Here are 5 digital tools to learn more about neurodivergent brain

As we step into the Neurodiversity Awareness Week March 18 to 24 we realise the lack of information on what it even meansmdash why the neurodivergent mind works in a certain ways how it is not odd but in fact wonderful and the way they see colours hear sounds and respond to stimuli These documentaries and websites will give you a crash course on the neurodivergent brainBookOne of the books we are loving is My Mummy is Autistic A Picture Book and Guide about Recognising and Understanding Difference The book is an imaginative representation of fiveyearold thoughts about an autistic mother The book in its simple and style tells us how the neurotypicals understand language with colourful illustrations It is an understanding of how the childrsquos motherrsquos brain understands things around her unlike anyone else he knows including hisgtgtgtwwwamazoninDocumentaryA collaborative effort by Ummeed Child Development Center and Much Much Media production This 727minute documentary calledmdashStop Bullying Disabled People EyeOpening Stories of Young People with Disabilitiesmdashis a great insight into how the neurodivergent or speciallyabled often are not understood by people People who might speak with a stutter or have a medical condition that hampers execution of that ldquoperfectrdquo speech often face ridicule due to a lack of understanding Nehil Gala who has been bullied all his life shares his life story He says that due to his intellectual disability he never understood that he was being physically bullied with beatings and assaults for the first few years of his schooling ldquoI thoughtthey were having fun with me and I just assumed itrsquos all fun and gamesrdquogtgtgthttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv8BFwCXKkQPgSocial mediaThe Instagram handle nuerodivergent_indian is a refreshing one for people who want a peek into how the community is tired of being used as tokenism in mainstream Hindi cinema The handle talks about how disabilities are used to make characters funnier and that this is a rampant practiceThe stuttering Tushar Kapoor in Golmaal the memory lossimpaired house help in Baazigar who would serve the wrong dish to the wrong person Kader Khan in Mujse Shaadi Karogi who had a new impairment are just afew examplesgtgtgtnuerodivergent_indian InstagramPodcastThis is an assimilation of various podcasts for the neurodivergent These can be used by both a neurodivergent and a typical to be overall aware of how to deal and recognise these issues in themselves and othersgtgtgthttpsneurodiversitypodcastcomWebsiteThe website neurodivergentrebelcom is the perfect site to nurture the neurodivergent rebel in you It gives out information on tools that will make workspaces neurodivergent friendly It also provides ebooks and other materials for the samegtgtgtneurodivergentrebelcom