What we built, what we learned, what we’re doing next. This newsletter pulls from our Now page, where we work in public.
🧠🌈 February at Stimpunks
Infrastructure. Clearer paths. Stronger spine.
February was about tightening the architecture: philosophically, structurally, and operationally. We didn’t just publish more content. We clarified what Stimpunks is, how it works, and how people find their way through it.
⚡ In 30 Seconds
- We rebuilt Stimpunks into clear hubs so people don’t get lost.
- We expanded our philosophy spine with consent, access, strength model, and meritocracy critiques.
- We built a full Regulation & Coping ecosystem with ladders, diagrams, and classroom/admin tools.
- We strengthened transparency: Annual Report, Logic Model, BBB alignment, Candid Silver.
- We hosted Weird Pride Day and continued to build infrastructure for dignity.
Stimpunks is infrastructure now.
📊 Impact Snapshot
📈 Reach
- 5,000+ Bluesky followers
- 70+ Google Scholar results
- 50k+ total page views this year
🧾 Publishing Output (Feb, Weeks 6–9)
- 1 glossary terms published
- 4 posts published
- 65 new or significantly updated pages published
🧭 Public Infrastructure
- Hub architecture launched: Start Here, Our Lens, Monotropism & Attention Worlds, Communication & Interaction Access, Burnout & Sensory Safety, Justice & Systems, Learning Spaces, Regulation & Coping, Accountability & Transparency
- Orientation guide: How to Read Stimpunks Without Getting Lost
- Language map: Glossary Map
- Updated services entry point: Services
🧠 Philosophy Spine
- Authenticity Is Our Purest Freedom
- Broken Systems, Not Broken People
- Human Needs, Not Special Needs
- Care Is Infrastructure
- Autism Is a Neurotype, Not a Disorder
- Consent Beats Compliance
- The “Average User” Is a Myth
- Neurodiversity as a Strength Model
- The Myth of Meritocracy
- Stimpunks Is a DIY Humanizing Rebellion
- Know Your Rights. These Are Your Rights.
🧰 Regulation & Coping Tools
🏫 Learning & Cavendish Space
What this means: Stimpunks is building durable infrastructure for dignity, regulation, and justice, and people are using it.
We measure usefulness, not vanity metrics. If something helped you, reply and tell us what changed.
🧭 Hub Architecture Launched
Stimpunks is no longer a maze. We launched and refined major hubs:
- Start Here
- Our Lens
- Monotropism & Attention Worlds
- Communication & Interaction Access
- Burnout & Sensory Safety
- Justice & Systems
- Learning Spaces
- Regulation & Coping
- Accountability & Transparency
We also added a universal “Find Your Way Through Stimpunks” footer, a Most Read / Start Here module, a Glossary Map, and How to Read Stimpunks Without Getting Lost.
🧠 Philosophy Got a Spine
We expanded and clarified core philosophy pages:
- Authenticity Is Our Purest Freedom
- Broken Systems, Not Broken People
- Human Needs, Not Special Needs
- Care Is Infrastructure
- Autism Is a Neurotype, Not a Disorder
- Consent Beats Compliance
- The “Average User” Is a Myth
- Neurodiversity as a Strength Model
- The Myth of Meritocracy
We integrated legal foundations (UN CRPD, ADA, IDEA), disability justice scholarship, system-loop diagrams, and Tier architecture so the philosophy reads as a system — not a collection of posts.
🧰 Regulation & Coping Expanded
- Seeds of Cope
- Cope Is Not an Insult
- The Science of Cope
- Seeds for Classrooms
- Seeds for Administrators
- Regulation-First Discipline Framework
- Reducing Suspensions Without Escalating Control
We built ladders, diagrams, printable tools, and cross-links so coping becomes infrastructure — not stigma.
🏫 Learning & Cavendish Space
- Cavendish Space — Why Sheet
- Cavendish Space Project
- Monotropism & Attention Worlds
- Encyclopedia of Disability & Difference
- Learning Hub
Learning is structured around regulation before instruction, design for range, and design tested at the edges.
🤝 Accountability Strengthened
- 2025 Annual Report
- Logic Model & Outcomes Framework
- BBB Standards Alignment
- Board & Governance
- Where the Money Went (2025)
We earned Candid Silver, submitted our ASAN affiliate application, updated Benevity, and strengthened our transparency spine.
🏳️ Culture & Community
Weird Pride Day was March 4th. We had a good time.
- Weird Pride Day 2026
- What Makes Us Different — Zine Wall
- DIY Humanizing Rebellion
- Know Your Rights
- Love and Care
Receipts: Working in Public
We default to open whenever we can. If you want the operational details, start here:
🔭 What We’re Doing Next
We’re not just publishing — we’re building durable infrastructure for dignity. Here’s what’s ahead.
🧭 Strengthening the Architecture
- Deepen internal cross-links across the Philosophy Hub and Our Lens
- Continue refining hub navigation across Start Here, How to Read, and Glossary Map
- Expand pathway pages under Pathways
🧠 Expanding Public Tools
- Grow the Regulation & Coping Hub with more printable and classroom-ready tools
- Develop additional Why Sheets for core concepts
- Expand Monotropism & Attention Worlds resources
⚖️ Accountability & Trust
- Advance from Candid Silver toward Gold-level transparency
- Continue expanding the Accountability & Transparency Hub
- Strengthen public-facing metrics and reporting
💸 Funding & Sustainability
- Build toward our 2026 Fundraising Goal Stack
- Expand employer matching through Give
- Select one Mutual Aid grantee every other month until we raise money for more grants
We are building the infrastructure we wish existed. If this work matters to you, help fund it, partner with us, or share the tools with someone who needs them.
One Good Line
This is why the firehose of falsehood works: not because people aren’t taught, but because the system they were educated in never taught them to build knowledge, only to receive it.
Teaching in the Wreckage of the Real | Human Restoration Project | Chris McNutt
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