Are you aged 16-35 and living in or near Glasgow?
Do you love crafts and talking about being autistic?
Join us for a creative morning of 'Visible Mending' and discussion about your experiences and priorities - to inform future research which centres the needs of neurodivergent young women.
ARC, University of Glasgow
Saturday 17th August 10:00 - 13:00
Saturday 17th August from 10:00 - 13:00
ARC, University of Glasgow
11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW
We’re excited to be partnering with two neurodivergent researchers from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University to explore the priorities and needs of neurodivergent girls and young women in Scotland.
As part of this project, we will be running an ‘Invisible Mending’ workshop together at the University of Glasgow on Saturday 17th August from 10 -1pm (you will be sent full details of how to find us near the time).
The workshop will be facilitated by the researchers, both of whom are neurodivergent - we’ve met both facilitators and we love their approach to this project and are really excited to be working with them.
The workshop is open to all autistic-identified women (self-identified, formally diagnosed, cis and trans) who are aged between 16 and 35 and able to attend an in-person event in Glasgow.
Read more about this project and find out how to apply to attend the workshop:
Who: Dr Mindy (Amanda) Ptolomey and Dr Anna Bochorishvili, two neurodivergent researchers from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University, are carrying out research to find out more about the priorities and needs of neurodivergent girls and young women in Scotland.
As well as being neurodivergent ourselves, we both have extensive experience researching, working, and volunteering with disabled and neurodivergent women and girls. We are supported by Dr Lisa Bradley also from the University of Glasgow, who is our methods mentor for the project.
What: We will be working with a small number of self-identifying neurodivergent young women aged 16-35 to explore your needs and priorities to inform future research.
When: Saturday 17th August 2024 10am-1pm
Where: ARC, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW
How: We will run a Visible Mending workshop for a small group of participants aged 16 to 35 - once you have filled in the booking form, we get back to you on 12th August to confirm your place at the Visible Mending workshop. Visible mending is repair work done on textiles that is deliberately left visible - see this link for some info https://www.thecommons.earth/blog/6-types-of-visible-mending
All materials will be provided, and no previous sewing experience is needed. You are invited to bring your own fabric item to mend (an item of clothing, a bag, a household textile like an apron or a blanket) and we will have other items for you to repair in case you don’t want to bring your own.
During the workshop we will ask questions about your experiences, and about the item you are repairing, if it has any significance to you.
There will be breaks and refreshments, and we will ask about your access needs beforehand to make sure the workshop is as inclusive as possible.
We can also pay travel expenses for participants.
Why: While awareness of neurodivergence is growing, very little research has prioritised the perspectives of neurodivergent young women.
We have found in our previous research that arts-based approaches can be a really good way to do something creative while also talking about the challenges, and things to celebrate, about neurodivergent identities and experiences.
This workshop is part of a research project called ‘Establishing a research agenda with neurodivergent girls and young women in Scotland through partnership development and arts-based approaches’ funded by the British Academy via the Scotland Cluster ECRN Seed Fund Grant.
The project has been granted ethical approval by the College of Social Science Ethics Committee at the University of Glasgow.
If you'd like to join us, please fill in this form by 9am on Monday 12th August: https://forms.office.com/e/ggVfSr8Lqb
We'll get back to you on 12th August with more info and to confirm places at the workshop.
If you have any questions please get in touch:
Anna.bochorishvili@glasgow.ac.uk