Another university joining in on Quiet graduation ceremonies!! 🎉 Yay! And a quote from the legend that is Dr Luke Beardon (a wonderful autistic autism researcher, lecturer at Sheffield Hallam and author of some brilliant and succinct books about autism that I highly recommend).
My university promised their first Quiet graduation this summer after so many requests from students when they heard about Nottingham Trent’s first Quiet ceremonies, but then they absolutely failed to follow through. Quiet graduations help people who, for all sorts of reasons, cannot access the usual big, busy and high energy ceremonies but want to have something official.
Many people don’t know that ME/CFS often involves similar increases sensory sensitivities as neurodivergent conditions like autism. But also, people who cannot tolerate big crowds of people, being up on stage in front of everyone, clapping, or any of the other aspects involved in a regular ceremony can benefit from this option too.
I did my own thing in the end as I couldn’t see a way to access my own ceremony. I couldn’t even enter the venue on a normal day due to the soundscape (loads of echoes and noise), so how would I handle that with masses more people and noise?
@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic
From: @tomkindlon
https://disabled.social/@tomkindlon/113478282813836986
My university promised their first Quiet graduation this summer after so many requests from students when they heard about Nottingham Trent’s first Quiet ceremonies, but then they absolutely failed to follow through. Quiet graduations help people who, for all sorts of reasons, cannot access the usual big, busy and high energy ceremonies but want to have something official.
Many people don’t know that ME/CFS often involves similar increases sensory sensitivities as neurodivergent conditions like autism. But also, people who cannot tolerate big crowds of people, being up on stage in front of everyone, clapping, or any of the other aspects involved in a regular ceremony can benefit from this option too.
I did my own thing in the end as I couldn’t see a way to access my own ceremony. I couldn’t even enter the venue on a normal day due to the soundscape (loads of echoes and noise), so how would I handle that with masses more people and noise?
@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic
From: @tomkindlon
https://disabled.social/@tomkindlon/113478282813836986
Tom Kindlon (@tomkindlon@disabled.social)
Attached: 1 image This lower stimulation environment for graduations (and many other activities) could also suit people with ME/CFS and long Covid https://www.bbc.disabled.social
