Stimpunks Presents: Josephmooon and the Irie Smial Preserve

StimpunksStimpunk combines “stimming” + “punk” to evoke open and proud stimming, resistance to neurotypicalization, and the DIY culture of punk, disabled, and neurodivergent communities. Instead of hiding our stims, we... More is proud to present Josephmooon and the Irie Smial Preserve.

Lately I’ve been feeling out of tune out of tune
I don’t know why but I would like to know why
And I want to get back in tune
Out of tune that’s what I am

Being out of tune pains my head
(can’t get out of bed)
Hurts from being out of tune and
I just so want to get back in tune
Out of tune that’s what I am out of tune

We exist to create anti-ableist space.

The Irie Smial Preserve is by Crips and Neurodivergents, for Crips and Neurodivergents. The Preserve is a Cavendish bubble of peer respite and collaborative niche construction where we can find relief from an intense world designed against us. Here, we are insulated from ableism and free to pursue passion-based, human-centered learning compatible with neurodiversity and the social model of disability.

Eating Your Own Dogfood

Josephmooon and the Irie Smial Preserve are where we put our philosophy to practice and “eat our own dogfood”.

Eating your own dog food or “dogfooding” is the practice of using one’s own products or services. This can be a way for an organization to test its products in real-world usage using product management techniques. Hence dogfooding can act as quality control, and eventually a kind of testimonial advertising. Once in the market, dogfooding can demonstrate developers confidence in their own products.

Eating your own dog food – Wikipedia

Neurodiversity rocks! We make rock ‘n’ roll and inclusive education.

Josephmooon dogfoods our philosophy regarding neurodiverse collaboration and embracing the obsessionI don’t know who invented the phrase “special interest.” Probably some researcher. Autistic people don’t really love the term because the term “special” has become tied so closely with terms... More.

Create more anti-ableist spaces.
Peer Respite, Human-centered Learning, Nature, and Disc Golf

Irie Smial Preserve dogfoods our philosophy on passion-based, human-centered learningA human-centered education: • Cultivates Purpose-Driven Classrooms • Ends Dehumanizing Practices • Demands Social Justice • Builds a Human-Centered World https://youtu.be/JsrsgM6LqiI https://youtu.be/h9gQXG9T1RM Build human-centered classrooms around four values: • Learning... More in anti-ableist spaces.