NeurodiVerse : human scale cultures created by neurodiversity within the human species
(a) the universe of NeurodiVentures
(b) the set of all neurodivergent people

Our evolving web of relationships, mutual aid, and peer support initiatives is best understood in terms of emergent Ecologies of Care beyond the human.

Here are some of the members of our community:

• Ryan Boren – Ryan Boren (he/they) is Co-Creative Director at Stimpunks Foundation, a nonprofit by and for neurodivergent, disabled, and queer people. Ryan is a retired tech worker turned wannabe sociologist. Ryan helped start WordPress.org, WordPress.com, WordCamp.org, and Automattic.com.
• Chelsea Adams – Chelsea served as a combat medic in the United States Army for 6 years. After leaving the army in 2014 she went back to school with the goal of getting her nursing degree. During this time she worked on the oncology floor of St. Davids South Austin. She decided to go in a different direction career wise and currently is pursuing non-profit work. Her goal is to continue her passion of helping people.
• Norah Hobbs – Norah has always had a passion for helping others. She has an experienced background in direct patient care and a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety & Health. Her main goal is to promote kindness, inclusion, and accessibility for everyone. In her spare time, Norah rescues the “underdogs” from various places and situations so that they too may experience the same kindness, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Helen Edgar – Helen is late diagnosed autistic and a parent to two neurodivergent children. Helen studied History of Art and English Lit before gaining her teaching qualification in the UK. She has 20 years of experience supporting those with profound and multiple learning disabilities as an early years / primary teacher. Helen set up Autistic Realms in 2022 and now specialises in autism, education and mental health advocacy. She is a published writer and creates resources for young people and their families, and for the people supporting them.
• Becky Hicks – Becky Hicks is an Art Director at HM Advertising. She has almost 30 years experience in advertising, designing for print, web and styling and directing photo shoots. In her free time she runs the Algiers Point Free lil Pantry and entertains her pet pig, Coco Chanel.
• Adriel Jeremiah Wool – Adriel Jeremiah is a computer programmer with a deep background in origami and folding. This artwork is an extension of a world view involving folding; often involving higher dimensional spaces. Many of these designs contain the mathematical magic of the transcendental numbers of nature, and all of them are the extension of the provisions of space itself; to be both physically folded, and conceptually folded, circularily (sic) and across many levels of expression.
• Betsy Selvam – Betsy Selvam is an artist from Vellore, south India. Currently pursuing her PhD, Betsy has had a lifelong passion for literature and art. As a neurodivergent artist, Betsy hopes to use art and writing for positive change. She has been published in The Blue Marble Review, Oyster River Pages and Door is a Jar, among other places, for her work.
• Panda Mery – Panda is an almost too calm productive irritant, neuroqueer researcher, participant in several Autistic communities, bricoleur trying to repair the world one gizmo at a time and flâneur observing the infra-ordinary surrounding us. He is now living in South Korea.
• Lauren B. – Hi there! I’m Lauren/34/she/her/AuDHD-dx’d with everything under the sun including OCD, cPTSD, MDD. Holding together a fam of SPICY humans (: Art+Crafting works better than my medications most days. I’m here to find more support, validation of my lived experiences as multiply marginalized individual, and a sense of community. Thank you for welcoming me!
• Kerry Mead – I’m a late-diagnosed neurodivergent creative writer, essayist, and a mum to two AuDHD teens who are constantly teaching me more about myself and pushing me to neuroqueer every corner of my/our lives. I write memoir, essays, fiction, and place, but mainly I write and research neurodivergence, especially the ADHD experience. I’m currently working on a book-length autotheory text weaving my own story with explorations of neurodivergent time, rhythm, and feminist, anti-colonial and anti-capitalist theory, as well as smaller side projects coming off of this.
• Aaron R – United Hearts Therapy is a neuroaffirming therapy space that is lead by an AuDHD trans woman of color.
• Bezel – Neurodivergent existential therapist looking to use my privilege to advocate for equity for neurodiverse individuals in mental health care. 
• Charlotte Brooks – ♾️ Autistic PhD Researcher in DISN at University of Birmingham; researching autistic nonbinary experiences in school 🏫
• Katherine Rand, PhD
• Kira Burr – Kira is a 30-something disabled musician and artist who lives with her wonderful husband who is non-binary, Autistic and a game developer. They have a wonderful cat named Boukie and they both love being as silly and weird as possible. They are passionate about helping others without judgment or “proof” of need.
• Scott – I’m a solo developer, lifelong improviser, and systems thinker building weird and (hopefully) thoughtful things with code, sound, and emergent behavior. Former critical care nurse, now channeling that intensity into game design, open-ended simulations, and reclaiming computing as a personal, expressive act. I value autonomy, nuance, compassion, and the space to go deep — and I’m here to build and support communities that make that possible.
• Zipnstein – Bipolar Disorder, major depressive disorder diagnosis. I am a visual artist looking for ways to build community. Radical love is the next step in human evolution.
• Nulla – I’m here to gain deeper insights of the Autistic experience, to collaborate and philosophize. Ultimately, to organize and uprise.
• Kristine – I’m Kristine, a Creative Activist, Healing Justice Organizer, and multiply-neurodivergent Black woman who has found profound healing and belonging through the Stimpunks Foundation community. As someone navigating the intersections of being kinky, queer, and neuroqueer, Stimpunks has been a core organization in my journey toward understanding and celebrating my full self. My participation in World Pride Day, where I submitted “A Meditation for My Neurokin,” marked a pivotal moment in my commitment to giving back to our community through the healing arts. That poem emerged from my deep understanding that art is, by its very nature, healing—and that our neurodivergent, queer, and kinky communities deserve spaces where our complete selves are not just accepted but celebrated as sources of wisdom and transformation. I come to this community as someone who believes in what I call “regenerative disobedience”—the practice of nurturing systems of care, creativity, and community that resist planned obsolescence in favor of sustainable, liberatory futures. Through my Rest, Joy, and Justice framework, I create arts-integrated, accessible, neuro-inclusive, trauma-informed spaces where participants can explore, heal, and learn in ways that honor autonomy, intersectionality, and relational trust. My offerings include: Expressive Arts Facilitation: Creating brave spaces for creative exploration and healing, Yoga & Mindfulness Instruction: Trauma-informed movement practices that honor diverse bodyminds, Meditation & Breathwork: Grounding practices rooted in accessibility and neurodivergent ways of being, and Workshop Development: Designing programming that centers disabled, queer, and kinky experiences. I teach in-person classes and workshops, many offered pro-bono, donation-based, or on sliding scale because I believe healing should be accessible to our communities regardless of economic circumstances. Having experienced trauma within allistic and neurotypical spaces, I understand the vital importance of creating containers where our stimming, our ways of processing, our need for movement and sensory regulation are not just accommodated but honored as integral to our learning and healing processes. The Stimpunks community has been instrumental in helping me understand that our neurodivergent ways of being aren’t deficits to be managed but gifts to be celebrated and shared. I want to contribute to our community’s resilience by offering practices that help us stay embodied, connected, and empowered as we reimagine what’s possible in the present and future. I’ve learned that true healing happens in community, and I’m eager to contribute my skills and offerings to support our collective wellbeing and resistance. I believe the Stimpunks Foundation represents the kind of radical reimagining our world needs—where neurodivergent, disabled, queer, and kinky folks are centered as leaders and visionaries rather than marginalized voices. I want to be part of building and sustaining this vision through the healing arts, knowing that our embodied practices of care and creativity are essential tools for both surviving the present moment and creating the more just and joyful futures we deserve.
• Stevie – I’m autistic, queer, and non-binary. AMAB, but I don’t see gender as something fixed or defining. I’m body-positive, sex-positive, and practice naturism in a private, personal way, as a choice for honesty and comfort, not for performance. I tend to be pretty direct. I value clear, honest conversation, even about difficult topics. I’m not great at masking or pretending things are fine when they’re not. I’ve tried autistic, queer, and goth spaces before but often felt a bit out of step, too blunt, too serious, or just looking for something deeper. I’m hoping to find people here who are okay with the messy, real parts of life. Somewhere it’s fine to talk about the hard stuff without needing to sugar-coat it, but where there’s also respect and a genuine wish to understand each other.
• Erin – I’m 43 and a single mom to a 19-month-old son. I pursued my diagnosis so I’d have some answers for myself and for my little boy. 
• Gaia – I am interested in building community and solidarity through gaming, peer support and activism. My social activity is primarily only online due to my  profound hearing loss and social anxiety. I enjoy cozy games, wellness activities and making my cats happy. I am in my early 50s and co-own a small bike shop with my partner on the west coast of Canada.
• Jarod – Jarod has been an advocate for the disabled community since he was born. Having to advocate for his own needs since a young age. Living in Ontario, he has enjoyed many outings in Toronto, from potlucks and drive-ins to lively furry fursuit walks. In 2023, he started volunteering at Vancoufur as part of the accessibility team. Despite being legally blind and having ADHD, he’s often seen running around like a busy gopher, always eager to help. By his second year, his dedication earned him a leadership role, where he collaborated with others to make sure amenities like the quiet room and elevators were always ready for those who needed them most. His passions include creating pixel art, tabletop RPGs, writing—especially for tabletop RPGs—and making sure every convention is a safe, welcoming space for everyone. If you see him, be sure to say hi!
• Chris Moreby – I am: autistic, cyclothymic, neuroqueer, genderqueer, bisexual, objectum. I practice: liberal socialist progressivism; antitheistic  satanism; chaos placebo magick; a negative preference utilitarian diet; and cognitive transhumanism. I seek: community and quiet activism involvement.
• itsmyaudhd – I’m a late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD single parent who grew up learning that the hardest part wasn’t needing help—it was asking for it. Asking often came with a sigh, an eye roll, or the sense that I’d done it wrong. Over time, I learned to hold things in and survive without support, not because I didn’t want help, but because the kind I needed didn’t exist in the systems around me. Living with CPTSD, chronic health issues, and chronic pain has made this even clearer—how quickly patience runs out when support needs are ongoing, invisible, or don’t fit neat timelines. That missing bridge between need and response has shaped both my life and the work I’m committed to. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Human Services with a focus on mental health, and my work has centered on disability advocacy and systems change. I’ve worked as a respite worker, personal assistant, inclusion facilitator, group facilitator, and peer mentor, and I’ve written grant proposals to support neuro-affirming peer mentor systems in higher education. I’ve also served as a student and alumni panelist on neurodiversity and disability, offering lived experience insight to help my university envision a Disability Studies minor. Across these spaces, I’ve seen how often people are labeled as resistant or unmotivated when what they’re actually navigating is trauma, pain, burnout, and unmet access needs. I’m currently unemployed because my body can no longer sustain the level of masking and over-functioning it took to survive systems while also fighting against them. Navigating SSDI, SDI, and Regional Center as a late-diagnosed adult has revealed how often support only appears at the point of crisis, and at the cost of autonomy or dignity. Even so, I refuse to give up. My long-term goal is to work as a neuro-affirming, transformational life coach and consultant within social institutions—mental healthcare, healthcare, education, social services, government, and workplaces—where most of us spend our lives. I want to help build person-centered, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming EAP and support programs that allow people to access their authentic selves, show up for their families and communities, and create ripple effects that reach educators, caregivers, and children—so the next generation doesn’t have to unlearn who they are to survive.
• Dr. Lauren Watson – I am seeking a community of practice that moves beyond the medical model of disability. My work at WWC is centered on creating environments that honor “minds of all kinds,” and I believe the Stimpunks’ focus on mutual aid and pluralism is the exact blueprint higher education needs. I want to connect with other neurodivergent leaders to share insights on creating sensory-friendly, psychologically safe, and structurally inclusive spaces within academia. I offer a deep understanding of the “hidden curriculum” and the transition process from high school to post-secondary life. I can share frameworks for neuroinclusive pedagogy, experiential learning models, and strategies for navigating institutional systems to implement radical accessibility. I am also eager to offer my voice as a professional and an autistic individual working to change the landscape of neurodivergence in the South.
• Hazy Daisy – Opinionated, queer, non-binary, AuDHDer who writes to challenge the disability and exclusion narrative from a place of lived experience.
• Lanie Carmelo-Molinar – I’m a multiply disabled technologist and learner with interests in accessibility, assistive tech, and human-centered learning. I’m currently learning Python and enjoy conversations about how people learn and build technology when capacity and energy fluctuate. I value interdependence, care, and thoughtful exploration over productivity or speed.

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