Lifestyle Moray Magazine - April May 2021

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WELL BEING

CREATIVE STEPS FORWARD IN VOICE FOR THOSE ‘WIRED DIFFERENTLY’ IN MORAY.

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utism, dyslexia and ADHD are just some of the diagnosis labels included under a local Neurodiversity campaign over the last year. Hosted by Moray Wellbeing Hub CIC, the campaign aims to explore how we are all wired differently and the impact of the language we use around this on barriers such as stigma. “Everyone’s brain is different, but they are not all valued equally.” Campaign contributor. Activities have been happening throughout lockdown, with online conversations taking over from in-person chats and a focus on creativity to support exploring identity for all ages. To complement their existing vibrant campaign animation (available for sharing on their website), Champions at Moray Wellbeing Hub have pushed the campaign further with three great opportunities this Spring. An artist led workshop, a campaign t-shirt and a walk in Cooper Park Elgin.

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“Last summer we worked with a group of humans who identify as neurodiverse to come up with a list of words and phrases that express their individual identity, that which makes them uniquely them. This list is made of descriptive and subjective responses ranging from personal roles, character traits, things that give pleasure and how they view themselves.” Explains Moray

artist Fiona Percy, who conceived and led the art projects within the campaign: “The words and phrases are open to interpretation with crossovers and similarities which hopefully spark connections between us.” Interest in this work has been strong with 55 people completing an online survey to select their words from the long list. This has both honed the 132 original words to a shortlist of most popular choices and revealed individual ‘identity patterns’ for a new animated artwork. Whilst creating her final animation, Fiona then worked on a way for people to ‘wear their identity’. She created a new t-shirt design and alongside this a workshop activity to decorate these based on the language survey results. On March 30th a group gathered online with

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