a/Artist Role Models

David Byrne (*1952) is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker best known as the lead singer of the band Talking Heads. But what...

Ahmir Johnson (*1971), known professionally as Questlove, is an American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. But what makes him a role model for...

Stephen Wiltshire (*1974) is an artist, architectural illustrator, and global sensation acclaimed for his extraordinary ability to recreate sprawling cityscapes entirely from memory, earning him the...

As a rhetorician and as an autistic activist, M. Remi Yergeau dedicates their passion to the self-advocacy of autistic people by contesting the dominant rhetorics on autism as pathology and...

Phillipa Margaret “Pip” Brown is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by her stage name ‘Ladyhawke’. She is known for her 80s-inspired melodic synth-heavy pop rock. But...

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), an iconic figure in the world of art, continues to inspire generations with his stunning masterpieces such as " The Starry Night " and " Sunflowers ". But what makes him...

Patrick Samuel is a visual artist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and autism advocate based in the UK. But what makes him a role model for neurodivergent creatives? 

Chris Martin is a poet and an educator. What's unique in his practice that resonates with our attention to autistic minds and neurodiversity? 

Yonezu Kenshi (*1991), 米津 玄師, a Japanese musician who rose to fame online, possesses a remarkable range of talents, including songwriting, drawing, and dancing in his music videos. He is hailed as a...

Katherine May is an autistic author of fiction and memoir based in the UK. But what makes her a role model for neurodivergent creatives? 

Temple Grandin is an academic and animal behaviorist from America famous for redesigning the slaughterhouses so that cattle can be treated in a more humane way. She is also an autism spokesperson.

Greta Thunberg became famous when, in 2018, she started to skip Fridays at school to instead sit in front of the Swedish Parliament in protest against politicians’ inaction in the face of the climate...

De-Yong Zhu (*1960), 朱德庸, a renowned Taiwanese comic artist, achieved fame at the age of 25 with works like "Double Cannon ( 雙響炮) " and "Bitter Girl ( 澀女郎) ". How does his life story serve as an...

Hannah Gadsby (*1978) is a successful Australian comedian and actor, known for her shows Nanette and Douglas , both featured on Netflix, in which she addresses topics such as trauma and abuse, as...

Gro Dahle (*1962) is an author well-known in her home country Norway for publishing over sixty books, most of them poetry collections and children's books. Her work has received several literary...

Matthew Wong (1984-2019) was a Canadian artist often hailed as the "Modern Van Gogh". From his unique approach to landscapes to his enduring impact on the art world, let's delve into his remarkable...

 “My mother is an artist, and my father is a scientist, and being honest I am somewhere caught in between,” says Camilla Pang. As a biochemist, a writer, and an autism advocate, what does Pang catch...

Activist, freethinker, designer, writer, maker and blue collar philosopher…Astrid Poot puts on a lot of hats, but what does she say about neurodivergence and being different?

The 12th century German nun Hildegard of Bingen is a historical figure admired by many to this day, be it for her vast knowledge and structured treaties on the properties of plants, the music she...