This is the question I've been asked so many times since I started embracing this term with my Neurospicy enamel pin design and other goodies. Neurospicy is a brand new word popping up all over the random little corners of the internet I like to inhabit. And I'm seeing lots of weird and wonderful definitions. So I'm here to set the record straight... It's NOTHING to do with food, or mind games. Neurospicy is a fun way to say neurodiverse or describe the neurodivergent community. So, what is Neurodivergent? Neurodivergent is an umbrella term for different ways of thinking or experiencing the world that differ from what is considered ‘typical’ in society (also referred to as neurotypical). It encompasses conditions such as autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, Tourette syndrome and others. The idea behind this term is that everyone's brain works differently, so there isn't one way of thinking or experiencing things that applies to everyone. This concept has become increasingly important as people start to realize that those who are neurodiverse don't need to be

Nick Walker, PhD I wrote "Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms & Definitions" back in 2014. So far, of all the pieces I’ve written, this is the one that’s been most frequently cited in other people’s work (academic and otherwise). The definitive, citable version of this essay, along with supplementary comments, can be found in my book

Autismus bleibt oft unentdeckt: Über die Auswirkungen auf das tägliche Leben und warum es zu wenig Diagnosestellen gibt.

Eigentlich schon ziemlich bekannt in der Neurodivergenz-Community - Unbeachtet unter Fachärzten und PsychotherapeutInnen? ADHS (Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung) wird oft als eine Kinderkrankheit betrachtet, die vorwiegend Jungen betrifft. Doch immer mehr Studien zeigen, dass auch viel

Heut habe ich einmal die Kinderperspektive eingenommen. Und dann noch etwas zur Diagnostik bei Erwachsenen mit ADHS. Lies mal rein..

NeuroDivergent People who camouflage their NeuroDivergent traits: How would you explain why/how NeuroDivergent Camouflaging is hard on NeuroDivergent People to someone who has never heard of it and...

Blog zu ADHS bei Erwachsenen und Neurodiversität. Wie fördere ich über Psychoedukation, ADHS Coaching, Psychotherapie und Medikation mit Stimulantien und anderen Medikamenten Erwachsene mit ADHS und nutze die besonderen Talente und Ressourcen ?

Stimming, short for self-stimulatory behavior, refers to repetitive body movements or repetitive movements of objects that are often seen in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It involves repetitive behaviors like hand-flapping, rocking, spinning, or repeating words or noises. Stimming can take various forms including: Auditory stimming: Making vocal sounds, humming, or repeating...

Der Verein Specialisterne Austria wird zum Startup Amazing 15 und will eine Schieflage am Arbeitsmarkt für sich nutzen.

Autor*in Johanna @i.d.r.anx Neurodivergenz und Arbeit Die Anpassung an die Arbeitswelt stellt für neurodivergente Menschen eine große Herausforderung dar und ist mit sehr viel Stress verbunden.

auticon ist der Nr. 1 Arbeitgeber für IT-Spezialit*innen im Autismus-Spektrum und ein seit 10 Jahren erfolgreicher IT Service Provider

Autismus, Dyskalkulie, Hochsensitivität und ADHS im Arbeitsleben: Wie Unternehmen auf besondere Bedürfnisse von neurodivergenten Menschen eingehen können.

Wir zeigen einige Vorteile von neurodiversen Teams auf, thematisieren die Herausforderungen, denen neurodivergente Menschen im Arbeitsleben begegnen und geben Hinweise, was Arbeitgeber:innen tun können, um sich diversitätsfreundlicher aufzustellen.

Erfahren Sie, wie Nagarros Neurodiversitätsprojekt Autistinnen und Autisten sowie anderen neurodivergenten Menschen Wege zum Arbeitsmarkt öffnet und damit dem IT Expertenmangel entgegenwirkt.

Mehr als eine Million Menschen in Österreich ist neurodivergent. Warum Menschen mit ADHS, Autismus oder Legasthenie am Arbeitsmarkt gefragt sind, erklärt Anna Katharina Marton.

Jedes Gehirn ist anders gestrickt: Wie neurodivergente Menschen mit den richtigen Arbeitsbedingungen ihre Stärken voll entfalten können.

The pathophysiology of autism is the study of the physiological processes that cause or are otherwise associated with autism spectrum disorders.

In psychology, trait theory (also called dispositional theory) is an approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested in the measurement of traits, which can be defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion.[1] According to this perspective, traits are aspects of personality that are relatively stable over time, differ across individuals (e.g. some people are outgoing whereas others are not), are relatively consistent over situations, and influence behaviour. Traits are in contrast to states, which are more transitory dispositions.

Autistic masking, also referred to as camouflaging or neurodivergent masking, is the conscious or subconscious suppression of autistic behaviors and compensation of difficulties in social interaction by autistic people with the goal of being perceived as neurotypical.[1][2] Masking is a learned coping strategy[3][4] that can be successful from the perspective of autistic people, but can also lead to adverse mental health outcomes.[1][5]

Self-stimulatory behavior, also known as "stimming" and self-stimulation, is the repetition of physical movements, sounds, words, moving objects, or other behaviors. Such behaviors are found to some degree in all people, especially those with developmental disabilities such as ADHD, as well as autistic people. People diagnosed with sensory processing disorder are also known to potentially exhibit stimming behaviors.

Snoezelen or controlled multisensory environment (MSE) is a therapy for people with autism and other developmental disabilities, dementia or brain injury. It consists of placing the person in a soothing and stimulating environment, called the "Snoezelen room", a form of sensory room. These rooms are specially designed to deliver stimuli to various senses, using lighting effects, color, sounds, music, scents, etc. The combination of different materials on a wall may be explored using tactile senses, and the floor may be adjusted to stimulate the sense of balance. The person is usually accompanied by an aide or therapist.

Frisson, also known as aesthetic chills or psychogenic shivers, is a psychophysiological response to rewarding stimuli that often induces a pleasurable or otherwise positively-valenced affective state and transient paresthesia, sometimes along with piloerection and mydriasis .The sensation commonly occurs as a mildly to moderately pleasurable emotional response to music with skin tingling; piloerection and pupil dilation not necessarily occurring in all cases.

An autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia and may overlap with frisson. ASMR is a subjective experience of "low-grade euphoria" characterized by "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin". It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention control.

Autism covers a wide spectrum of disorders for which there are many views, hypotheses and theories. Here we propose a unifying theory of autism, the Intense World Theory. The proposed neuropathology is hyper-functioning of local neural microcircuits, ...

Autism, formally called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by deficits in reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior. Other common signs include difficulties with social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, along with perseverative interests, stereotypic body movements, rigid routines, and hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input. Autism is clinically regarded as a spectrum disorder, meaning that it can manifest very differently in each person. For example, some are nonspeaking, while others have proficient spoken language. Because of this, there is wide variation in the support needs of people across the autism spectrum.

Recent research reveals that the 'neural noise' often seen in autistic brains may enhance their cognitive performance in certain tasks.

There's a lot of debate about whether self-diagnosis for autism, ADHD and similar disabilities is valid.

This is all informed by my anarchist perspective but the arguments I'm making should be clear to anyone who wants human liberation.