Online Autscape registration open until start of event!
On Sunday, following Dr Meera Joshi's presentation, Online Autscape will offer a workshop and a series of presentations on different aspects of language, culture, and social and political contexts where autistic and neurodivergent people struggle to survive and develop their identities.
Silke Rudolph was born and raised in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) until its dissolution, she later lived in Germany before moving to Denmark as an adult, where she was diagnosed.
Living in different countries with distinct and changing political systems and speaking different languages fluently has motivated her to support the development and growth of Autistic Space across Europe. Silke will invite the audience to discuss how autism and autistic people are described in particular languages, and how this along with that society’s perspective on autism, influences the ability of individuals to be open about being autistic, either supporting the growth of Autistic Space, or creating barriers that limit its development.
Gideon Henner is a neurodivergent/disabled writer, translator, neurodiversity advocate and researcher from Germany, now living near Edinburgh. His research focuses on the intersection of neurodiversity and language(s), including literature and linguistics.
Gideon's presentation introduces a critique of the pathologization of autistic language use and communication through the arguably neurodivergent methodology of evolving a constructed language (conlang), which furthermore sidesteps natural languages’ cultural baggage and in-build preconceptions.
Alena Adameika is an autistic Belarusian citizen and a mother of autistic child, currently living in Finland. A former lecturer in Philosophy in the Belarusian Academy of Music (University), she has practiced music herself and dedicated her scientific works to the philosophy of music. In her presentation, Alena will discuss the current living conditions, well-being and communities of autistic people in two Eastern European countries: Ukraine and Belarus.
Yair S. is an autistic musical artist, educator and activist, based in Jerusalem, occupied Palestine. His presentation is about the ways autistic Israelis are expected to fit into their society and the dehumanising of Neurodiverse and disabled Palestinians.
Read more at www.autscape.org/2026/online
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