Tag: special interests
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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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The Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions
We love this fun tweet on the five neurodivergent love locutions from the always insightful Myth. The five neurodivergent love languages: infodumping, parallel play, support swapping, Please Crush My Soul Back Into My Body [deep pressure], and “I found this cool rock/button/leaf/etc and thought you would like it” [penguin pebbling] Myth @neurowonderful Emotional bids are…
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The Neurodivergent Experience in Josephmooon’s “So Far So Good”
Our own Ronan released an album. Ronan is lyricist for Josephmooon. You can read the story of their distributed collaboration on their blog: josephmooon explained more backstory “How to write a song” Mooonmemories These songs resonate with my autistic, bipolar, and disabled life. I’m super excited to add them to my favorite playlist, Chronic Neurodivergent…
