Centre for Autism and Theology

Rethinking neurodiversity in the workplace

A University of Aberdeen project led by @[urn:li:person:MtgxMkjsqX:Shannon Babbie] from @[urn:li:organization:111275241:School of Education, University of Aberdeen] is challenging organisations to move beyond “reasonable adjustments” and instead design environments that work for neurodivergent people from the outset.

The Belonging Quotient (BQ) framework measures how inclusive spaces really are - helping drive meaningful, structural change.

The work has recently been featured by Neurodivergent Works🔗:
http://abdn.io/2gy

In this month's CATChat episode, Krysia, Ian and Zoe discuss neurodiversity and how to make small group Bible studies more inclusive spaces.

Listen here: https://tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6

Transcript here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b97fd9bd/transcript.txt

This week's quote is from Issue 2 of our Neurodiversity and Faith series, which is written by Dr Henna Cundill on the topic of autism and prayer. The series offers short written reports of research projects from the Centre.

Read the report and others:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/research/centres/centre-for-autism-and-theology/neurodiversity-and-faith-series/

We are pleased to share that our book launch for Dr Henna Cundill's 'Praying by the Rules' is now available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urkDd7vr0lQ&t=8s

You can order a copy of the book here: https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334067221/praying-by-the-rules

Dr Henna Cundill - Praying by the Rules: What Autistic People Teach the Church about Prayer Henna Cundill shares about her research, followed by responses from...

This week's quote is from Issue 1 of our Neurodiversity and Faith series. The series offers short written reports of research projects taking place at the Centre.

"It is important to realise that everyone has a different sensory profile. This means that everyone is different in what they are sensitive to, which senses they find less important, or for which senses they proactively seek input."

Read the full report and others here:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/research/centres/centre-for-autism-and-theology/neurodiversity-and-faith-series/

In this month's podcast episode, Zoe speaks with Lizzy Peach about autism and interpretations of the Bible. Lizzy shares how approaching Bible interpretation in different ways can give us insight into the autistic experience.

Listen here: https://tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6
Transcript here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/73dcf523/transcript.txt

This week's quote is from Henna Cundill's new book, Praying by the Rules.

"There is a kind of empathy that can work across different lifeworlds, creating a shared lifeworld, and this is what is needed to create a Double Empathy Solution. This kind of empathy counters the threat of shame and therefore renders the role of anxiety (as guarding against shame) redundant."

Buy the book here: https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334067221/praying-by-the-rules

Calls for Participants

Mark Somerville at the University of Edinburgh is interested in the experiences of three groups of people: transgender/gender-diverse autistic people, transgender/gender-diverse nonautistic people, cisgender autistic people. If you fit into any of these categories and are interested in taking part, find out more here:
https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Iy28Hrk1anRW3I

Please note that this is not a research project being undertaken by the Centre for Autism and Theology so we are unable to answer any questions about the project. Questions can be sent [email protected]

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Over the weekend a few of our researchers attended Through the Roof’s Created to Belong event. It was a great event with insightful talks and workshops. We delivered a workshop on our sensory Bible studies, and it was fantastic to hear people’s reflections.