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Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 9, March 2023 We extensively updated our course “DIY at the Edges: Surviving the Bipartisanship of Behaviorism by Rolling Our Own“. We also updated our “Education Access” series and our “Learning” series. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/03/06/chang elog-updated-and-new-on-stimpunks-org-for-calendar-week-9-march-2023/ #education #neurodiversity

“All we did was refuse to believe that we were the problem.” —Judith Heumann, Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution https:// openlibrary.org/works/OL246394 42W/Rolling_Warrior #disability

The disability rights movement lost one of its pioneers today. Judy Heumann is now a disabled ancestor. Watch “Crip Camp” to see her in action. https:// youtu.be/OFS8SpwioZ4 “I wanna see a feisty group of disabled people around the world…if you don’t respect yourself and if you don’t demand what you believe in for yourself, you’re not gonna get it.” —Judith Heumann May her memory be for a revolution. #disability

Happy #WeirdPrideDay . https:// stimpunks.org/2023/03/03/weird -pride-day-is-march-4th/ What should we add to our Weird Pride playlist? https:// open.spotify.com/playlist/5Zol lBB27pPVaB95XVHU3Q?si=53bcf7f371f64541

March 4th (tomorrow) is Weird Pride Day. “A celebration of weirdness and diversity. We reject the stigma associated with being weird, and ask people to stand up and say they're weird and they're proud.” https:// stimpunks.org/2023/03/03/weird -pride-day-is-march-4th/ #weird #WeirdPride #WeirdPrideDay

“Empathy is not an autistic problem, it’s a human problem, it’s a deficit in imagination.” “We all need to work on imagining things we have not been through.” —autnot This piece collects community writing on autism, society, and empathy. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/empathy / #autism #empathy #neurodiversity

“…we are called “low-functioning” by those who choose to ignore our strengths and “high-functioning” by those who choose to ignore our challenges.” “…function labels are what others use to try to control us and act as gatekeepers to the things we need to survive and thrive. Functioning labels are weapons used against us.” —Maxfield Sparrow We collect community writing on functioning labels in this piece. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/functio ning-labels/ #neurodiversity #autism

Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 8, February 2023 We updated the landing page for our learning space, mind mapped our website, and more. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/02/27/chang elog-updated-and-new-on-stimpunks-org-for-calendar-week-8-february-2023/ #neurodiversity #disability

Autism, Stress, and Flow States https:// stimpunks.org/2023/02/26/autis m-stress-and-flow-states/ #neurodiversity #autism #education #flow #EdChat #IntrinsicMotivation

Here’s a mind map of our website along 9 themes. https:// stimpunks.org/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/02/Stimpunks-Themes-6.pdf - Sustainability - Culture and Identity - Place and Space - Continuity and Change - Citizenship and Social Responsibility - Design and Technologies - Social Organization - Creative Expression - Health and Wellbeing The leaf nodes are clickable links. #neurodiversity #disability

We added four callout sections to the landing page for our learning space. - Three Sacred Learning Spaces - Quiet Space and Outdoor Space - Constructionism - Intrinsic Motivation and Flow https:// stimpunks.org/space/ That covers the main themes we’ve gotten in feedback. Folks want quiet space, outdoor space, experiential learning, and deep dive programming for special interests. #neurodiversity #education #disability

Our Creed is a gentle manifesto. https:// stimpunks.org/creed/

“Reframe these states of being that have been labelled deficiencies or pathologies as human differences.” —Normal Sucks: Author Jonathan Mooney on How Schools Fail Kids With Learning Differences https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity #disability #framing

We Believe: Human-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Self-Determined, Equity-Literate Learning with Open Technology https:// stimpunks.org/space/human/ #neurodiversity #disability #education #EdChat #EdTech

March 4th is Weird Pride Day. https://www. facebook.com/weirdprideday https:// oolong.medium.com/weird-pride- day-232465b67dd9 We’re working on our Weird glossary page in preparation. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/weird/ #weird #WeirdPride #WeirdPrideDay

Am I on the level yet? (Level yet) How did I do on your little test? Get my brain to reset (Reset) ‘Cause everything you say is static Do I make a good pet? (Good pet) Obey the commands or get the back of the hand ‘Cause the world wasn’t built for a brain like mine Change my mind, change my mind, change my mind This construct Was built and can be dismantled We stand together We think apart —Neurodivergent by Rabbit Junk https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity #disability

Stimpunks Space offers community and 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. https:// stimpunks.org/space/ #neurodiversity #disability #education

Here are our most popular pages (besides our front page). 1. The Five Neurodivergent Love Languages http:// stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/the-f ive-neurodivergent-love-languages-2/ 2. Autigender and Neuroqueer: Two Words on the Relationship Between Autism and Gender That Fit Me http:// stimpunks.org/2022/09/25/autig ender-and-neuroqueer-two-words-on-the-relationship-between-autism-and-gender-that-fit-me/ 3. 🔥 Autistic Burnout: The Cost of Masking and Passing http:// stimpunks.org/burnout/ 4. Neurodivergent http:// stimpunks.org/glossary/neurodi vergent/ 5. Eye Contact and Neurodiversity http:// stimpunks.org/eye-contact/ #neurodiversity #gender #disability

Celebrate our interdependence. Organize our lives around love and care. Our survival is bound up together. Pluralism is our reality. https:// stimpunks.org/philosophy/ #neurodiversity #disability #pluralism #interdependence

Call on the law I'm fixin' to draw A line between what is and seems And call up a brawl Call 'em up now 'Cause it's about to go pow I'm standing on the threshold Of the ups and the downs —List of Demands by Saul Williams Choosing the Margin: Design is Tested at the Edges https:// stimpunks.org/edges/ #neurodiversity #disability

Penguin Pebbling It’s our way of saying, “I thought about you today. I remembered this thing about you. Here’s something I want to share with you specifically.” Send a little “thinking of you” pebble. It helps. —@brainsandspoons https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/penguin -pebbling/ #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

Our directors and board members are all neurodivergent and/or physically disabled. One of us is a power wheelchair user. We are politically and culturally connected to the communities we serve. We live in an age of unvarnished eugenics and mass behaviorism. We serve our loved people so we can keep on living through the onslaught. https:// stimpunks.org/mission/ #neurodiversity #disability

“If my children are autistic or mentally ill or both, I don’t want them to grow up in a world where their humanity is questioned every single day, or where police brutality based on their disability status could end their lives.” —All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism Fo more quotes on neurodivergence, disability, and policing: The Cult of Compliance and the Policing of the Norm https:// stimpunks.org/policing/ #neurodiversity #disability

Be Good, Be Loud, Be Feisty, Be Friction, Be Different, Be Proud, Belong https:// stimpunks.org/mission/ #neurodiversity #disability

January was a very busy month at Stimpunks. In addition to the usual mutual aid work and education programming, we helped put on “Metal Health Fest”. The photos came out great. We also started doing weekly changelogs. Our latest newsletter and changelog are here: https:// stimpunks.org/newsletters/ #neurodiversity #disability

“Due both to their ability to denaturalize social norms and to their neurological differences, autistic individuals can offer novel insights into gender as a social process. Examining gender from an autistic perspective highlights some elements as socially constructed that may otherwise seem natural and supports an understanding of gender as fluid and multidimensional.” —Gender Copia https:// stimpunks.org/gender/ #neurodiversity #autism #gender

“Ordinary tried to fix me I was a threat to a page in history” —Swamburger and Scarlet Monk Neurodiversity is one of the most powerful ideas of our generation. Reframe. https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity #disability #behaviorism

The conquering gaze from nowhere reinforces regressive politics. Marginalized students know the politics of teachers and researchers who "remain neutral". https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/objecti vity/ #RestoreHumanity #education #ResearchEd #EdChat

If you’re in the Austin area this afternoon, Sunday the 29th, our community at Stimpunks Foundation is putting on a free “Metal Health Fest” with free food and three great bands. - Scorpion Child - Monte Luna - Castle Club All artists are paid, and money raised through donations helps neurodivergent and disabled people stay housed, fed, connected, and alive through direct giving. https:// stimpunks.org/events/metal-hea lth-fest/ #neurodiversity #disability #music

Cognitive Net: Checklists, Index Cards, Ivy Lee, and the Leverage of Simple Interventions https:// stimpunks.org/2023/01/26/cogni tive-net-checklists-index-cards-ivy-lee-and-the-leverage-of-simple-interventions/ #productivity #ADHD #neurodivergent