Writing Your Neurodivergent Life: A Short Course

Those of us with different sensory, cognitive, and emotional perceptions are frequently labeled as having poor social and emotional communication skills. Yet, just as deaf people have collectively redefined their unique style of communication as facets of deaf culture, we, as neurodivergent people, are redefining our unique forms of perception and expression as neurodivergent culture. This four-week course provides a space to explore neurodivergent identity and expression through writing. No previous writing experience is necessary! All you need to bring is a willingness to show up with your quill or device and give it a try.

This course is for YOU if you think you’d enjoy:

• learning more about your fabulous neurodivergent* self
• experimenting with new ways of playing through words (e.g. lists, prompts, poetry, prose, free writes, tweets, etc.)
• sharing your writing with others (or pass)
• giving and receiving appreciative, non-critical feedback
• connecting with yourself and your neurodivergent peers**
• and are 18 years old or older***

* No diagnosis necessary
** Warning: unscripted social interactions and unmasking may occur!
***If you’re under 18 and this sounds fun, email us and we’ll try to make it happen!

FACILITATORS

Wendy McGuire

MSW, RSW, PhD

Wendy is the Clinical Director of Scattergram Counselling and Consulting, a recovering academic with many boring, published manuscripts, and an unpublished novelist, with two exciting novels in progress. Writing Your Neurodivergent Life brings together three of Wendy’s favourite things: groups, writing, and, of course, neurodivergence.

Maureen Pollard

MSW, RSW

Maureen is a Registered Social Worker and self-published author of three books The Twentieth Year: A Memoir of Miscarriage, Best Interests: A Novel, and What I Wish For You: A book of affirmations.