Wellbeing Wednesday - 18 March 2026

This Neurodiversity Celebration Week we’re challenging stereotypes, celebrating the strengths of neurodivergent people, and acknowledging the challenges they face.

This week we’re shining a light on:

• The strength of neurodivergent minds
• Celebrating neurodiversity
• Your University and peer support

Successes and strengths

Many influential scientists, including Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Isaac Newton, and Henry Cavendish, are believed to have shown traits linked to neurodivergence. Today, public figures like Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Simone Biles, Billie Eilish, and Jennifer Aniston have spoken openly about their neurodiversity. Their experiences highlight how differences such as dyslexia, ADHD, or Tourette’s can bring strengths in creativity, resilience, and innovative thinking.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week Events

Discover what’s on during Neurodiversity Celebration Week. All events are online, free of charge, and open to everyone. Sign up and spread the word to celebrate different minds together. 

Support

• If you’ve been diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty, explore your options for reasonable adjustments and additional academic support.
• You could apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) to help cover extra study-related costs related to disability, long-term health conditions, or neurodivergence.
• If you suspect you have a specific learning difficulty, you can access the Neurodiversity Profiler+ screening tool to explore your options.

• Peer support options:
  • Regular meet ups with other autistic students, to share your university experience in a supportive and understanding environment. Register your interest.
  • SANDAM (Guild of Students society) for neurodivergent students and those with health conditions.
  • Neurospicy Wellbeing Group at Grounded Café in Selly Oak for monthly social support and activities.

Your College Wellbeing Team are here to help

• We have lots of useful information available on our LES Wellbeing Support Service Intranet page.
• Your Wellbeing Officers are here to support you with any concerns you have, so please feel free to contact us. 
• If you have engaged with Wellbeing Support this academic year, we would love to hear from you! Please fill in our LES Student Wellbeing Service Feedback Form 2025-26