Neurodivergent people often experience their environment and social situations differently than so-called neurotypical people. Researcher Riina Lundman has studied how neurodiversity could be better taken into account in cities and urban design. She is interested in how the urban environment could be made more neuro-accessible and inclusive for neurominorities and neurodivergent people such as autistic people or people with ADHD or traumatic brain injuries. According to Lundman, a more neurodiverse city is calm, clear, flexible, predictable, and tolerant.

Lundman has made walking interviews together with neurodivergent persons in cities as well as interviewed representatives of Finnish organizations focusing on neurodiversity, brain health, and accessibility. Her research was conducted as part of the Space, Justice and Everyday Democracy project at Tampere University, funded by the Kone Foundation.

Discussion with Riina Lundman and Henna Paakinaho