Advent Calendar Day 1 Highlights Vera Herzmann's Message on Neurodiversity
Day 1 of the 2025 Drupal Advent Calendar opened with a spotlight on neurodiversity, drawing from Vera Herzmann’s keynote at DrupalCon Vienna that framed neurodiverse traits as business assets rather than deficits.
As part of the annual community-led Advent Calendar, the first entry features the symbol of neurodiversity, a rainbow-colored infinity sign, and reflects on a keynote delivered by Vera Herzmann. Speaking at DrupalCon Europe 2025 in Vienna, Vera engaged the audience with interactive discussions and reframed common perceptions around neurodiverse individuals.
She urged listeners to recognize that neurodiverse people are not a problem to solve but individuals with valuable perspectives that can benefit organizations. Her talk resonated with attendees, who participated in reflective group conversations prompted during the session.
The calendar, curated by James Shields aka lostcarpark, will reveal new reflections each day through December 24. Each post connects personal insights with broader community themes within Drupal and open source.
Neurodiverse people are not disabled or a problem to be solved, but people with superpowers valuable to business, and an asset to be cherished.
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