission form or scan the QR code in this post🤩🎉

Exciting news🎉 AMEND will be presenting at Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action. This 2-day conference will be held online from 23–24 January 2026! Tickets are available for purchase here: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/dis.... Hope to see some of you there!🤩