Write for Neurodiversified
October Call for Submissions
Better late than never.
October is ADHD Awareness Month!
Neurodiversified is inviting writers to submit their stories about ADHD, neurodiversity, mental health, psychology, and parenting.
In true ADHD form, we are sharing our October call for submissions 11 days into October… but hey, better late than never is sort of an ADHD motto.
Our October writing prompt:
What do you wish someone had told you about ADHD when you, or your child, were first diagnosed?
Writers are welcome to submit other related drafts, provided they follow our submission guidelines.
In particular, we are looking for:
- Stories about your journey to discovering your divergent brain, or being diagnosed — self-diagnosis is 100% valid.
- Things you’ve learned about ADHD along the way.
- Learning about your child’s neurodivergence, your child being diagnosed with ADHD, and other parenting stories.
Please note: if you are a neurotypical parent to a neurodivergent child, please do not centre yourself in the story. The story should focus on supporting your child, celebrating their unique qualities, and advocating for your child.
Please browse through our ADHD stories to get a feel for what we are looking for, and to ensure you are writing something fresh and not submitting subject matter we’ve already published extensively.
Neurodiversified writes from a Neurodiversity-centred approach (hence the name). If you’re not sure what this means, please read this piece prior to submitting:
Please read our submission guidelines prior to submitting:
Whether you are the parent of a neurodiverse child, an educator or school staff supporting neurodiverse learners, or are neurodiverse yourself: Your story must relate to neurodiversity, parenting, advocacy, or education.
- Your story must be well-written, well-researched, and include proper references or reputable links for any statements of fact.
- Your story can absolutely be about personal experiences (some of the best stories are), as long as personal stories are written from the first-person perspective.
- Yes, you may write anonymously, but please submit all stories under the same alias or pen name.
- No blatant selling, self-promotion, or advertising. Medium does not allow ads, and neither do we, however well-disguised. You may include one link to your website or social media at the end of your story, but no product placement or clickbait.
- We are writers and publishers, not proof-readers. Please check your article for formatting, grammar, spelling, and general flow before submitting. Ask a friend to proof-read for you, use a grammar and spell check app, read your story out loud to hear how it sounds. Search Medium for stories about common writing mistakes people make so that you can avoid them.
- Give credit where credit is due. Include proper attribution under your photos, cite your sources, and obviously don’t plagiarize somebody else’s work.
- Yes, we will accept recent previously published works, provided that they were published within the past 14 days, and have not already been accepted into another publication.
If you have read all of the above and this sounds like a good fit for you, please submit a draft piece for consideration using this form to apply to become a writer for Neurodiversified. We aim to respond within 2–3 business days.
