NEURODIVERSITY IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELING is coming in April & available for pre-order now! Edited by me & Andrew Reichart Use this link for a discount if you're in the USA: wwnorton.com/books/978132... #neurodiversity #psychology #therapy #counseling #neurodivergent #autism #adhd #books

For anyone who missed the live event, here is the video of my conversation with Nick Walker on Neuroqueering Somatics.

Nick Walker@dr-nicky.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's the video of my 6/26 conversation on "Neuroqueering Somatics," hosted by the International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association. #neuroqueer #neuroqueering #neurodiversity #somatics #psychology #consciousness #cognition #awareness #embodiment www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItP...

I’m so excited to share about this event! Please join us as I interview Dr. Nick Walker on the topic of Neuroqueering Somatics. (Two of my favorite subjects!)

Nick Walker@dr-nicky.bsky.social · last yr.

My next virtual public event will be a presentation on NEUROQUEERING SOMATICS, in conversation with @tendingpaths.bsky.social Thursday, June 26, 9am Pacific / noon Eastern. FREE! #neuroqueer #somatics #neurodiversity #psychology #somaticpsychology #embodiment #cognition ismeta.org/events#!even...

Full text of Jim Sinclair’s 1993 speech: https://philosophy.ucsc.edu/SinclairDontMournForUs.pdf

I spent the morning presenting (aka info-dumping) on the neurodiversity paradigm, which means that my Fitbit reads as if I walked almost 4 miles, but I was seated the whole time. Why? Lots of gesticulation and stimming. (And hooray for 100 more therapists learning about ND-affirming therapy!)

Ugh. Just saw someone post about that nurse in Germany who injected thousands of people with saline instead of the Covid vaccine and they were happy that she wasn’t charged for it and called her a “brave hero”. It’s becoming increasingly clear that their goal was never actually “medical freedom”.

A recent (edited) response to an email I received. While this is regarding advertising, I feel the same way about accounts that advocate for neurodivergent children because, as I’ve said before, we can advocate for neurodivergent children without using their images or telling details about them.

If someone describes themself as “gender critical” or “gender cautious”, they cannot be neurodiversity-affirming, despite their claims.

Our current political and social situation is related to a cultural attachment to normativity. The concept of normativity refers to the idea that there are certain ways of being that are “normal“ and that anyone who deviates from these standards of normal is considered abnormal or wrong or bad. (1)

Share your thoughts with the Governor at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact

Risk of sexual assault in bathrooms due to trans people?

A stitch someone made with one of my videos went viral…And now it’s time for another round of people giving me unsolicited medical advice about a facial feature that is genetic and related to my ethnicity. 🙄

Are you a #Neurodivergent researcher whose job was funded by the NSF or the NIH? I'd love to talk with you. My signal is emgarcia.85.

My latest. As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality. I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI. Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.

The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything

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NASA did a feature on me last year. It was up this weekend but now when you click on the link you get a 404 message.

Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 2y ago

NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...

The government claims this community is voluntarily leaving their homes. That’s a lie. Their homes are being stolen from them. Could our communities be next? They’re Fighting Mass Eviction From Their Ancestral Lands ➡️ pushblack.news/f72c94

The Maasai People Are Being Forcibly Removed From Their Ancestral Lands

The Maasai people of Tanzania are being met with a specific form of violence - gentrification! Their government is forcibly evicting them from ancestral lands. Why?

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When we tend to our bodyminds, and encourage our bodies to move and exist in ways that are not merely in service of productivity or the “gaze” of another, we subvert neuronormativity, heteronormativity, cisnormativity, capitalism, and colonialism.

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care. Big counter salvo!

Does it involve kicking out all the locals and establishing "long term ownership" for the U.S.?

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 2y ago

⚡️Trump administration may present plan next week to end war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is expected to present Donald Trump's plan at the Munich Security Conference.

Old enough to remember when they kicked my wife out for "decorum" for stating that anti-trans laws harm trans kids. Now you got Nancy Mace out there yelling "tranny tranny tranny" into the microphone.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

CONNOLLY: The gentlelady has used a phrase that is considered a slur in the LGBTQ community NANCY MACE: Tranny tranny tranny, I don't really care, you want penises in women's bathrooms

Marion McLaughlin from @auroraconsulting.bsky.social & Felicity Goodhall from Flappy Inky Feathers, and I have created a FREE EBOOK of words that reflect our experiences of being monotropic and Autistic/ADHD. How do you relate? Free download: 104 pg ebook! autisticrealms.com/words-inspir...

Words: Inspired By The Experience Of Being Monotropic | Autistic Realms

Monotropism is a neurodiversity-affirming theory of autism (Murray et al., 2005). Autistic /ADHD/ AuDHD people are more likely to be monotropic(Garau et al. ...

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Vaccines have NOTHING to do with autism. But with RFK Jr trying to misinform at the highest level, time to revisit why the three most commonly cited theories about autism being caused by vaccines are so, so wrong. By @matthewherper.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... #autism #vaccinesWork

Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism

Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.

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Though the government can make it more difficult for trans people to navigate certain spaces, they cannot decide who you are or how you identify. Here's how trans people can protect themselves now that Trump is in office. ⤵️

Trans Kids, Here's What You Need to Get Through the Trump Administration

From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy.

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California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order: "It does nothing" "It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach" Will not comply.

If you have been feeling relief since Trump announced that the US will now only recognize two sexes of male and female, and if part of your relief is because of children needing clarity so that they don’t have an identity crisis about gender… (1)

#BIPOC voices are often missing from autistic spaces, so here is a BIPOC starter pack! 😊 go.bsky.app/TtXfpAt #racialequality #antiracism The image of autism as “only white boys” leads to underdiagnosis, discrimination & isolation for many Our autistic community is much more diverse than that! ❤️

4 themes from a study re: Autistic mothers w/ burnout 1) Depletion 😔 2) “You have to just get up and keep going,” 3) how autistic burnout impacted autistic mothers’ self-understanding and self-awareness 4) “We need support too” ...oof #2. #AutRes

“It Has Shown Me How Much I Am Capable Of”: An Exploration of Autistic Burnout Experiences in Motherhood | Autism in Adulthood

Background: Research has highlighted a relationship between autistic motherhood and autistic burnout, although autistic mothers’ experiences of autistic burnout have not been explored in depth. Method...

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Hi! I’m Katy. I am: Multiply neurodivergent A therapist An educator of therapists (trainings & supervision) An unschooling parent A gardener I REALLY care about: The neurodiversity paradigm Neuroqueering Somatics Anti-racism Trans-rights Low-demand/high-autonomy parenting No-till gardening

I highly recommend this article by @fergus.oolong.co.uk !

Michelle Ashwood@illyriamoonsong.bsky.social · 2y ago

Absolutely brilliant article about monotropism, and autism and ADHD. Surprised I haven’t read it until now but also I’ve been in burnout which means I haven’t had the resources to get lost in researching. (1/4) monotropism.org/wellbeing/