Diversely Typical

Winner of the 'Best Production Award' ( people's choice award) at Esplora's Stem Awards. Diversely Typical is a contemporary dance performance, which shines a light on Neurodiversity. A unique dance piece that has been choreographed to highlight every behavioral nuance of certain neurological disorders and so stop the stigma against the behavior of those with neuroatypical brains. In what was a first for Science in the City, the piece explores the natural variation in human genes known as neurodiversity, which results in conditions such as Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), among others. This campaign is about tolerance – that is, how we all need to embrace the concept of neurodiversity as opposed to believing neuroatypical people need to be cured.” Bringing awareness and education to the younger generation regarding this theme, through the arts, could mean living in a place where acceptance and inclusion are the norm… one without the insidious judgement of peers and adults. Diversity needs to become the new norm!” ​