Category: Neurodiversity
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Neuroqueering from the Inbetween
“The growing cracks in the thin veneer of our “civilised” economic and social operating model are impossible to ignore”, Jorn Bettin (2020). As a late-diagnosed autistic person, I feel a massive disconnect with the world around me. I am living in the ‘gap’ between so many spaces but also feel the potential of neuroqueering and transforming what…
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Neuroqueering Education at Home
Zoe Williams is a late identified autistic parent, who writes about autistic identity and culture. Find her on Medium and Mastodon. Home education lends itself particularly well to neuroqueering, as learning at home allows parents to create a bespoke education that is tailored to the child. However, most adults have themselves been through the school…
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Neuroqueering Learning Spaces: An Exploration
This piece is by Helen Edgar of Autistic Realms. “Intentionally liberating oneself from the culturally ingrained and enforced performance of neuronormativity can be thought of as neuroqueering” Walker, 2021 neuronormativity = a set of norms, standards, expectations and ideals that centre a particular way of functioning as the ‘right way’ to be neuroqueer = subvert, defy, disrupt,…
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Call for Submissions: Neuroqueer Learning Spaces
Open Invite: Neuroqueer Learning Spaces We’re requesting community writing and art about neuroqueering education, play, and learning spaces. Ryan of Stimpunks and Helen of Autistic Realms are collaborating on a project. Any community work will be shared on the Stimpunks website and some work may be included in our chapter submission for Nick Walker’s new…
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Creating Cavendish Space on a Budget
Design for nervous systems, not aesthetics. What Is Cavendish Space? Cavendish Space: psychologically and sensory safe spaces suited to zone work, flow states, intermittent collaboration, and collaborative niche construction. Cavendish Space – Stimpunks Foundation Cavendish Space is a regulation-centered learning environment built around three spatial archetypes: Our advocacy for Cavendish Space and caves, campfires, and…
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Seven Principles for Valuing, Prioritising and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy
““Shut your face!”; Prioritising, Valuing and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy.” by Play Radical is excellent. It’s well-organized, well-paced, and nicely illustrated. I really like the “Seven Principles for Valuing, Prioritising and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy”. These are spot on. Seven Principles for Valuing, Prioritising and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy A Playful Manifesto Also from Play…
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The Sensory Hell of Showering
I really hate showering. It’s such a chaotic thing to find yourself in. AURORA, LIVE WITH AURORA: FOR THE METAL PEOPLE – YouTube AURORA gets it. Showering is overwhelming, especially the transitions. It can be sensory hell. Sensory Hell is the opposite of something being stimmy. It is utterly and totally unbearable. Maybe you’re thinking…
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High School Anti-Behaviourism Behaviour Management Policy
Spectrum Gaming offers an “Anti-behaviourism Behaviour Management Policy” that manages to be both thorough and concise. It’s a practical introduction to some very helpful tools for supporting neurodivergent students. We recommend it as a foundation for any school’s general MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) policy. When we say we don’t believe in rewards, punishments or…
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Octavia Butler on Positive Obsession
Octavia Butler’s “positive obsession” reminds me of special interests and monotropism. God is Change,And in the end,God prevails.But meanwhile…Kindness eases Change.Love quiets fear.And a sweet and powerfulPositive obsessionBlunts pain,Diverts rage,And engages each of usIn the greatest,The most intenseOf our chosen struggles Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler PRODIGY IS, AT ITS essence, adaptability…
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A Neurobiological Basis for Progressive Education
As the host mentions in this excellent conversation, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang’s work essentially provides the neurobiological basis for progressive education. Excerpted below are selected quotes from Mary Helen Immordino-Yang’s work. In short, learning is dynamic, social, and context dependent because emotions are, and emotions form a critical piece of how, what, when, and why people…
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It Take a Joyful Sound: New Wave, New Phrase, Neurodiversity
“Punks are outcasts from society. So are the Rastas. So they are bound to defend what we defend,” Marley concluded. Shortly thereafter, they began recording the single Punky Reggae Party, and by naming an underground social phenomenon, helped further it. Culture Clash: Bob Marley, Joe Strummer and the punky reggae party | Reggae | The…
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Belonging in School
Belonging is very close to the idea of feeling safe. Belonging in School: Resource Introduction Webinar – YouTube We added quotes from the recently released “Belonging in School – a school-level resource for developing inclusive policies” to our “Belonging” glossary page, to our “Accommodation” glossary page, and to the “The Feeling: Electric Belonging and Soaring…
