Bryn Williams-Jones
@brynwj · Joined April 2025
Bryn Williams-Jones is Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal, and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Bioethics. He is interested in the socio-ethical and policy implications of health innovations in diverse contexts. His work examines the conflicts that arise in academic research and professional practice with a view to developing ethical tools to manage these conflicts when they cannot be avoided. In BrynStorming, his bilingual (English/French) blog, he shares his ideas on bioethics and academic life.
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Article · Accepting Neurodiversity: The Authentic Path to Inclusion
I used to think of myself as part of the “norm”—someone who wasn’t different. But over time, I began to realize that my dyslexia, my aphantasia, the way I process and express ideas, all pointed to a different kind of mind. Not broken. Not less. Just different. And in embracing that difference, I stopped seeing it as a deficit and started seeing it as a strength. It changed how I teach, how I connect with others, and most importantly, how I see myself.