AMOLF-ARCNL Diversity Day
Speakers
Tjerk Feitsma
Introduction to Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence.
Keynote speaker drs Tjerk Feitsma is the director of the Neurodiversity Foundation, the non-profit organization introducing the concept in NL since 2016. Amsterdammer by birth, sociologist by qualification, autistic by inner nature, powerhouse by choice, with a strong calling for passionate advocacy for all neurodivergent kind.
Lana Jelenjev
10 things to do for our neurodiverse colleagues
As a consultant, facilitator, mentor, writer, board leader, Lana is keen in promoting healing as transformative pathway for societal change. She believes that relationships are not only built on trust, it is also nurtured by surfacing strengths, acknowledging patterns, and mending the gaps through decolonization, healing histories, and cultivating safer and brave spaces for people to find each other as kapwa (Filipino psychology that refers to our shared humanity).
As co-founder of Neurodiversty Foundation and Neurodiversity Education Academy, her work advocates for salutogenic practices that promote strengths, emotional agility, and resilience in neuroinclusive environments. You can read more about her work at neurodiversityeducationacademy.org or read her writing at https://communityalchemist.substack.com/