Tag: stress

  • Lost In Translation: Ways in Which Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Social Languages Differ

    We the neurodivergent are genetically different. We experience the world through a hypersensitive nervous system which informs every aspect of our thinking, our behavior, and our social values. The dominant social group labels our way of being in the world as disordered because they don’t understand us. Even though they don’t understand, the dominant culture…

  • The Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions

    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 Emotional bids are the…

  • 20 reasons why I (an autistic person) am stressed pretty much constantly…

    Pete Wharmby is one of our favorite neurodiversity advocates and consultants. We are happy to support his work and recommend adding him to your personal learning network. Here’s a thread from Pete on autistic stressors that we here at Stimpunks very much relate to. 20 reasons why I (an autistic person) am stressed pretty much…