May NATS Chat - Neurodiversity Affirming Voice Training
May 18, 2025
Neurodiversity Affirming Voice Training
Featuring Alex Schenck, MS, CCC-SLP (she/her) and Ruchi Kapila, M.S., CCC-SLP (they/she)
Host: Kari Ragan (she/her)
Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 7–8 p.m. ET (6–7 p.m. CT; 5–6 p.m. MT; 4–5 p.m. PT)
The neurodiversity movement promotes the idea that all brains work in different ways and that typical is not better. Neurodivergent brains happen to differ from societal standards. In singers, such differences may contribute to valuable artistic strengths and perspectives. However, standard practices in voice training were not generally developed with neurodivergent singers in mind and may not meet their needs. With guests Alex Schenck and Ruchi Kapila, this NATS Chat will explore neurodivergent perspectives relating to performing voice and the application of neurodiversity affirming principles to voice training.
