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Writer's pictureKana Grace

Launch of my Academist project


A picture that tells the title of my project, making the world a better place for neurodivergent people and their families

Hi everyone!


I have just launched my project at Academist where I will be sharing my research and advocacy work on neurodiversity regularly! If you are interested in following my work, please take a look at my page: https://academist-cf.com/fanclubs/313?lang=enI appreciate your support and sharing this information with your networks.


Academist is a Japan-based company that is making academia more accessible and sustainable for diverse researchers. One of their ways is by giving a means of raising financial support through crowdfunding.


As I had learned much about neurodivergent (ND) minds in the UK, I was appalled by the lack of understanding and support for ND people in Japan. The biggest reason why I want to challenge the Academist Prize is because I want to share the cutting-edge neuroderversity-affirmative research and its evidence-based knowledge on ND minds in Japanese society. This is hugely important to reduce the stigma towards ND people and to make the society a better place for them and their families. I want to join challenge this project to share my research and knowledge with the wider Japanese society, and eventually improve the understanding of ND people in Japan.


As an unpaid honorary research fellow, there is a limitation to my research activities. I would like to use the financial support from Academist mainly for sharing evidence-based knowledge with the wider public. For example, I will be able to spend time doing regular lectures/talks for a variety of audiences online and in-person, and sharing free educational videos on Youtube. I am planning to provide English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation at lectures where I invite ND activists and researchers from English-speaking countries. Once the financial support reaches ¥20,100, I will subscribe to the Zoom Pro (¥20,100/year) to regularly hold talks on Zoom.

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