Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre hosts neurodiversity book launch

The SMRC was delighted to co-host, with the University of Edinburgh Disabled Staff Network, the launch of two books about neurodiversity.

In May 2025 the SMRC was proud to play host to the launch of two books that members of our Centre were involved in as Editors and authors.  

At the launch we heard readings from the two books from authors, and there was an opportunity for a panel discussion involving multiple authors and questions from the audience. It was a wonderful event to celebrate the hard work that went into these important books, which we expect to shape knowledge and practice for years to come. 

The first book, It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School, directly came to be as a result of the conference of the same name hosted by the Salvesen Centres in 2023. The publisher approached the SMRC after the event to propose a book bring together some of the neurodiversity-informed work in education and we were delighted to jump on board. It's fantastic to have a long-term legacy from the conference to share, along with all the resources we have already published from the event. 

 

It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School

edited by Dr Rachael Davis, Dr Claire O'Neill and Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson

“It Takes All Kinds of Minds provides an inspiring and accessible introduction to neurodiversity in educational settings, informed by research and real-world experience. Drawing upon core principles that underpin the neurodiversity paradigm, the book offers a carefully curated collection of chapters exploring many different kinds of minds and how they can best learn and flourish at school

 

Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction

written by Dr Robert Chapman and Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson

“This Very Short Introduction looks at how neurodiversity has been understood in a variety of settings including education, research, workplace, health and social care, and criminal justice. Robert Chapman and Sue Fletcher-Watson also draw out interesting connections to models of disability, human rights, anti-capitalism, and intersectionality. Alongside this, they discuss how issues of gender, sexuality, neuroqueering, and decoloniality bear on neurodiversity.”

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