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Changelog: Autistic Play at Forest School We updated our Play glossary page with selections from “Autistic Play at Forest School : pretend play characteristics seen otherwise” and "About “Functional Play” | Just Stimming…". …monotropism can be very effective in enabling forest school practitioners to comprehend the rationales behind autistic play behaviours so as to appreciate and validate autistic play culture, and to discriminate whether and how autistic children… https:// stimpunks.org/2023/07/23/chang elog-autistic-play-at-forest-school/

Changelog: Nature and Multiple Multisensory Rooms We updated “☀️💪 Offline: Fresh Air, Daylight, and Large Muscle Movement” and “Neuroception and Sensory Load: Our Complex Sensory Experiences” with selections from “Multiple Multisensory Rooms: Myth Busting the Magic” and “Sensory Experiences – Sensory Trust”. One of the most powerful features of a multisensory room is the ability to control the lighting. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/07/23/chang elog-nature-and-multiple-multisensory-rooms/

The Monotropism Questionnaire Is Going Viral We gathered some context and helpful links to monotropism’s viral moment. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/07/22/the-m onotropism-questionnaire-is-going-viral/ #monotropism #MonotropismQuestionnaire #autism

Stimpunks Invites You to Join Us Online at the Conference to Restore Humanity 2023 on July 24th https:// stimpunks.org/2023/07/22/stimp unks-invites-you-to-join-us-online-at-the-conference-to-restore-humanity-2023-on-july-24th/ #education

“Existing as an autistic person, therefore, is almost a forceful demonstration in agency.” —Marianthi Kourti We reframe to demonstrate agency. https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity #disability #autism

“We have autistic children who need us to support them as architects of their own liberation against the schools and clinicians and institutions and police and prosecutors who would crush and destroy them.” “…if we’re going to rewrite the narratives, then there’s no reason to hold ourselves back from our most radical and defiant rewritings.” —Lydia X. Z. Brown We’re going to rewrite the narratives. https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity #disability

We made lots of progress on our “Neurodiversity and Gender” course. https:// stimpunks.org/courses/neurodiv ersity-and-gender/ #neurodiversity #gender

This Is My Space: Collaborative Niche Construction in Psychologically Safe Space https:// stimpunks.org/2023/07/11/this- is-my-space-collaborative-niche-construction-in-psychologically-safe-space/ #education #EdChat #neurodiversity #PsychologicalSafety

“It is deeply subversive to live proudly despite being living embodiments of our culture’s long standing ethical failings.” —Maxfield Sparrow Live proudly. Reframe with us. https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity #disability

This Is Not About Me: The Journey from Patient to Agent and the Fight for Educational Inclusion https:// stimpunks.org/2023/07/06/this- is-not-about-me-the-journey-from-patient-to-agent-and-the-fight-for-educational-inclusion/ Jordyn’s hard fought quest for educational inclusion sent us on several nostalgia trips as her story paralleled our stories. This film gathers relatable touchstones on the journey from patient to agent. It succinctly and poignantly captures why Stimpunks exists. We recommend it to all fellow humans, but especially educators. #education #neurodiversity #nonspeaking

Our community thrives on collaborative niche construction in Cavendish Space. https:// stimpunks.org/space/cavendish/ #education #neurodiversity #disability #EdChat #CavendishSpace #NicheConstruction

“Being in one’s own company is not lonely. What is lonely is existing in a world that tries little to understand you.” Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude https:// stimpunks.org/2023/06/18/lone- wolfing-the-joys-of-autistic-solitude/ #ActuallyAutistic

We’re working on a “Neurodiversity and Gender” course. Lesson 1: Neurodiversity and Gender: You Hit So Hard With All the Colors That There Are Lesson 2: Gender Copia and Bricolage Lesson 3: Neurodivergence, Gender, and Minority Stress Lesson 4: Autigender and Neuroqueer: Two Words on the Relationship Between Autism and Gender That Fit Me Lesson 5: Chosen Family Lesson 6: Queer Lesson 7: Bathroom Access https:// stimpunks.org/courses/neurodiv ersity-and-gender/ #neurodiversity #gender #queer

Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude https:// stimpunks.org/2023/06/18/lone- wolfing-the-joys-of-autistic-solitude/ #AutisticPrideDay

Purposefully designed online education spaces that are accessible, sustainable, and representative of the communities they serve… https:// stimpunks.org/space/online/ #edChat #edTech

I’ve experienced several moments of burnout in my life and career. Being something that I neurologically am not is exhausting. https:// stimpunks.org/burnout/ #ActuallyAutistic

Monotropism and the Double Empathy Problem are two of the biggest and most important things to happen to autism research. Get in touch with modern autism science in this issue. Stimpunks Guide to the NeurodiVerse Issue #5: Redefining Autism Science with Monotropism and the Double Empathy Problem https:// stimpunks.org/2023/06/03/stimp unks-guide-to-the-neurodiverse-issue-5-redefining-autism-science-with-monotropism-and-the-double-empathy-problem/ #autism #monotropism #DoubleEmpathyProblem

Stimpunks Podcast Episode 3: On Jordan Neely and Support Systems In this episode, Inna reflects on what happens when a neurodivergent person’s support system goes away and society fails them. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/05/22/stimp unks-podcast-episode-3-on-jordan-neely-and-support-systems/ #disability #neurodiversity

Stimpunks Community Art: “Mobile – Home” by Heike Blakley A sense of dread washes over me each time my phone rings and is quickly followed by anxiety due to time frame response. What it feels like answering my phone. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/05/21/stimp unks-community-art-mobile-home-by-heike-blakley/

We now have a badge for those who have been awarded a Stimpunks Creator Grant. If you received a grant from us, feel free to use this badge on your socials, website, and print materials. To request a creator grant, visit https:// stimpunks.org/creators/

Stimpunks Guide to the NeurodiVerse Issue #4: From an Ivory Tower Built on Sand to Open, Participatory, Emancipatory, Activist Research In this issue, we highlight how the vast majority of autism research is divorced from the lived realities of autistic people. We discuss how to move from "an ivory tower built on sand" to open + participatory + emancipatory + activist research. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/05/15/stimp unks-guide-to-the-neurodiverse-issue-4-from-an-ivory-tower-built-on-sand-to-open-participatory-emancipatory-activist-research/ #autism #research

The page for our learning space lists upcoming events and outlines our pilosophy and pedagogy, including the 3 archetypal learning spaces, constructionism, intrinsic motivation & flow, tool belt theory, & more. https:// stimpunks.org/space/ #education #edChat

Our easter egg page is full of punk music and philosophy. To quote The Clash: This is a public service announcement…with guitar! Hint: rock ’n’ scroll to the horns. We're going to the punk rawk show. https:// stimpunks.org/

Our comprehensive Coping Guide covers six areas: https:// stimpunks.org/fieldguide/copin g/ - Sensory Kit - Pillows: Separate, Isolate, Bolster, Squeeze - Articulation & Surfaces - Sitting, Standing, Walking, Rolling, Hauling, Relaxing - Reaching, Gripping, Grabbing, Fastening, Finding, Opening, Lighting - Dressing, Hydrating, Hygiene What accessibility devices help you get through the day? #accessibility

Stimpunks Guide to the NeurodiVerse Issue #3: Mental Health and Epistemic Justice May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We dedicate this issue to epistemic justice, something sorely missing in the treatment of neurodivergent and disabled people’s mental health. Negative stereotypes stifle voices and useful tools. Lack of epistemic justice proliferates harm. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/05/04/stimp unks-guide-to-the-neurodiverse-issue-3-mental-health-and-epistemic-justice/ #disability #neurodiversity #MentalHealth

Here’s how our community does human-centered education compatible with neurodiversity and the social model of disability. https:// stimpunks.org/space/ #education

“Queer and neurodivergent liberation are entwined.” 🌈🌈 Neurodiversity and Gender: You Hit So Hard With All the Colors That There Are https:// stimpunks.org/gender/ #gender #neurodiversity

Stimpunks Guide to the NeurodiVerse Issue #2: Healthcare Access This issue gathers recent research on healthcare access for autistic people. These studies confirm autistic common knowledge about our healthcare accessibility struggles and how to ameliorate them. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/04/19/stimp unks-guide-to-the-neurodiverse-issue-2-healthcare-access/ #neurodiversity #autism #healthcare #accessibility

NeurodiVenture: an inclusive non-hierarchical organisation operated by neurodivergent people that provides a safe and nurturing environment for divergent thinking, creativity, exploration, and collaborative niche construction. Covenant: Live Your Truth; Shred Some Gnar https:// stimpunks.org/covenant/

“The place where we belong does not exist. We will build it.” —James Baldwin Stimpunks Learning Space offers community & space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose. Our learners collaborate on distributed, multi-age, cross-disciplinary teams with a neurodiverse array of creatives doing work that impacts community. We create space for the neurodivergent & disabled people most ill-served by “empty pedagogy, behaviorism, and the rejection of equity“. https:// stimpunks.org/space/