Neurodiversity 101 with Sam Farmer

CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) is delighted to welcome Sam Farmer (neurodiversity community self-advocate / consultant and public speaker) on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 2-3 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST). There is no cost to attend, and international participants are invited to join. RSVP here to access Zoom link.

TOPIC: Neurodiversity 101. What exactly is neurodiversity? What are the key concepts and ideas that pertain to it? Why should anybody care? These and other questions will be discussed during this author talk.

BRIEF BIO: Sam Farmer is a neurodiversity community self-advocate / consultant, public speaker, and prolific author. He has led intriguing discussions about his book, 𝘼 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 (https://www.samfarmerauthor.com/) which describes his autistic self-discovery while serving as a self-help book. Sam has also led our deep thinker’s discussion series entitled, “Cultivating Autistic Thought with Author Sam Farmer,” based on his myriad articles and blogs which can be accessed for free via this link https://tinyurl.com/yfmwdtt7

About CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes). An ‘ethnography’ is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook group (see below), organically contributing to a growing autistic culture.

Links to online events will also be shared on these private Facebook groups: SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM (http://tinyurl.com/mrxnxmnc) or CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (http://tinyurl.com/4ckbyut7).

CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership, activities and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Adult Autism Research Fund, and a generous gift from the Rosen family, and the research of Dr. Roger Jou.