Neurodiversity Matters: Hannah Belcher on (un)masking and mental health research

21/05/2025 27 min Temporada 7 Episodio 4
Neurodiversity Matters: Hannah Belcher on (un)masking and mental health research

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Episode Synopsis

Sohail interviews Dr Hannah Belcher, author of Taking off the Mask and lecturer in user-led research at King's. They cover some of the ethical complexities of the neurodiversity framework; how the specifically gendered nature of mainstream autism research has overlooked the experiences of women and non binary people; and how all this plays into issues around masking, social pressure, and mental health.

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