Toots

New wave, new phrase New wave, new craze It take a joyful sound To make a world go around Come with your heart and soul Come on come and rock your boat —Punky Reggae Party, Bob Marley and the Wailers Neurodiversity is one of the most powerful ideas of our generation. Reframe. https:// stimpunks.org/reframe/ #neurodiversity

“But it’s the hidden and unspoken that will thunder when the train comes through” —Ezra Furman https:// stimpunks.org/2022/12/11/none- of-us-ashes-all-of-us-flames-lets-organize-our-lives-around-love-and-care/ #inclusion #DEIB

In Austin? Come meet us at Metal Health Fest this Sunday for free food and music and group stim dancing. https:// stimpunks.org/events/metal-hea lth-fest/ #neurodiversity #disability #stimming

Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 3, January 2023 This week was spent updating our access Field Guide in preparation for Metal Health Fest and designing and printing our own interaction badges. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/01/23/chang elog-updated-and-new-on-stimpunks-org-for-calendar-week-3-january-2023/ #neurodiversity #disability

Metal Health Fest: Let’s bolster against stress and pass down bodily survival knowledge. If you’re in the Austin, TX area on January 29th, join us at Metal Health Fest. We have three epic metal bands playing a four hour fest at a BBQ joint. https:// stimpunks.org/events/metal-hea lth-fest/ The theme of the event is bolstering mental health through the bodily survival knowledge of group stim dancing. #music #neurodiversity #disability #stimming

“When we speak of systemic change, we need to be fractal. Fractals—a way to speak of the patterns we see—move from the micro to macro level.” —adrienne maree brown https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/emergen ce/ #emergence #fractals #community #solarpunk #change

Neurodiversity and Disability Related Passages from “Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy” https:// stimpunks.org/2023/01/16/neuro diversity-and-disability-related-passages-from-trust-kids-stories-on-youth-autonomy-and-confronting-adult-supremacy/ #education #edchat #neurodiversity #disability

We Use Interaction Badges at Our Events https:// stimpunks.org/2023/01/16/chang elog-updated-and-new-on-stimpunks-org-for-calendar-week-2-january-2023/ #neurodiversity #accessibility

Offline, our learners enjoy fresh air, daylight, large muscle movement, and the freedom to stim and play. https:// stimpunks.org/space/offline/ - 🌳 Immediate Contact with the Outdoors - ⛰ A Connection to Place - 🛝 Play - 👋 Stimming - 🧠 Neuroception and Sensory Load - 🚀 It’s Not Rocket Science: Ensure there is quiet space and outdoor space that people can access at any time. #education #edchat #neurodiversity #disability #play #stimming

When the Stimpunks community helps put on a show, we do so in the spirit of collaboration and iteration. We want to be a helping hand, not a wagging finger, as artists and venues help us build more inclusive and accessible events and spaces, as a community. In that spirit, we are iterating our “Mosh Covenant”: Mosh Covenant: Let’s bolster against stress and pass down bodily survival knowledge. https:// stimpunks.org/covenant/mosh/

Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 1, January 2023 https:// stimpunks.org/2023/01/09/chang elog-updated-and-new-on-stimpunks-org-for-calendar-week-1-january-2023/

"Neurodiversity is an equity imperative and is critical in shifting the culture of teaching and learning." We offer several series and courses on neurodiversity in the classroom. This is what our community of neurodivergent and disabled people wants to say to educators. This is 100s of hours of free and open professional development, deeply and broadly sourced. Learn how to better treat and teach our loved people. https:// stimpunks.org/2023/01/07/neuro diversity-in-the-classroom/ #education #edchat #neurodiversity #inclusion

Our “Neurodivergent” glossary page collects community writing and history on this often misused and misunderstood term. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/neurodi vergent/ #neurodivergent #neurodiversity

“Elevate ableism as one of the injustices of our world.” —Jonathan Mooney “…so much of what disability actually is, is just humanity; and so much of what ableism is, is a humanity heist.” —Talila A. Lewis https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/ableism / #ableism #neurodiversity #disability

Try Again: Mercy is Necessary to Learner Safety https:// stimpunks.org/2021/09/15/try-a gain-mercy-is-necessary-to-learner-safety/ #education #edchat #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

Our glossary page collects community writing on autism diagnosis. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/diagnos is/ #autism #ActuallyAutistic #SelfDxIsValid #diagnosis

Neuroception and Sensory Load: Our Complex Sensory Experiences https:// stimpunks.org/access/sensory-e xperience/ - 🫀🧠💥 Neuroception and Sensory Load - 🤢 In Our Own Words: The Complex Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults - 🎪 Sensory Environment Checklist - 🧰 Adapting the Environment - 🌈 Checklist for Autism-Friendly Environments - 📞 Anything but the Phone! - 🚀 It’s Not Rocket Science #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #autism #accessibility #education #edchat #healthcare

Dr. Fatima’s “How Science Pretends to be Meritocratic” is a brilliant and compelling analysis of the meritocracy myth in science. https:// youtu.be/WSP4Y7M0bSo We added it to our glossary page. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/meritoc racy/ #meritocracy

The “Kinetic” in “Kinetic Cognitive Style” (a reframing of ADHD) is about more than hyperactivity. Kinetic captures the energy of a cognitive style driven by attention, interest, fascination, novelty, challenge, and urgency. Kinetic captures the inertia and omnipotential of hyperfocus and flow states. Kinetic captures the need for plenty of large muscle movement and fidgeting. https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/kinetic -cognitive-style/ #ADHD #KineticCognitiveStyle #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

“Entering flow states – or attention tunnels – is a necessary coping strategy for many of us.” “Flow states are the pinnacle of intrinsic motivation.” “Flow allows us to recharge.” —@ferrous https:// stimpunks.org/glossary/flow/ #neurodiversity #education #edchat #autism #ADHD #KCS #KineticCognitiveStyle #hyperfocus #flow #monotropism #productivity #NeurodivergentSquad #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

In our community of neurodivergent and disabled people, we reframe “school refusal” as “school-induced anxiety”. https:// stimpunks.org/access/education / #education #edchat #neurodiversity #disability

Stimpunks Foundation is by and for neurodivergent and disabled people. We are politically and culturally connected to the communities we serve. Our website includes music, lyrics, writing, and art that address ableism, eugenics, exclusion, mental health, depression, dysphoria, behaviorism, abuse, chronic pain, and death. Also included is an outpouring of neurodivergent and disabled community, culture, and joy. Check us out. https:// stimpunks.org/ #neurodiversity #disability

“Just listen. It’s not rocket science, just listen. Ensure there is quiet space and outdoor space that people can access at any time.” https:// stimpunks.org/space/offline/ - 🌳 Immediate Contact with the Outdoors - ⛰ A Connection to Place - 🛝 Play - 👋 Stimming - 🧠 Neuroception and Sensory Load - 🚀 It’s Not Rocket Science: Ensure there is quiet space and outdoor space that people can access at any time. - ✅ Key Takeaways #education #edchat #neurodiversity

Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for December 2023 Here’s what’s updated and new on our website for December. 13 new blog posts. 3 new pages. 3 updated pages. 18 new glossary entries. 7 updated glossary entries. https:// stimpunks.org/2022/12/31/chang elog-updated-and-new-on-stimpunks-org-for-december-2023/

“You cannot understand the history of education technology in the United States during the twentieth century – and on into the twenty-first – unless you realize that Seymour Papert lost and B. F. Skinner won.” —Audrey Watters Behaviorism is dead. Despite that, Behaviorism won. And neurodivergent and disabled students lost. Education Access: We’ve Turned Classrooms Into a Hell for Neurodivergence https:// stimpunks.org/access/education / #education #behaviorism #edtech #neurodiversity #accessibility