Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)
@autisticrealms.bsky.social
💜 ♾️ AuDHD | Monotropic | Neuro-affirming Autism advocate & consultant. Interests: monotropism, flow, burnout & neuroqueer theory. Writer • Trainer • Resource Creator | Former SEND EY/Primary teacher ♾️ 💜 https://www.autisticrealms.com/
I am deffo whatever this is. Not even in the most 'extreme' sense, but I think its why I never fully related to ADHD either. I am super 'brainwormy' in regards to random stuff. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
Monotropism - Wikipedia
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This morning I am live with @FundacjaJiM and @Neuroshow 2026 Discussing Why Community Matters with Ida Tymina and @autypatryk Wonderful event! Many thanks for all your work and the opportunity making a difference for the Autistic Community!
This morning I am live with @FundacjaJiM and @Neuroshow 2026 Discussing Why Community Matters with Ida Tymina and @autypatryk Wonderful event! Many thanks for all your work and the opportunity making a difference for the Autistic Community!
Feeling inspired after attending The Bridge yesterday, hosted by the wonderful @jo3grace.bsky.social and The Sensory Projects. A brilliant day bringing research, practice and lived experience together to make a real difference for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (#PMLD).
Feeling inspired after attending The Bridge yesterday, hosted by the wonderful @jo3grace.bsky.social and The Sensory Projects. A brilliant day bringing research, practice and lived experience together to make a real difference for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (#PMLD).
It's PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day 9th Oct 2026 Check out my resources created by amazing people in our community about the intersection of PANS/PANDAS and Neurodivergence autisticrealms.com/navigating-p... More info on PANS PANDAS UK website here: panspandasuk.org/neurodiverge...
Navigating PANS/PANDAS & Neurodivergence | Autistic Realms
Our new PANS/PANDAS info-gathering templates help families, schools & clinicians understand the overlap between neurodivergence and PANS/PANDAS.
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New essay with @neurohubcommunity.org: Symphrenia (sim-FREE-nee-a), a proposed word for the connected bodymind, found where AuDHD and psychosis meet. An identity you can only claim for yourself, still being made with community. CN: psychosis, diagnosis thewiderexistence.co.uk/p/symphrenia
The Wider Existence | David Gray-Hammond | Substack
A joint exploration of the existential diversity of humankind through the work and musings of David Gray-Hammond & Helen Edgar. Click to read The Wider Existence, a Substack publication. Launched 3 da...
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)@autisticrealms.bsky.social · 3d agoDavid Gray-Hammond (@neurohubcommunity.org) and I have a new Substack, The Wider Existence. It asks what is wrong with the world around a person, rather than what is wrong with them, across madness, ecology, time, joy and kinship. substack.com/home/post/p-218841372
The Wider Existence | David Gray-Hammond | Substack
A joint exploration of the existential diversity of humankind through the work and musings of David Gray-Hammond & Helen Edgar. Click to read The Wider Existence, a Substack publication. Launched 3 da...
thewiderexistence.co.uk
Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)@autisticrealms.bsky.social · 3d agoDavid Gray-Hammond (@neurohubcommunity.org) and I have a new Substack, The Wider Existence. It asks what is wrong with the world around a person, rather than what is wrong with them, across madness, ecology, time, joy and kinship. substack.com/home/post/p-218841372
David Gray-Hammond (@neurohubcommunity.org) and I have a new Substack, The Wider Existence. It asks what is wrong with the world around a person, rather than what is wrong with them, across madness, ecology, time, joy and kinship. substack.com/home/post/p-218841372
I've made a page of support and crisis lines for Autistic people: emergency numbers, 24-hour helplines in six countries, text and BSL options for when calls feel impossible, plus LGBTQIA+ and youth support. Please save or share. autisticrealms.com/support-and-crisis-lines/
I've made a page of support and crisis lines for Autistic people: emergency numbers, 24-hour helplines in six countries, text and BSL options for when calls feel impossible, plus LGBTQIA+ and youth support. Please save or share. autisticrealms.com/support-and-crisis-lines/
Writing_the _Dawn writingthedawn.substack.com?r=5s86hj&utm...
Writing_the _Dawn | Substack
Where biodiversity, neurodiversity & creativity meet | Writing, creative workshops & coaching|For every kind of bodymind | Neurodivergent-affirming | Anti-racist| LGBTQIA+ affirming | Anti-oppression....
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Writing_the _Dawn writingthedawn.substack.com?r=5s86hj&utm...
Writing_the _Dawn | Substack
Where biodiversity, neurodiversity & creativity meet | Writing, creative workshops & coaching|For every kind of bodymind | Neurodivergent-affirming | Anti-racist| LGBTQIA+ affirming | Anti-oppression....
writingthedawn.substack.com
Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: https://bit.ly/4yvixbB.
Gather & Write with @autisticrealms.bsky.social Tue 6 Oct, 10 to 11.30am UK Thu 8 Oct, 4 to 5.30pm UK Online via Zoom, open to all globally This week we're exploring apophenia, our human tendency to find meaning in patterns Reserve your space (free or by donation) www.writingthedawn.com/workshops
Thanks Beth. No non-negotiables/fixed way is def neuro-affirming ✨ autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Neuro-Affirming Research in Practice: Supporting Autistic Students, Embracing Monotropism In The Classroom And Beyond | Autistic Realms
Written by Tanya Adkin and Helen Edgar, based on the presentation we delivered to the National Autistic Society Professionals’ Conference in March, 2025. Sh ...
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For a description of a potential intersection of both re: monotropism in general rather than specifically in academia that I found helpful: autisticrealms.com/monotropism-...
Monotropism vs Polytropism: Autistic & ADHD Attention | Autistic Realms
How monotropic and polytropic attention styles differ — and what that means for Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD people. Includes the Monotropism Questionnaire.
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Unsure why an interview such as this wouldn't get to grips with the depths and layers of controversy about Tom Bennett: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Tom Bennett on SEND, exclusions and why his behaviour model works
Tom Bennett has advised on behaviour policy in England for a decade - he sits down with Kyle Tormey to explain why the latest iteration of his behaviour support will deliver safer and calmer classroom...
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Amazing that TB - unlike educators, health professionals & fams - doesn’t seem to have noticed or learnt from key ND-authored theory & #EdRes since his peak social media years. NHS-funded Autism Central provide free training for schs to improve #inclusion for all YP ❤️ #monotropism #doubleempathy
Warwick Mansell@warwickmansell.bsky.social · 3w agoUnsure why an interview such as this wouldn't get to grips with the depths and layers of controversy about Tom Bennett: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
New book out for pre-order on kindle now! Supporting Autistic People: A Six-Point Framework. A framework for understanding what's actually happening; monotropism, sensory load, burnout, masking, trauma, and why Autistic people are the experts on Autistic lives. mybook.to/sup-autistic
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Loved working on this paper! We mapped autistic adults’ monotropic attention as an interest-based sanctuary, and how neuronormative settings create barriers. Exploring The Phenomenology of Autistic Attention journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free read: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/24...
Exploring the Phenomenology of Autistic Attention - Daniel Poole, Helen Molloy, Beatrix Butnicu, Elizabeth Milne, Karen Leneh Buckle, 2026
Background: Existing research has identified areas of strength and challenge in relation to autistic attention. However, this work has tended to rely on compari...
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Something like this? autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Neuro-Affirming Research in Practice: Supporting Autistic Students, Embracing Monotropism In The Classroom And Beyond | Autistic Realms
Written by Tanya Adkin and Helen Edgar, based on the presentation we delivered to the National Autistic Society Professionals’ Conference in March, 2025. Sh ...
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ASD aspects being masked by unmedicated ADHD is quite common; and the dual aspect can be harder to diagnose without good understanding of both as they do tend to interact in funny ways. If trying to re-advocate for yourself with your GP feels like too much right now, this may be a good read for now
Monotropism vs Polytropism: Autistic & ADHD Attention | Autistic Realms
How monotropic and polytropic attention styles differ — and what that means for Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD people. Includes the Monotropism Questionnaire.
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⭐ NEW PAPER ⭐ "The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people's accounts of participation in online affinity spaces," by @nelya-kot.bsky.social, @martinevandriel.bsky.social, Flo Bremner, and me, is now published in Language and Society. Very excited to finally see this online.
The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people’s accounts of participation in online affinity spaces | Language in Society | Cambridge Core
The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people’s accounts of participation in online affinity spaces
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#ADHDAwarenessMonth Hard to focus = can't filter? Meh. In CRAE's SuPer study, ADHDers matched autistic, AuDHD and PNT adults on an attention task and showed no difficulty filtering out distractions at the simplest level. Autistic folk were seeing more. doi.org/10.1016/j.ac... 1/2
Superior perceptual capacity is specific to autistic cognition
To systematically measure perceptual capacity for autistic, ADHD, autistic people with ADHD (AuDHD), and neurotypical adult populations, and to examin…
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I'm currently on leave for personal health reasons and am working in a limited capacity for a while. Replies from me may be slower than usual, and I'm grateful for your patience and understanding. Community support links in next message
I'm currently on leave for personal health reasons and am working in a limited capacity for a while. Replies from me may be slower than usual, and I'm grateful for your patience and understanding. Community support links in next message
