Purple Lantern Society is a society for neurodivergent students (diagnosed or suspected ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Tourette's, etc) and anyone who wishes to learn more about neurodiversity.

The society meets up for weekly in-person socials Wednesdays 5pm-8.30pm in the Chaplaincy Lounge on St Pauls Road. At socials we hang out, talk about our interests, and do activities like board games, arts & crafts, movie nights, or any other ideas members would like to do together. (You're welcome to come do your own thing in a corner, too. No pressure to interact more than you're happy with.) 

We also have an active online community on Discord, the best place to stay up to date with society announcements and other opportunities.

As well as creating a safe, accessible and inclusive space to make friends and have fun, the society aims to:

Purple Lantern also provides a platform for members to share resources, tools and tips for our shared struggles. We are working together with the Union to ensure there is up-to-date information about where to get support for issues commonly faced by neurodivergent students. The Master Doc of all the resources and useful links recommended by people in our online community since the society was founded can be found in our linktree.

Everything about Purple Lantern is FOR neurodivergent students, BY neurodivergent students. Do you have ideas for socials, accessibility issues you want to campaign to change, other societies you’d like us to collaborate with, etc. ? Let us know and we’ll try to make it happen. 🙂

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us via email at purplelantern@upsu.net