Stimpunks Foundation
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Stimpunks is created by and for neurodivergent and disabled people. We provide mutual aid, learning opportunities, human-centered research, and living wages for our community.
Authenticity is our purest freedom.
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Build a Counterculture of Care
By Stimpunks Foundation
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By becoming a donor to Stimpunks, you help us:
- catalyze Stimpunks projects,
- coordinate neurodivergent & disabled peer support,
- document ND and disabled culture,
- conduct ND & disabled research,
- develop & deliver education based on lived experiences.
- catalyze Stimpunks projects,
- coordinate neurodivergent & disabled peer support,
- document ND and disabled culture,
- conduct ND & disabled research,
- develop & deliver education based on lived experiences.
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By becoming a donor to Stimpunks, you help us:
- catalyze Stimpunks projects,
- coordinate neurodivergent & disabled peer support,
- document ND and disabled culture,
- conduct ND & disabled research,
- develop & deliver education based on lived experiences.
- catalyze Stimpunks projects,
- coordinate neurodivergent & disabled peer support,
- document ND and disabled culture,
- conduct ND & disabled research,
- develop & deliver education based on lived experiences.
Build a Counterculture of Care
By Stimpunks Foundation
givebutter.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
By becoming a donor to Stimpunks, you help us:
- catalyze Stimpunks projects,
- coordinate neurodivergent & disabled peer support,
- document ND and disabled culture,
- conduct ND & disabled research,
- develop & deliver education based on lived experiences.
- catalyze Stimpunks projects,
- coordinate neurodivergent & disabled peer support,
- document ND and disabled culture,
- conduct ND & disabled research,
- develop & deliver education based on lived experiences.
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Download Your Training Pack: Map of Monotropic Experiences and Workbook
Training Pack: Map of Monotropic Experiences
Map of Monotropic Experiences Training Pack
autisticrealms.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Download Your Training Pack: Map of Monotropic Experiences and Workbook
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January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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This show couldn’t be more neurodivergent. I devoured it, sobbed multiple times, punched the air & LOVED the preview of season 3, which gets very very autistic in the best possible way.
This season could not have happened without our incredible sponsor, peopleWatching. If you enjoy The Daily Tism, this is basically custom made for you & is one of the funniest, realest & most moving things out there. Seriously, watch an ep - you’ll be hooked.
Episode 1: peopleWatching 101 – The Non-Religious Confessional
YouTube video by Part-Time Cult
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January 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This show couldn’t be more neurodivergent. I devoured it, sobbed multiple times, punched the air & LOVED the preview of season 3, which gets very very autistic in the best possible way.
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"The FDA removed a page warning against quack autism "treatments" like chelation and hyperbaric oxygen chambers. These fake cures don’t just swindle families–they kill children. If our nation’s health authority can’t keep disabled children safe from dangerous scams like these, what is it good for?"
In 2005, Abubakar Nadama died after receiving chelation treatments meant to cure his autism. Last year, Thomas Cooper died in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber meant to treat his ADHD. Now, the FDA has removed a page warning against quack autism "treatments" like these.
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"The FDA removed a page warning against quack autism "treatments" like chelation and hyperbaric oxygen chambers. These fake cures don’t just swindle families–they kill children. If our nation’s health authority can’t keep disabled children safe from dangerous scams like these, what is it good for?"
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With me!
We’re published in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School”.
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...
We’re published in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School”
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen has a chapter in "It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School" on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:40 AM
With me!
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More about Nonspeaking versus Nonverbal from @stimpunks.org
stimpunks.org/glossary/non...
#AAC #autism #neurodiversity #communication #SLP
stimpunks.org/glossary/non...
#AAC #autism #neurodiversity #communication #SLP
Nonspeaking
Nonspeakers do not like to be called non-verbal because it is interpreted as "oh, they don't understand any language at all" and can be treated worse as a result - people make assumptions that they do...
stimpunks.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
More about Nonspeaking versus Nonverbal from @stimpunks.org
stimpunks.org/glossary/non...
#AAC #autism #neurodiversity #communication #SLP
stimpunks.org/glossary/non...
#AAC #autism #neurodiversity #communication #SLP
We’re published in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School”.
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...
We’re published in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School”
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen has a chapter in "It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School" on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We’re published in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School”.
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...
Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”.
stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...
“You cannot change a reality that you cannot name.”
—Kimberlé Crenshaw
Name the systems of power.
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—Kimberlé Crenshaw
Name the systems of power.
stimpunks.org/pathways/sys...
Systems of Power Pathway
Name the systems of power. The lens of power can really help us see what's going on.
stimpunks.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
“You cannot change a reality that you cannot name.”
—Kimberlé Crenshaw
Name the systems of power.
stimpunks.org/pathways/sys...
—Kimberlé Crenshaw
Name the systems of power.
stimpunks.org/pathways/sys...
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I am excited to announce a new book and course will soon be available from myself and @emergentdivergence.com
Re-Storying Autism. A Framework For Families, Parents and Carers: Reimagining Support For Autistic People
More updates coming soon!
Re-Storying Autism. A Framework For Families, Parents and Carers: Reimagining Support For Autistic People
More updates coming soon!
January 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I am excited to announce a new book and course will soon be available from myself and @emergentdivergence.com
Re-Storying Autism. A Framework For Families, Parents and Carers: Reimagining Support For Autistic People
More updates coming soon!
Re-Storying Autism. A Framework For Families, Parents and Carers: Reimagining Support For Autistic People
More updates coming soon!
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No, autistics do not “lack empathy”: “Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly.” By Ludmila Pradlova.
**This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID**
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
**This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID**
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People
For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
No, autistics do not “lack empathy”: “Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly.” By Ludmila Pradlova.
**This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID**
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
**This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID**
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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schools banning cellphones but encouraging chatgpt are not schools that in fact care about children's mental health
So I am keeping this general but let’s say I’ve had reason to see a middle schooler’s class assignments recently. A kid with no personal tech was being throughly exposed to ChatGPT in their class work.
I tried really hard not to…be me about it.
Suffice to say I failed. I was me about it.
I tried really hard not to…be me about it.
Suffice to say I failed. I was me about it.
my 3rd grader is describing projects and I recently realized, oh god, they are doing searches and being delivered trash and they have no reference point to understand how to assess or sift; the only way is to return to the encyclopedia or similar, at least as a foundation
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
schools banning cellphones but encouraging chatgpt are not schools that in fact care about children's mental health
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The people who think vaccines cause autism would rather have their children die of preventable illnesses than live with autism, what the fuck.
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The people who think vaccines cause autism would rather have their children die of preventable illnesses than live with autism, what the fuck.
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Raising an unmasked autistic kid sounds daunting, but it truly comes down to letting small things go. Many parents would say, "Why are you sitting like that? Don't mess up the couch!". In reality, the cushion is providing sensory input & comfort to my child - I sat the same way when I was little.
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Raising an unmasked autistic kid sounds daunting, but it truly comes down to letting small things go. Many parents would say, "Why are you sitting like that? Don't mess up the couch!". In reality, the cushion is providing sensory input & comfort to my child - I sat the same way when I was little.
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You've probably been following the story about fraud in MN. I wrote about the people who provide services who are being driven into bankruptcy, thanks to the Walz' administration decision to hire Optum AI to screen all payments. It's a disaster.
Perry: Trusted providers are being unfairly swept up in Minnesota’s fraud crackdown
As the state's new anti-fraud screening system went into effect, the Holland Center expected to receive $212,000 in payments. It instead received $22,000, David M. Perry writes. If nothing changes soo...
www.startribune.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 AM
You've probably been following the story about fraud in MN. I wrote about the people who provide services who are being driven into bankruptcy, thanks to the Walz' administration decision to hire Optum AI to screen all payments. It's a disaster.
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It was amazing to watch the journalists who built this tool at work. Months and months of painstaking effort, careful reporting behind every decision.
It's the kind of work that ProPublica does best.
It's the kind of work that ProPublica does best.
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It was amazing to watch the journalists who built this tool at work. Months and months of painstaking effort, careful reporting behind every decision.
It's the kind of work that ProPublica does best.
It's the kind of work that ProPublica does best.
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
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U.S. Health is currently run by anti-vaxxers. However, the AAP remains a trusted source for vaccine information.
Vaccines have nothing to do with autism, & they help keep autistic kids healthy.
You can still access all the vaccines that the AAP recommends, & health insurance will still cover them.
Vaccines have nothing to do with autism, & they help keep autistic kids healthy.
You can still access all the vaccines that the AAP recommends, & health insurance will still cover them.
Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
U.S. Health is currently run by anti-vaxxers. However, the AAP remains a trusted source for vaccine information.
Vaccines have nothing to do with autism, & they help keep autistic kids healthy.
You can still access all the vaccines that the AAP recommends, & health insurance will still cover them.
Vaccines have nothing to do with autism, & they help keep autistic kids healthy.
You can still access all the vaccines that the AAP recommends, & health insurance will still cover them.
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Starting THIS Wednesday 7th Jan 6-7.30pm
with @emergentdivergence.com
3 sessions in 3 weeks to challenge what we know about autism.
1 What Do We Know About Autism?
2 How Do We Feel About Autism?
3 What Does Being Autistic Mean To Me?
Hope you can join us!
events.humanitix.com/embracing-ou...
with @emergentdivergence.com
3 sessions in 3 weeks to challenge what we know about autism.
1 What Do We Know About Autism?
2 How Do We Feel About Autism?
3 What Does Being Autistic Mean To Me?
Hope you can join us!
events.humanitix.com/embracing-ou...
Embracing Our Autistic Selves
The aim of this course is to help you challenge internalised ableism, and create tools and opportunities to embrace your Autistic identity.
events.humanitix.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Starting THIS Wednesday 7th Jan 6-7.30pm
with @emergentdivergence.com
3 sessions in 3 weeks to challenge what we know about autism.
1 What Do We Know About Autism?
2 How Do We Feel About Autism?
3 What Does Being Autistic Mean To Me?
Hope you can join us!
events.humanitix.com/embracing-ou...
with @emergentdivergence.com
3 sessions in 3 weeks to challenge what we know about autism.
1 What Do We Know About Autism?
2 How Do We Feel About Autism?
3 What Does Being Autistic Mean To Me?
Hope you can join us!
events.humanitix.com/embracing-ou...
“The millions of dollars spent on many new schools will do little to improve educational outcomes if they are built without cave spaces.”
—The Language of School Design : Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools : Nair, Prakash
stimpunks.org/space/cavend...
—The Language of School Design : Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools : Nair, Prakash
stimpunks.org/space/cavend...
⛺️🔥 Cavendish Space: Caves, Campfires, and Watering Holes for Dandelions, Tulips, and Orchids
Cavendish Space: psychologically and sensory safe spaces suited to zone work, flow states, intermittent collaboration, and collaborative niche construction.
stimpunks.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“The millions of dollars spent on many new schools will do little to improve educational outcomes if they are built without cave spaces.”
—The Language of School Design : Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools : Nair, Prakash
stimpunks.org/space/cavend...
—The Language of School Design : Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools : Nair, Prakash
stimpunks.org/space/cavend...
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A wonderful peer support session in Neurohub today with @emergentdivergence.com & everyone!
What a great discussion about the fluidity of being Autistic, the value of community support & neuroqueering.
We meet every monday 12.30-1.30 UK time.
More info:
autisticrealms.com/join-neurohu...
What a great discussion about the fluidity of being Autistic, the value of community support & neuroqueering.
We meet every monday 12.30-1.30 UK time.
More info:
autisticrealms.com/join-neurohu...
Join NeuroHub Community Space | Autistic Realms
Join me & David Gray-Hammond in our new community NeuroHub. Access to exclusive webinars, resources and space to connect with others! Hope to see some o ...
autisticrealms.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
A wonderful peer support session in Neurohub today with @emergentdivergence.com & everyone!
What a great discussion about the fluidity of being Autistic, the value of community support & neuroqueering.
We meet every monday 12.30-1.30 UK time.
More info:
autisticrealms.com/join-neurohu...
What a great discussion about the fluidity of being Autistic, the value of community support & neuroqueering.
We meet every monday 12.30-1.30 UK time.
More info:
autisticrealms.com/join-neurohu...
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I am excited that @thrivingautistic.bsky.social 's Discovery Programme will be starting again!
If you are interested in finding out more about your Autistic identity in a neuro-affirming community space, there are still a few places available.
More info: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
If you are interested in finding out more about your Autistic identity in a neuro-affirming community space, there are still a few places available.
More info: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
Happy 2026!
A great time to discover more about your Autistic identity!
Join our Discovery Course - Spaces available for Jan, Feb & March.
Fully funded for Irish Citizens thanks to Rethink Ireland - subsidised for international participants
Find out more: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
A great time to discover more about your Autistic identity!
Join our Discovery Course - Spaces available for Jan, Feb & March.
Fully funded for Irish Citizens thanks to Rethink Ireland - subsidised for international participants
Find out more: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I am excited that @thrivingautistic.bsky.social 's Discovery Programme will be starting again!
If you are interested in finding out more about your Autistic identity in a neuro-affirming community space, there are still a few places available.
More info: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
If you are interested in finding out more about your Autistic identity in a neuro-affirming community space, there are still a few places available.
More info: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
We reject the road to neuronormative domination and instead position ourselves at the intersection of Dewey and Freire.
stimpunks.org/space/
stimpunks.org/space/
Learning Space: At the Intersection of Dewey and Freire
Stimpunks Learning Space offers community and space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose.
stimpunks.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We reject the road to neuronormative domination and instead position ourselves at the intersection of Dewey and Freire.
stimpunks.org/space/
stimpunks.org/space/
"Interests help all learners."
-- @drkaradymond.bsky.social
💯
Especially those of us with interest-based nervous systems.
stimpunks.org/glossary/mon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoc...
-- @drkaradymond.bsky.social
💯
Especially those of us with interest-based nervous systems.
stimpunks.org/glossary/mon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoc...
Kara Dymond: Access, agency, and wellbeing: Possibilities for neurodiversity-affirming classrooms...
Access, agency, and wellbeing: Possibilities for neurodiversity-affirming classrooms & transformational teaching
K. Dymond1
1University of Toronto - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,…
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January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Interests help all learners."
-- @drkaradymond.bsky.social
💯
Especially those of us with interest-based nervous systems.
stimpunks.org/glossary/mon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoc...
-- @drkaradymond.bsky.social
💯
Especially those of us with interest-based nervous systems.
stimpunks.org/glossary/mon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoc...