While atypical thinking is in fact highly valued in many contexts, such as science and art, on the whole, the more typical someone’s thinking style is, the more they’ll find the current world set up to accommodate them. Those whose brains work strikingly differently from the norm run into all sorts of invisible barriers, from inaccessible sensory environments to assumptions of incompetence to social exclusion.
And that’s how we started Out Of The Blue: To spark conversations about neurodiversity and bring out genuine experiences of people who are in the know.
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We converse with Ms. Kamini Lakhani, Founder of SAI Connections & Director of RDI Professional Training India, about her journey in the world of neurodiversity and about her son Mohit, an abstract artist who is on the spectrum.
Model, photographer and graphic designer. Here's someone who treats Autism as his superpower and has achieved wonders in multiple fields!
Join us in the second episode of 'Out of the Blue', featuring Pranav Bakhshi.
"Your life may not be perfect, but your golf outfit most certainly could be!"
Join us on our first episode featuring Special Olympics Gold Medallist golfer Ranveer Saini.
Our world hinges on a very black and white idea of normality and acceptance. Our initiative aims to break through this monochrome and leave behind a spectrum of ideas and perceptions to achieve the long-overdue naturalisation of the neurodiverse community.
Join us on our journey. Join us on Out of the Blue.
We found the artwork used in the trailer, titled "Hotline 1960", very relevant to our podcast! It is created by the wonderful Amrit Khurana! Be sure to catch her episode, coming soon!