Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot. lauriepenny.substack.com

This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism. I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too. open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

"Non-conformity is the opposite of fascism, and the backlash against autistic identity is already building beyond the ranks of the far right - a swelling social animus against the sheer number of autistic people now daring to describe our lives without apology."

Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot. lauriepenny.substack.com

This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism. I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too. open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian. He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police. In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian. He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police. In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why are we treating racist rioters with so much respect? New post: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Why are we treating racist rioters with so much respect? New post: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Votey

Votey

"Where, now, in the face of actual state repression, are all those free speech warriors? Where’s the outrage from everyone who spent the past decade defending free expression by demonising uppity minority groups? That’s not a rhetorical question." goodlawproject.org/the-free-spe...

"Where, now, in the face of actual state repression, are all those free speech warriors? Where’s the outrage from everyone who spent the past decade defending free expression by demonising uppity minority groups? That’s not a rhetorical question." goodlawproject.org/the-free-spe...

An essay about sadism, social experiments, anti-capitalist game design, and the surprising things I learned while running a Squid Game of my very own: lauriepenny.substack.com/publish/post...

So they’ll arrest 474 people for holding signs opposing genocide, but the people trying to burn down immigration centres have legitimate concerns? Is that right? Have I missed something?

So they’ll arrest 474 people for holding signs opposing genocide, but the people trying to burn down immigration centres have legitimate concerns? Is that right? Have I missed something?

An essay about sadism, social experiments, anti-capitalist game design, and the surprising things I learned while running a Squid Game of my very own: lauriepenny.substack.com/publish/post...

I Designed My Own Squid Game and You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next lauriepenny.substack.com/p/i-designed... -one of the most bizarre and messed-up essays I’ve ever written. Please enjoy and share if you can- I worked hard on this one.

This week’s essay is about Squid Game, and specifically about what happened that time I designed and ran my own Squid Game, because of reasons.

I want my best and weirdest writing to be free to read for everyone. So, as usual, as soon as I get 10 new paid subscribers, I’ll unlock the whole of this feature for everyone. Thank you! Xx

I want my best and weirdest writing to be free to read for everyone. So, as usual, as soon as I get 10 new paid subscribers, I’ll unlock the whole of this feature for everyone. Thank you! Xx

I wrote about what happened when I designed my own squid game. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/i-designed... The real prize wasn’t the lessons we learned about diffuse responsibility for depravity under late stage capitalism. It was the friends we killed along the way.

I Designed My Own Squid Game and You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next lauriepenny.substack.com/p/i-designed... -one of the most bizarre and messed-up essays I’ve ever written. Please enjoy and share if you can- I worked hard on this one.

I was on the waiting list for two years for my NHS autism diagnosis. Young people in the UK are now waiting up to seven years. Which is funny, because every time I changed schools the other kids seemed to work it out in about five minutes.

Perhaps- hear me out on this one- perhaps if the authorities are so very offended by the use of the word ‘genocide’ to describe the currently occurring genocide, perhaps they might see their way to putting a little more effort into, yknow….preventing genocide.

I came on here, in the middle of a genocide, as the biosphere is dying, because I was excited to tell someone about how excited I am about my little garden. Then I deleted the post. Obviously, the small joys and tiny triumphs matter. They matter a lot! But they can’t be *all* that matters. Right?

Damn, I really ought to get a regular column again. I miss that specific discipline.

This week’s essay is about Squid Game, and specifically about what happened that time I designed and ran my own Squid Game, because of reasons.

‘Is He Autistic, or is he just an Asshole?’ A lot of asshole male behavior gets mistaken for autistic behavior- and vice versa. But the Department of Health is not currently trying to find a cure for misogyny. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

A backlash is building against the neurodiversity movement. I wrote an essay about who ‘gets to be weird’ - in a culture that is still far kinder to assholes than it is to autistic people. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

I was on the waiting list for two years for my NHS autism diagnosis. Young people in the UK are now waiting up to seven years. Which is funny, because every time I changed schools the other kids seemed to work it out in about five minutes.

The UK did have one standout product that was considered globally valuable- universities- and unilaterally decided to stop providing the product because it was more important to be xenophobic than successful

I’m autistic+ bad with body language. I once got overexcited in a coffee shop and accidentally picked up an entire barista. I thought she just wanted to hear more about immersive game design. But I’ve managed not to spend my career harassing my colleagues. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

As usual, I’ll unlock the whole of the latest essay for everyone, for free, as soon as I hit ten new paid subscribers. Thank you to everyone who’s helping fund my writing. It’s very hard to find a home for this sort of in-depth work in traditional outlets. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

‘Is He Autistic, or is he just an Asshole?’ A lot of asshole male behavior gets mistaken for autistic behavior- and vice versa. But the Department of Health is not currently trying to find a cure for misogyny. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

‘Is He Autistic, or Is He Just An Asshole?’ - my latest essay.Neurodiversity, sex, status and some home truths for the gifted and challenged. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

‘Is He Autistic, or Is He Just An Asshole?’ - my latest essay.Neurodiversity, sex, status and some home truths for the gifted and challenged. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/is-he-auti...

Happy Treason Day to all who celebrate.

In the first scene of 28 days later, a helpless chimp is strapped to a table and forced to watch doomreels of ultraviolence until it loses its little monkey mind and eats David Schneider. This is a universally relatable image. New essay: lauriepenny.substack.com/p/in-a-time-...

I have to keep my Substack essays part-locked for paid subscribers, but I want to be able to share them with those who can’t afford that RN. So- for every post, as soon as I hit 10 new paid subscribers, I’ll unlock it for everyone. 9 to go on this one! lauriepenny.substack.com/p/in-a-time-...

New essay! Zombies! The Rage Virus! Horror politics! Enjoy: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

As a collective of everyday women we're working toward a kinder world, opposing transphobia. We ask women just like us to read and sign our letter. In just two weeks we reached 30,000+ signatures. You can read the full text here ⬇️ And click on this link to sign. www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

I know what crows like I know what pyes want I see them looking

Yael van der Wouden has won the #womensprize for fiction- and uses her speech to come out as intersex, shout out to trans activists and acknowledge her queer and trans community. Amazing.

Yael van der Wouden has won the #womensprize for fiction- and uses her speech to come out as intersex, shout out to trans activists and acknowledge her queer and trans community. Amazing.

I hope that our few remaining friends give up on trying to save us

Excuse me. I know for a fact that I can handle at least four high-agency men going at it at once. Especially with a break for snacks and water. I nonetheless object to watching the remains of liberal democracy held hostage by howling overpowered bitchbabies screaming at each other’s shadows.

Yes, the most powerful men in the world are obviously deranged, dazzled by their own incompetence and indulging in the mother of all messy public friend breakups. Yes, these howling man-children are so emotionally incontinent that we may all drown in the backwash. But somehow it’s still top drama.