So I finally got round to introducing myself:
My name is Shaun Williams and I am: a student nurse; most certainly neurodiverse; and also a socialist.
It is really nice to meet you.
And I’m happy to be here.
Purpose and Aims
In terms of the purpose of this blog it is my intention to engage with as many people as possible with an interest in education, nursing, and human rights [amongst other things]; and to demonstrate some of my personal character.
From a practical standpoint blogging [as a form of regular writing] will hopefully help me address a major issue of mine: the inability to express myself and my thoughts at times [especially written communication – the joys of dyslexia and dyspraxia].
As such, I will aim to write about and comment on current affairs and a range of topics and issues including [but not exclusively]:
- My education:
- My journey so far.
- As a student nurse.
- Advice and commentary on the processes of studying.
- My profession:
- Nursing in general.
- My field of nursing, learning disability.
- Global nursing [e.g. issues, roles, and responsibilities].
- Current events and drivers within nursing.
- Neurodiversity [hence the blog title]
- The day-to-day difficulties and opportunities of being diverse.
- My progression to being neurodiverse and proud.
- Studying and working when you’re diverse [i.e. with learning differences].
- Human Rights and Social Justice
- The philosophy, history, and practicalities of human rights [with special reference to health].
- Social justice and related concepts [e.g. equitability, diversity and inclusivity].
- Commentary on current affairs which have a human rights or social justice dimension.
- Socialism
- Some insight into the socialism including its’ background, context, and practice [e.g. activism and trade unionism etc.]
- The need for socialism [both in itself and part of pluralistic landscape of thought] and its possibilities.
What I Hope to Achieve
Ideally I would like to engage with others and join the conversation by raising the profile of students, nursing, neurodiversity, human rights and social justice, and yes – socialism!
Let’s get to it!
Also bear with me while I try to get the hang of blogging, I’ve only just sussed the Twitter-thing [I can be found at @Shaun_LDNurse]
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