2 UNITE STUDENTS | MEETING THE NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT STUDENTS Jenny Shaw leads on strategic research and thought leadership for Unite Students. She has previously worked as a practitioner and researcher in widening access to higher education. ABOUT THE AUTHORS CONTRIBUTORS A lot of people just fail to understand that every day, every second, we are living in a world that was not made for us. It was made for a different sensory processing system. It’s like navigating when you are a bit drunk, you are trying to comprehend things that don’t make sense, but something that makes sense to you doesn’t make sense to others. “ We would also like to thank the University of Bristol for their support and helpful input. Maud Brown Ayesha Memon El Shaw Diego Maury Romero Chloe Stevens Lucy Parker Charlotte O’Brien Jake Kotelnikov Tom Steward One contributor preferred to remain anonymous Freya Selman is a current postgraduate student at the University of Bristol. She is passionate about ensuring policy is shaped by the people it affects, and has a particular interest in support for neurodivergent students. She is the Co-President of Bristol University Neurodiversity Society alongside her studies and part-time work, and hopes to go into policy making upon completing her studies.