Transformative Potential of Outsider Art for Neurodivergent Artists
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F47813059%3A19510%2F25%3AA0000590" target="_blank" >RIV/47813059:19510/25:A0000590 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14410/25:00143476
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.nel.edu/transformative-potential-of-outsider-art-for-neurodivergent-artists-3036/" target="_blank" >https://www.nel.edu/transformative-potential-of-outsider-art-for-neurodivergent-artists-3036/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Transformative Potential of Outsider Art for Neurodivergent Artists
Original language description
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND: The intersections of inclusion, resilience, and socialisation within artistically stimulating environments are increasingly recognised in the education of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, scholarly attention remains limited regarding pre-professional support systems that integrate artefiletic (reflective) educational principles with studio practice. OBJECTIVE: This paper explores how artistic engagement in the field of outsider art offers transformative opportunities for advancing human rights and fostering sociocultural participation. METHODOLOGY: The study employs a qualitative longitudinal case study design (2016–2024), utilising participatory observation and unstructured interviews to track the development of a neurodivergent artist ("Ms. Petra") within a university-based inclusive studio in the Czech Republic. RESULTS: Findings demonstrate that long-term studio engagement enabled the participant to transition from a medical model of disability to a sociocultural one. Specifically, the artistic practice served as a non-verbal catalyst for emotional articulation, strengthened self-identity, and established a sustainable support network involving family and university facilitators. CONCLUSION: The research confirms that resilience is a learned educational outcome fostered by safe, democratic studio environments. The proposed holistic studio model offers a transferable framework for supporting the lifelong learning and professionalisation of artists with dual exceptionality.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN
0172-780X
e-ISSN
2354-4716
Volume of the periodical
46
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
SE - SWEDEN
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
347-355
UT code for WoS article
001650136400005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105027438829