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Monotropism is a theory of Autism developed by Autistic people, initially by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson. Read about explanations and applications of the theory, its history, and what’s happening now on our website. https://monotropism.org/
This is fascinating on monotropism, sleep and closing loops. Every time we read something new about the impacts of monotropism it’s like another light has gone on! 💡
Monotropism.org@monotropism.org · 4w agoHere's @laurahellfeld.bsky.social on monotropism and some of the reasons why so many Autistic people struggle to sleep... open.substack.com/pub/laurahel...
Here's @laurahellfeld.bsky.social on monotropism and some of the reasons why so many Autistic people struggle to sleep... open.substack.com/pub/laurahel...
Monotropism After Dark: Why Your Brain May Need Time to Settle Before Sleep
One of the ideas I shared during the Autistic Burnout Conference has stayed with me, because it explains something so many neurodivergent people describe but rarely see reflected in sleep advice.
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It's five years today since Dinah Murray died, one of the founders of the theory of monotropism. I've written a tribute to her & to everything monotropism has given me & our community Many thanks to @oolong.co.uk and @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social for the inspiration morerealms.com/monotropa-un...
Monotropa Uniflora & Monotropism: A Tribute to Dinah Murray
Monotropa Uniflora & Monotropism: A Tribute to Dinah Murray
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Five years today since my dear, fantastic mother Dinah Murray shuffled off the mortal coil. She was such a potent force for positive change and a constant inspiration to me and many others. One important dimension of her many gifts to the world is here @monotropism.org monotropism.org
Monotropism, an Autistic theory of autism
Monotropism is a theory of autism developed by autistic people, initially by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson. Monotropic minds tend to have their attention pulled more strongly towards a smaller number o...
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Here, @stimpunks.org summarise and build on Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser's piece for the 1999 online Autism99 conference, exploring why computers can work so well for Autistic people. 27 years on, are digital devices still so well-suited to monotropic processors? stimpunks.org/space/autism...
Autism and Computing: The Root of Our Online Space
An Autistic reading of Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser’s 1999 hypertext, traced through ARLES and Cavendish Space. Our online space has an ancestor, and it is older than the web most people picture. In 1...
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Dinah also discussed in some depth why computers might suit monotropic people so well in her 1996 paper for the Durham conference, 'Shared Attention and Speech in Autism'. monotropism.org/dinah/shared...
Shared Attention and Speech in Autism - Monotropism
Dinah KC Murray, BA AM PhDLondon, UK. The primary theme of this short piece is that an immediate aim of much or most therapy in autism is the softening or relaxation of the super-aroused attention-tun...
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Dinah was writing about the potential of computers in education for Autistic children - maximising autonomous learning - and in helping Autistic people to connect, from her very first paper on Monotropism in 1992. monotropism.org/dinah/attent...
Dinah's Autism and Computing YouTube playlist, created around 2009, is still of some historical interest. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Autism and computing - YouTube
illustrates computer use
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Like most people thinking about autism in the 1990s, Dinah largely focused on Autistic people with relatively high support needs at this time. Unlike most autism researchers, she made getting to know them and supporting them a priority! share.google/A7z8y4bpYN1r...
My Mum and Monotropism
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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The mathematician and programmer Mike Lesser, who co-founded the organisation Autism and Computing with Dinah Murray and worked closely with her for decades, died on this day eleven years ago. monotropism.org/mike-lesser/
Mike Lesser (1943-2015) - Monotropism
(Fergus Murray, 2023) Mike Lesser was a mathematician and political activist who worked with Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson to develop the theory of Monotropism. He brought expertise in dynamical system...
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We've just added another of Dinah's chapters, from a 2011 book called Autism and Learning. Attached is a list of "Why computers suit autistic individuals", each one expanded on in the text. monotropism.org/autism-it/
Building on all of the above and @kieranrose.bsky.social's introduction to monotropism, here's more from @ryanboren.bsky.social at @stimpunks.org... stimpunks.org/space/therap...
5th July is Research Appreciation Day launched by Mental Health Research Check out our research round-ups for all monotropism-related work Monotropism in practice monotropism.org/in-practice/ Research updates monotropism.org/updates/ MentalHealth research www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-app...
Monotropism in Practice
Monotropism is valuable as a theory of autism, but perhaps it is really its practical applications that demand the most attention - at school, at play, at work and in mental health.
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Here, @stimpunks.org summarise and build on Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser's piece for the 1999 online Autism99 conference, exploring why computers can work so well for Autistic people. 27 years on, are digital devices still so well-suited to monotropic processors? stimpunks.org/space/autism...
Autism and Computing: The Root of Our Online Space
An Autistic reading of Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser’s 1999 hypertext, traced through ARLES and Cavendish Space. Our online space has an ancestor, and it is older than the web most people picture. In 1...
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shout out to @monotropism.org, the core theory about being Autistic that helps explain most specifically the way in which our internal experience & cognitive processes can differ Just as enlightening as the Autism realizations in the first place Counseling I provide always includes this discussion
Monotropism, an Autistic theory of autism
Monotropism is a theory of autism developed by autistic people, initially by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson. Monotropic minds tend to have their attention pulled more strongly towards a smaller number of interests at any given time, leaving fewer resources for other processes. We argue that this can explain nearly all of the features commonly associated with autism, directly or indirectly.
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Kat is ✨phenomena✨@kathryndeplume.com · 2mo agoDiscovering monotropism was and still is one of the biggest (positive) oh shit moments in my neurodivergent self discovery 😅
The great @petewharmby.com is running an event on Wednesday, the 24th of June at 8pm BST, on Autistic Hyperfocus and Interests. "I'll be looking at monotropism, as a major feature of being autistic, and the variety of ways it can manifest" Tickets cost £9.38. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-h...
Autistic Hyperfocus and Interests
A celebration and exploration of autistic interests and focus
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"To date, the theory most praised by Autistic individuals themselves is known as the theory of monotropism." "Monotropism makes up for many of the flaws in previously popular theories of autism, differing from its predecessors in that it takes into account the lived experiences of autists" S Stokes
Effective Altruism on Animal Activism — A Site of Ableism and Neoliberal Co-optation of Neurodivergence
Effective Altruism, or EA, is a relatively recent framework and movement introduced to global philanthropic spaces (Singer, 2015), relying on “careful analysis of evidence” (Gabriel, 2017, p. 458) to ...
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Two of the most important ideas in autism research that every educator should know: Monotropism. The double empathy problem. Nine minutes of video. A changed classroom. stimpunks.org/access/educa... #autistic #education
Education Access: We’ve Turned Classrooms Into a Hell for Neurodivergence
We have autistic children who need us to support them as architects of their own liberation. Neurodiversity is an equity imperative and is critical in shifting the culture of teaching and learning.…
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"Understanding monotropism is essential for practitioners working with families, as it reframes apparent “deficits” as differences in how attention is allocated and sustained" From Wenn Lawson, one of the originators of the theory of Monotropism. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
From Disruption to Connection: A Family-Based Practice Model for Enhancing Relationships in Families of Autistic Adolescents - Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Research examining family relationships in families with autistic members remains limited, and integrative frameworks that translate evidence into family focused practice are scarce. Existing interven...
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)@autisticrealms.bsky.social · 3mo agoFrom Disruption to Connection: A Family-Based Practice Model for Enhancing Relationships in Families of Autistic Adolescents. Trew S, Lawson W. 2026 (preprint) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The latest episode of the Blindboy Podcast is about Autistic flow, and by extension monotropism (although he doesn't use the word). He discuses Towards Autistic Flow Theory (2024) and Transitioning in and out of Autistic Flow (2026). Links & further reading below. podcastaddict.com/the-blindboy...
The Blindboy Podcast - This is a Mental health episode about being autistic. If you are not autistic, you might not like it and should listen to Diary of a CEO instead
Listen to The Blindboy Podcast - This is a Mental health episode about being autistic. If you are not autistic, you might not like it and should listen to Diary of a CEO instead by Blindboyboatclub on...
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A new entry into our top three 'Most read of 2026'… our @researchdigest.bsky.social on a new study from Daniella Wain and colleagues including @brettheasman.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study highlights the day-to-day importance of autistic flow | BPS
Work by Daniella Wain and colleagues details a non-pathologising view of flow states in autistic individuals, and how they maintain wellbeing
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If you care about the wellbeing of autistic people, you need to try to understand autism. If you want to understand autism, you need to understand monotropism. Monotropism and Wellbeing @oolong.co.uk's keynote at the Scottish Autism Research Group 2023 Conference. monotropism.org/wellbeing/
Monotropism and Wellbeing - Monotropism
Fergus Murray’s keynote at the Scottish Autism Research Group 2023 Conference. Watch the video here. Shorter clips are also included below, illustrated with flowing water. If you care about the wellbe...
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Learning that Autistics and ADHDers are generally monotropic can be a massive lightbulb moment, but what can you actually do with the information? jadefarrington.substack.com/p/three-esse...
Three Essential Ideas for Exploring Monotropism
Vital concepts for Autistics and ADHDers
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@stimpunks.org It is a lovely map to accompany our Map of Monotropic Experiences autisticrealms.com/the-map-of-m...
The Map of Monotropic Experiences: A Summary | Autistic Realms
The Map of Monotropic Experiences, created by Helen Edgar of Autistic Realms in collaboration with the Stimpunks Foundation, visually represents 20 common a ...
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Find out more about monotropism in our free resource guide here: thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr... Find out even more here: monotropism.org
Discovery Programme Resources
Gentle, neuroaffirming resources created by and for Autistic adults.
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Curious about the theory of monotropism? Ayhan Alman, one of our practitioners at Thriving Autistic, has developed a new accessible version of the self-scoring monotropism questionnaire developed by Garau et al 2023. pa11erns.com/psychometric...
Delighted to share this from my friend and colleague Ayhan Alman at @thrivingautistic.bsky.social ! Follow @monotropism.org for more monotropism-related information and resources!
Thriving Autistic@thrivingautistic.bsky.social · 4mo agoCurious about the theory of monotropism? Ayhan Alman, one of our practitioners at Thriving Autistic, has developed a new accessible version of the self-scoring monotropism questionnaire developed by Garau et al 2023. pa11erns.com/psychometric...
A lovely conversation with @naturetable.bsky.social from The Middletown Centre for Autism Podcast where I talk about the Heasman Flow Lab's research www.buzzsprout.com/1184276/epis... Shout out to my amazing team Weronika Robakowska Mya Noddings-Walker Daniella Wain #heasmanflowlab #flow
Understanding Autistic Flow with Dr Brett Heasman - The Middletown Centre for Autism Podcast
In the latest Middletown Podcast, we chat to Dr Brett Heasman about his research into Autistic Flow. He explains how it can be a helpful model for understanding autistic experience and how beneficial ...
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I love so much in this article: the summary of the importance phenomenological autism research, its gender inclusivity, & the findings that flow state is essential for autistic well being & that environments have the ability to enable these states. #AutRes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Transitioning in and out of Autistic Flow: A Qualitative Study Presenting a Non‐Pathologising Approach to Autistic Well‐Being and Conceptualising Autistic Ways of Being in Clinical and Therapeutic Set...
Introduction Autistic flow is a term that has been used to describe the autistic experience of being deeply immersed in an activity. Autistic flow theory proposes that autistic people may be uniquel.....
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Very excited this Flow Wellbeing Map by Daniella Wain, Stephanie Petty, @brettheasman.bsky.social #Monotropism #AutisticFlow #FlowTheory #Wellbeing Find out more! yorksj.figshare.com/articles/fig...
