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Maddie Schramm

@thewildflowermind.bsky.social

I'm Maddie, author of The Wildflower Mind. #Autistic, #ADHD, and done pretending otherwise. Honest thoughts, unfiltered observations, and real talk about #neurodivergent life. Notes from a different kind of mind.

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Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · 3w ago

With #DEI and its related concepts becoming a hot topic nowadays, a lot of people are wondering, "What do these words mean?" and "What do they look like?" Join me on a deep exploration of these ideals and how they affect our world! #diversity #equity #inclusion #blog substack.com/home/post/p-...

Beyond The Buzzwords: Understanding the Words That Shape Our World

Equality, diversity, equity, accessibility, acceptance, inclusion and belonging - what does it all mean?

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · 4w ago

Today in Autistics Deserve Better: Decades of "overlooking autistic women had huge consequences. Left undiagnosed, they were being 'othered and called weird' while facing serious mental health challenges." CN for suicidal ideation. www.bbc.com/news/article... #autism #neurodiversity

The autistic women writing books to unmask their hidden world

Late-diagnosed autistic women explain the need to fill knowledge gaps after decades of being hidden.

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Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · 4w ago

LET'S GOOOOOOO There's still not nearly enough disability representation in today's media, much less positive or activist views! This is a giant step forward towards getting our own spotlight! Congratulations and best of luck to the filmmakers! #disability #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice

Spoonie Threads@spooniethreads.bsky.social · 4w ago

Judith Heumann's legacy continues to inspire. 💜 We're excited to see Being Heumann bringing one of the disability rights movement's most influential voices to an even wider audience. Accessibility matters. Representation matters. apnews.com/article/tiff... #DisabilityRights #JudithHeumann

Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · 4w ago

My entire life, I've been told I had to change things about myself in order to "fit in". The way I speak, how I behave, my emotions and expressions. And I did, until a few years ago, I started asking "Why?". Now I'm finally saying "No". I'm not broken, the system is. Let's change that. #autism

Debby ⁂ ❤️🐧📎@debby.blue-ocean.social · last yr.

Change the system and add a caption for the blind and visually impaired! ✊ ♿ #a11y #Accessibility #Inclusion #ChangeTheSystem #DisabilityRights #EqualOpportunities #Advocacy #Community

The illustration shows a gray box with the words "the system" inside. On the left is an anthropomorphized box wearing a tie, frowning, and holding a clipboard. It appears to be talking to a group of three different colored circles. The speech bubble above the gray box says, "You will have to change to fit into the system." The orange circle smiles and raises its hand in a gesture as if asking a question. The orange circle speaks and the speech bubble above it says, "Or how about you change the system so we all fit in?"
Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is amazing! One of the hardest parts about being #neurodivergent is feeling left out from things like live entertainment because they don't meet our needs. And almost no one thinks or talks about it! It's about time that started to change. Thank you, Live Nation and KultureCity!

TriplePundit@triplepundit.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Live Nation and KultureCity Are Making Live Entertainment Sensory Inclusive https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2025/sensory-inclusive-events-kulturecity/824941 #KultureCity #LiveNation #SensoryInclusive #AccessibilityMatters #DisabilityRights #Neurodiversity #SensorySensitivity

Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is really interesting to me! Anyone can be #autistic, regardless of race, #culture or background. But culture is also a large part of our identity! So what do you do when those two things come into conflict? How do you find harmony between 2 different worlds? 🤔 #autism #autismcare #thoughts

Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ)@gmj-georgia.bsky.social · 4w ago

Cultural stigma in South Asian American communities creates unique barriers to autism diagnosis and care, requiring culturally sensitive healthcare approaches. https://news.gmj.ge/briefs/breaking-the-silence-how-cultural-stigma-delays-autism-care-in-south-asian-american-families/

@fravery.bsky.social · 4w ago

“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad.” ― Claude Monet Art by Claude Monet, The Cliff Walk at Pourville (1882)

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Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · 4w ago

Once again, The Autistic Coach is 100% right. I wouldn't be where I am today, or even still here, without my support system. Having people I can always go to when needed has saved my life and taken me far. Listen to and believe your ND loved ones. You could be saving their lives.

The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they)@theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 4w ago

The best accommodation isn’t always a tool. Sometimes it’s another human being who believes you the first time.

Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)@autisticrealms.bsky.social · last mo.

Disabled people are damned-if-we-do, damned-if-we-don’t. Survival, or existence, is damnation by a deeply ableist society from @stimpunks.org Inspired by Grue, J. (2023). The double bind of social legitimacy: On disability, the sick role, and invisible work. stimpunks.org/glossary/dis...

Disability Double-bind

In so many ways, disabled people are damned-if-we-do, damned-if-we-don't. Survival, or existence, is damnation by a deeply ableist society.

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Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · last mo.

With the #FourthofJuly this Saturday, I thought I'd share what popular #American holidays and their traditions can feel like for #neurodivergents. They can be very overwhelming for us! So how do we include #NDs in the celebrations? #America250 #neurodivergent #blog substack.com/home/post/p-...

Red, White and Overstimulated

The Fourth of July and similar holidays can easily cause neurodivergent sensory overload. How do we make them more inclusive?

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Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · last mo.

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially if you're #autistic! Memes and other images help us communicate the things we feel, but struggle to put into words. It's why so many autistic people are artists or other types of creators! #autism #neurodivergent #autismart #neurodiversity

jessica jonestown@newfoundgloryhole.bsky.social · last mo.

bluesky you fucked up. you give us group chats but no way to share memes in the chat. do you know how autistic we are? how much we enjoy communicating through images? thats like giving someone a cat and then saying "you cant do head bumps with the cat" it's madness

Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · last mo.

If we tell you something is #ableist, it is. Because we're the ones facing the discrimination, ignorance, bigotry and supression. We know what our experiences and lives are like more than you could ever. So if you get told something's #ableism, you don't get to decide whether or not that's true.

The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they)@theautisticcoach.bsky.social · last mo.

My favourite ableists are those who love to proclaim that they aren’t

Maddie Schramm@thewildflowermind.bsky.social · last mo.

If you have a #neurodivergent or otherwise #disabled loved one, please check in on them and give support. Between the #Trump comments on #Tylenol and #autism, #RFK wanting to make a database of our private healthcare information, and now this, a lot of us are scared and angry. #disabilityrights

Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel@neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · last mo.

The Justice Department released a memo this that calls into question decades of civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities.