The Neuro-Affirming Wheel of Life & Journal. Instant download. Designed for neurodivergent & disabled people. Reflect on your energy, flow, sensory needs & more!

We use the timeless patterns & primordial spaces used by those who created the modern personal computer & the GUI. We use patterns & spaces that have been with humanity all along. These patterns & spaces are there at the heart of progressive, human-centered education. stimpunks.org/philosophy/t...

End of Year Reflections & Invitation to NeuroHub Autistic RealmsHelen Edgar Autistic Advocate, Author & ConsultantNeurodiversity-Affirming Supporting Autistic People To Grow & Thrive Welcome to Autistic Realms Newsletter! Dear friends and community, As the year draws to a close, I wanted to say a…

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your support over the past year, it's wonderful to be part of such a lovely community. Helen x

End of Year Reflections & Invitation to NeuroHub Autistic RealmsHelen Edgar Autistic Advocate, Author & ConsultantNeurodiversity-Affirming Supporting Autistic People To Grow & Thrive Welcome to Autistic Realms Newsletter! Dear friends and community, As the year draws to a close, I wanted to say a…

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your support over the past year, it's wonderful to be part of such a lovely community. Helen x

1/ The @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk report has many recommendations as the government starts to put together an Autism Strategy for 2026. bit.ly/HoLAutActReports A thread…

“Rather than the myriad ‘social skills’ interventions that encourage autistic people to learn non-autistic social norms, it is time to consider how non-autistic people can meet autistic people halfway.” #doubleempathy

“As Stimpunks have shown, cultural agency is developed through pedagogy, activism, language, and creative practice, and it has the potential to expand what we think of as the social.” —Stenning, Anna. Narrating the Many Autisms: Identity, Agency, Mattering www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

“Organizations such as Stimpunks and AutCollab facilitate connections, between individuals to counter the isolation & perceived burdensomeness that many autistic people experience through dominant social practices.” —Stenning, Anna. Narrating the Many Autisms www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

“Stimpunks addresses the idea of how education may provide ‘psychological & sensory safe spaces’ that simultaneously provide opportunities for ‘intermittent collaboration’, rather than enforced large group interactions, and ‘collaborative niche construction’.” www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

1d Welcome to The Autistic Library, an online neurodiversity-affirmative library for Autistic people and their supporters. I set it up to share the excellent resources created by Autistic people to educate and empower others, as well as to signpost support. Find it at theautisticlibrary.com

🌱 Looking to connect, grow, and make a difference? Join Thriving Autistic — a global neurodivergent-led nonprofit centring Autistic voices in advocacy, research, and community support. 💫 Become a member today: www.thrivingautistic.org/become-a-mem... #AutisticAdults #Neurodiversity

I am SO proud to be working with @stimpunks.org! So many references to our work & website in Anna Clifton-Stenning's amazing book 'Narrating the Many Autisms: Identity, Agency, Mattering' Check out our webpage: stimpunks.org/2025/12/22/a... FREE open access: www.routledge.com/Narrating-th...

I am SO proud to be working with @stimpunks.org! So many references to our work & website in Anna Clifton-Stenning's amazing book 'Narrating the Many Autisms: Identity, Agency, Mattering' Check out our webpage: stimpunks.org/2025/12/22/a... FREE open access: www.routledge.com/Narrating-th...

The Neuro-Affirming Wheel of Life & Journal. Instant download. Designed for neurodivergent & disabled people. Reflect on your energy, flow, sensory needs & more!

The Neuro-Affirming Wheel of Life & Journal. Instant download. Designed for neurodivergent & disabled people. Reflect on your energy, flow, sensory needs & more!

The Neuro-Affirming Wheel of Life & Journal. Instant download. Designed for neurodivergent & disabled people. Reflect on your energy, flow, sensory needs & more!

Really to happy to hear from the publisher today that our book on inclusive, neurodiversity-affirmative education is a "hot new release" in education, according to Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/new-relea... Flyer attached for a discount if you buy direct from the publisher - valid through January.

www.routledge.com/It-Takes-All... #Neurodiversity #ADHD #EdChat #SystemicChange #Neurodivergent

The book focuses on school environments, practice & pedagogy & relationships. Throughout each chapter there is a shared understanding that neurodivergent voices & knowledge need to be central to how schools operate. If you're an education professional & committed to inclusion, this book is for you!

Learners deserve school systems that support all kinds of minds to flourish! @drrachaeldavis.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and I are thrilled to share a new handbook, It Takes All Kinds of Minds we co-edited with the input of some amazing contributors.

Via our Mission, Creed, Covenant, Philosophy, and Manifesto, we organize our lives around love and care. stimpunks.org/philosophy/l...

A search for “Stimpunks” on Google Scholar yields 65 results. We’ve been cited pretty broadly. It’s always interesting to see where our work ends up. stimpunks.org/2025/12/22/a...

"If you are neurodivergent, it usually means that you need to learn differently to neurotypical people. You might concentrate differently, behave or act a little differently, even communicate and think differently." Written/narrated @kieranrose.bsky.social: youtu.be/zDiWGHgWeUk?... #neurodiversity

"One thing non-autistic people are prone to underestimating, in my experience, is the energy cost of just getting places and existing in those places and then getting home again, readjusting to that, and navigating all the transitions in between." At TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2021/05/on-e...

Understanding Autism: The Monotropic Mind. Wenn Lawson

I wrote a bit about Mike, more prosaically, for the @monotropism.bsky.social site in 2023: monotropism.org/mike-lesser/

I had one of my poems, Far From Equilibrium, published in @internationaltimes.bsky.social; it seemed a fitting home for it, since it was inspired by Mike Lesser, its former editor (also my one-time mentor & one of the co-developers of the theory of Monotropism). internationaltimes.it/mike-lesser-...

The first installment of "Understanding Autism", a blog series that will explore concepts from Autistic lived experience. First installment looks at the theory of monotropism. dghndconsultancy.co.uk/2025/12/19/u... #UnderstandingAutism #Monotropism #Monotropic #ActuallyAutistic #autism

Completed a presentation to colleagues on monotropism, special interests & autism. a springboard for reflection. I loved exploring the positive side of autistic experience, especially autistic joy Always curious: what brings you joy as an autistic person? substack.com/@adeyoola/no...

So honoured to work with such a fabulous team and be a part of our community building! Many thanks to everyone who continues to support us! Free to sign up to Substack and also become a member of Thriving Autistic

Read Thriving Autistic's: End-of-Year Reflection, Building Our Global Neuro-Affirming Community Many thanks to our wonderful community and everyone who continues to support us. Wishing you Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year! open.substack.com/pub/thriving...

So honoured to work with such a fabulous team and be a part of our community building! Many thanks to everyone who continues to support us! Free to sign up to Substack and also become a member of Thriving Autistic

🎉 Happy 3rd Birthday🎉GROVE began with a simple hope: that Autistic young people would have a space where they belong, have access to affirming information to develop self-understanding and ultimately feel better about who they are. Here is a gift for them: www.gr0ve.org/blog-useful-...

Great presentation from @suereviews.bsky.social So many autistic children in my city have had very little education provision, and yet, sometimes when I tell people, the reaction is "that's sad" or "that's frustrating", like it's unfortunate but what can you do?

Funding from Rethink Ireland and DCDE have made our achievements possible and the support of our partner clinics, including The Adult Autism Practice Wishing you Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year from @taraodk.bsky.social and Thriving Autistic Team. open.substack.com/pub/thriving...

Watch and Learn Together Party with @stimpunks.org This week, we are watching: @suereviews.bsky.social - Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics from @autismeurope.bsky.social youtu.be/fy-NVjsuh3w?...

Watch and Learn Together Party with @stimpunks.org This week, we are watching: @suereviews.bsky.social - Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics from @autismeurope.bsky.social youtu.be/fy-NVjsuh3w?...

I love this poem, "Mike Lesser: Far from Equilibrium", published in International Times by @fergus.oolong.co.uk internationaltimes.it/mike-lesser-...

I love this poem, "Mike Lesser: Far from Equilibrium", published in International Times by @fergus.oolong.co.uk internationaltimes.it/mike-lesser-...

A tremendous educational video to share with anyone who affects to be confused about pronouns. youtube.com/watch?v=koZF...

"Because understanding speech is harder for people with auditory processing disorder, we need a clearer signal and less noise. We have a lot more trouble with conditions that muffle, distort, or distract from the speech signal." From @mosaicofminds.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/mosaicof...

Autism affects communication, sensory processing, relationships, work basically everything. Expecting autistic people to separate life from autism is like asking someone to stop being themselves. It’s not possible, and it’s not fair

Delving Into the Complexity of Unmasking Safely is now available to read and download at jadefarrington.substack.com/p/delving-in... and payhip.com/b/dWiXD Find out what Autistic Masking really is; why we do it; how to start unmasking; & why it's not that simple! @autisticbooks.bsky.social

Struggling to find any resources and community - please dm me if you are able to signpost. Many thanks!

We're also looking for social prescribing link workers & dance teachers to join online focus groups in the new year. Come along and watch our short films about autistic adults' experiences of dance, and share your feedback. Email me for info: [email protected] bsky.app/profile/clai...