Neurodiversity Celebration Week 16th to 20th March 2026

 Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a global initiative founded to challenge misconceptions about neurological differences, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia and other conditions.  The aim is to highlight the many skills and talents of neurodivergent individuals and promote equality.

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS   

• Voices of neurodiversity: an inclusive encyclopaedia; Papadopoulos, Chris; 2025; (Routledge)

• Neurodiversity; Marble, John; Chabria, Khushboo; et al; 2024; (John Wiley & Sons Inc) – also available as both an NHS and Keele e-book

• Unmasking autism: discovering the new faces of neurodiversity; Price, Devon; 2022; (Monoray)

• Communication and Teamwork Skills to Support Neurodiversity; Menhenett, Teagan; Milne, Nick; Krishnan, Siva; 2025 (Deakin University) - only available as an Open Access e-book

• Studying with Dyslexia; Godwin, Janet; 2025; (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc); 3^rd edition – only available as a Keele e-book

• Autism and the Empathy Epidemic; Harbord, Janet; 2025; (Bloomsbury Academic) – only available as an Open Access e-book

• ABC of neurodevelopmental disorders; Haroon, Munib; 2024; (Wiley-Blackwell) – also available as both a Keele and NHS e-book

• Autistic and black: our experiences of growth, progress, and empowerment; Omeiza, Kala Allen; 2024; (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)

• Wired differently: 30 neurodivergent people you should know; Wells, Joe; Stringer, Tim; 2022; (Jessica Kinglsey Publishers)

• Ambulance mental health response: a compassion-focused workbook to mental health, alongside autism, dementia, and learning disabilities; Simpson, Terry; 2022; (Class Publishing) – also available as both an NHS and Keele e-book

• Tourette syndrome; Martino, Davide; Leckman, James F; 2022; (Oxford University Press); 2^nd edition – only available as an NHS e-book

• ADHD for Dummies; Strong, Jeff; MacHendrie, Carol; 2024; (John Wiley & Sons) – also available as both an NHS and Keele e-book

JOURNALS   

• Neurodiversity (Thousand Oaks (Ventura County, Calif.)); (SAGE Publications) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2023 onwards

• Research in Neurodiversity; Dimitriou, Dagmara, editor; (Elsevier) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2025 onwards

• Autism & developmental language impairments; (SAGE Publications) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2016 onwards

• Autism research; International Society for Autism Research, issuing body; (Wiley Periodicals Inc) – only available as a Keele e-journal from 2008 onwards

• Autism (Online); National Autistic Society, issuing body; (SAGE Publications) – only available as a Keele e-journal from 1999 onwards

• Molecular autism; (BioMed Central) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2010 onwards

• Journal of autism and developmental disorders; Springer US; - only available as a Keele e-journal from 1993 onwards

• Dyslexia (Chichester, England: Online); British Dyslexia Association, issuing body; (John Wiley & Sons) – only available as a Keele e-journal from 1995 onwards

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT logins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES  

• “Neurodiversity at Work: A Hiring Revolution or Just “Lite” Inclusion?”; Dasborough, M. T; Journal of organizational behavior; 2026-01, Vol.47 (1), pp.164-165

• “Undergraduate medical education for neurodivergent students: a scoping review”; Green, Emily J;  Brown, Megan E.L; et al; BMC medical education, 2025-12, Vol.26 (1), pp.103-15, Article 103

• “Access to flexibility I‐deals: The case of autistic individuals”; Hennekam, Sophie; Jammaers, Eline; Felix, Bruno; Journal of occupational and organizational psychology, 2025-12, Vol.98 (4), p.n/a

• “Fostering an inclusive and sustainable career ecosystem: empowering neurodivergent individuals and employees to thrive”; Donald, William E; Cook, Elizabeth J; Mohandas, Nimmi P; Career development international, 2025-11, Vol.30 (7), pp.681-697

• “Empowering neurodivergent careers: building a sustainable and strengths-based career ecosystem”; Kersten, Amber; Scholz, Frederike; et al; Career development international, 2025, Vol.30 (7), pp.778-795

• “A survey of knowledge and perceptions of ADHD and autism spectrum disorder in the workplace at a large corporation”; Quintero, Javier; Rodríguez-Quiroga, Alberto; et al; Scientific reports, 2025-10, Vol.15 (1), pp.34424-10, Article 34424

• “The Use of AI Chatbots for Autistic People: A Double-Edged Sword of Digital Support and Companionship”; Papadopoulos, Chris; Neurodiversity, 2025-08, Vol.3

• “Embracing Neurodiversity”; Curran, Patti; Narrative inquiry in bioethics, 2025, Vol.15 (2), pp.117-122

• “Is neurodiversity a Global Northern White paradigm?”; Nair, Vishnu KK; Farah, Warda; Boveda, Mildred; Autism: the international journal of research and practice, 2026-02, Vol.30 (2), pp.544-551

•  ““After this presentation, I feel more confident caring for autistic patients”: The impact of neurodivergent doctors educating hospital staff about neurodiversity”; Bernard, S., Teasdale, N., Harris, C., & Girdler, S.; Neurodiversity, 2025 Vol. 3. pp. 1 – 12.

• “‘A certain magic’ – autistic adults’ experiences of interacting with other autistic people and its relation to Quality of Life: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis”; Watts, Georgina; Crompton, Catherine; et al; Autism: the international journal of research and practice, 2025, Vol.29 (9), pp.2239.

• “Neurodiversity in the healthcare profession”; Johnson, Jo-Anne ; Ahluwalia, Sanjiv; Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2025-02, Vol.101 (1192), pp.167-171

 PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE:

• NHS website:
• ADHD - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/adhd-children-teenagers/
• Autism - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/
• Dyslexia - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/
• Dyspraxia - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/developmental-coordination-disorder-dyspraxia/
• Tourette Syndrome - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tourette-syndrome/

• Charities / Further information:
• The Donaldson Trust (the National Body for Neurodiversity) - https://www.donaldsons.org.uk/
• National Autistic Society - https://www.autism.org.uk/
• British Dyslexia Association - https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
• ADHD UK - https://adhduk.co.uk/
• Tourettes Action - https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/

• ClinicalKey Patient Information Leaflets [Only available to NHS staff with Open Athens login]:
• ADHD, Pediatric - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_6d5f48d4-23f1-4b21-8f58-5ceb026053f2
• ADHD, Adult - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_f8217166-3eb8-4f5d-840b-2ecd625e6df4
• Autism - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_AAFP_autism_en
• How to support someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_7c550074-2415-42e8-a283-4f26429dac03
• Dyslexia - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_e09d4611-5aec-46f5-a903-2d8340c225e9
• Tourettes - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_41e9b4eb-a9a2-422d-8d28-5492a785a86c

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