About this project
The ‘Supporting Neurodiverse Comics Creators’ project explored the experiences of neurodivergent comic creators in Adelaide. Centring the lived experience of the participants, a collaborative research team from Adelaide University and Flinders University, in partnership with Writers SA, consulted with neurodivergent comics creators to scope initial themes or concerns of interest to their practice.
We then developed a participatory methodology, engaging a neurodivergent comics creator to facilitate a series of workshops in-person and online, in which participants discussed the support networks which helped them in their comics creation; their engagement with education, both formal and informal; and the challenges of developing a creative practice in Adelaide.
We anonymised and transcribed the workshop transcripts, then sorted them according to themes. Some of the themes which emerged include connection and expression, comic techniques, creative process, barriers, resources, supports, publishing, community and audience.
