Tag: neuroqueer learning spaces
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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…