The 4S Manifesto

May 2025 : 6+ months in. We've progressed, but we need your help..

As we reflect on the first (very part time) 200-ish days since launching our initiative, we have made enough of an impact, and got enough learning, to…

May 12 •

NDIM April Newsletter: Beyond Awareness, Towards Acceptance

Welcome to our March/April newsletter! We're 3 weeks post-Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17th-21st March) and half-way through Autism Acceptance…

Apr 15 •

March 2025 : We are positive, but must fight toxic positivity

Since NDIM's October launch, we've been keen to maintain positive action, approach and tone. But we not only know there is a long road ahead, but sadly…

Mar 4 •

Wrapping up 2024 with NDIM - and SEE YOU SOON

As we prepare to 'down tools', finalise parts of our day jobs and take time out after a mad few weeks, we head into 2025 with optimism! Also, a little…

Dec 17, 2024 •

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Embracing Neurodiversity is Responsible - PLUS vote for NDIM to be at SWSW

Reflecting on last week's talk with agencies, brands and platforms in the media ecosystem at the inaugural Responsible Advertising Summit, we realise we…

Dec 9, 2024 •

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1 Month in - a conversation with the NDIM co-founders (Podcast link)

Reflecting positively on the actions, conversation and sentiment since introducing ourselves to the world on 21st October, we share a well timed pod…

Nov 22, 2024 •

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NDIM - 2.5 weeks in, a reminder of why we're here, and how to get involved!

As we take stock of the last 17 days of madness, we wanted to share some thoughts on how we are doing, the joy of the unexpected, what is new, and what…

Nov 6, 2024 •

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DOWNLOAD : Our 4S Manifesto and handy User Guide

To help your journey to supporting the Neurodiverse, we share the original manifesto in full, along with ideas, considerations and questions to consider…

Oct 19, 2024 •

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Introducing Neurodiversity in Media (NDIM), and the 4S manifesto

Welcome to NDIM, and to our site (well, Substack). With all of us working together, we can create better working environments for neurodiverse talent…

Oct 18, 2024 •

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