AutisticRealmsWeird Pride is a practice of becoming. A refusal to shrink. A quiet, feral devotion to staying alive as ourselves in a world that keeps trying to make us something else.
#AutisticRhizome #Neuroqueering #Neuroqueer #WeirdPride #LiminalSpaces
Vox and the Pack 
We're writing a lot lately.
Most of it for self-employment.
Not all of our writing fits into that bucket.
So we created another space:
https://neuroqueer.systems/
A public integration space.
Writing for us.
Writing for sense-making.
Writing for self-regulation.
Topics?
Tech.
Language.
Attachment.
Systems modeling.
And anything else this #AuDHD #plural system cooks up.
No spam.
Unpolished.
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#Writing #Newsletter #weird #neuroqueer #neuroqueering #SelfCare
Ani, fury unbound[Harmony] Finding this video incredibly fascinating:
"Plural: Neurodiversity, Neurominority" by the Manifold Obscura
[CC] Plural: Neurodiversity, Neurominority by Obscura
Rachel McDoveTrying to heed Nova's advice today. Had a change to my routine this morning after a couple of really hard weeks, and I feel like shit.
Exhausted, weepy, close to meltdown.
Feeling frustrated I can't just do what I want/need to, and so much shame that I can't just be a normal fucking person.
I hate this. I hate how autism impacts my life sometimes.
But I'm going to really try and remember this isn't my fault, that I don't choose this, and that looking after myself is not the same as being self indulgent.
I'm going to try and rest and be kind to myself 💜
#Autism #Autistic #AutismSucksSometimes #Meltdown #AutisticSelfCare #ShameGoblinBeQuiet #Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #NovaSeilcheag
Exhausted, weepy, close to meltdown.
Feeling frustrated I can't just do what I want/need to, and so much shame that I can't just be a normal fucking person.
I hate this. I hate how autism impacts my life sometimes.
But I'm going to really try and remember this isn't my fault, that I don't choose this, and that looking after myself is not the same as being self indulgent.
I'm going to try and rest and be kind to myself 💜
#Autism #Autistic #AutismSucksSometimes #Meltdown #AutisticSelfCare #ShameGoblinBeQuiet #Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #NovaSeilcheag
Neurodivergent health and wellbeing can be even more complicated than it is for neurotypical people.
Which can be, at best, frustrating.
But, even if you feel you somehow did something to cause or exacerbate your health challenges (like me with dental matters) we all still deserve compassion, patience, and understanding. Especially from ourselves!
Yeah, maybe like me your depression made it hard to care for yourself and you're paying for it now. Doesn't mean we should be shitty to ourselves about it. Shame, self flagellation, cruel self talk, they don't help. They've never helped.
Learning to be compassionate to ourselves about this issue (well, ideally about everything!) makes it easier to actually face our problems.
We all deserve to live in the best health possible within the context of our own situation 💜
#Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #Health #Wellbeing #NeurodivergentHealth #NeurodivergentWellbeing #SelfCompassion
Which can be, at best, frustrating.
But, even if you feel you somehow did something to cause or exacerbate your health challenges (like me with dental matters) we all still deserve compassion, patience, and understanding. Especially from ourselves!
Yeah, maybe like me your depression made it hard to care for yourself and you're paying for it now. Doesn't mean we should be shitty to ourselves about it. Shame, self flagellation, cruel self talk, they don't help. They've never helped.
Learning to be compassionate to ourselves about this issue (well, ideally about everything!) makes it easier to actually face our problems.
We all deserve to live in the best health possible within the context of our own situation 💜
#Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #Health #Wellbeing #NeurodivergentHealth #NeurodivergentWellbeing #SelfCompassion
You don't have to know every single fact about your special interests for them to be special interests!
It's about how they make us feel and how we engage with them!
I don't know every fact about badgers, or Star Trek, but that doesn't mean they're any less an intensive autistic interest to me.
#SpecialInterests #Autism #Autistic #Nature #Comedy #Badgers #Plants #Knitting #Crafts #Neuroqueering #Neurodivergence #Snails #Reading #SciFi
It's about how they make us feel and how we engage with them!
I don't know every fact about badgers, or Star Trek, but that doesn't mean they're any less an intensive autistic interest to me.
#SpecialInterests #Autism #Autistic #Nature #Comedy #Badgers #Plants #Knitting #Crafts #Neuroqueering #Neurodivergence #Snails #Reading #SciFi
A non comprehensive list of thoughts and examples of what neuroqueer(ing) *CAN* look like.
Although, as Nick Walker says...
"...any effort to establish an “authoritative” definition of neuroqueer is in some sense inherently doomed and ridiculous, simply because the sort of people who identify as neuroqueer and engage in neuroqueering tend to be the sort of people who delight in subverting definitions, concepts, and authority."
https://neuroqueer.com/neuroqueer-an-introduction/
#Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #NeuroqueeringLife #Queering
Although, as Nick Walker says...
"...any effort to establish an “authoritative” definition of neuroqueer is in some sense inherently doomed and ridiculous, simply because the sort of people who identify as neuroqueer and engage in neuroqueering tend to be the sort of people who delight in subverting definitions, concepts, and authority."
https://neuroqueer.com/neuroqueer-an-introduction/
#Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #NeuroqueeringLife #Queering
From a Rage Against The Machine themed wellbeing package I made a while ago. The package was focused on embracing identity and anger as a tool, using the recipient's RATM special interest at the core.
#RageAgainstTheMachine #RATM #FuckYouIWontDoWhatYouTellMe #AngerIsNotAnEvil #ItsWhatWeDoWithAngerThatMatters #SpecialInterests #SpecialInterestsHeal #SpIns #NeurodivergentHealing #Neuroqueering #Neuroqueer #Neurodivergent #Wellbeing #Emotions
#RageAgainstTheMachine #RATM #FuckYouIWontDoWhatYouTellMe #AngerIsNotAnEvil #ItsWhatWeDoWithAngerThatMatters #SpecialInterests #SpecialInterestsHeal #SpIns #NeurodivergentHealing #Neuroqueering #Neuroqueer #Neurodivergent #Wellbeing #Emotions
Lots of common therapies, medications, and coping techniques don't work as well for neurodivergent people.
Which can definitely be frustrating and annoying. Especially because we don't know what will work til we've tried it!
But, just because standard treatments might not work, it doesn't mean NOTHING will. It just might take more trial and error than usual. Again, annoying!
It's also one of the reasons why having neurodivergent community can be so valuable. Seeing what HAS worked for others in similar situations can at least give us a starting point.
Neuroqueering this stuff, together!
#Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #Neuroqueering #Neuroqueer #Therapy #MentalHealth #NeuroqueerCopingMechanisms #NeurodivergentCommunity #NeuroqueerCommunity
Which can definitely be frustrating and annoying. Especially because we don't know what will work til we've tried it!
But, just because standard treatments might not work, it doesn't mean NOTHING will. It just might take more trial and error than usual. Again, annoying!
It's also one of the reasons why having neurodivergent community can be so valuable. Seeing what HAS worked for others in similar situations can at least give us a starting point.
Neuroqueering this stuff, together!
#Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #Neuroqueering #Neuroqueer #Therapy #MentalHealth #NeuroqueerCopingMechanisms #NeurodivergentCommunity #NeuroqueerCommunity
Lots of neurodivergent folk feel things VERY intensely. Which can be hard sometimes. But it doesn't make us lesser. It doesn't make us "drama queens." It doesn't make us wrong.
It can be overwhelming, tiring, and sometimes even embarrassing. But being shitty to ourselves about it doesn't make it easier to deal with. Accepting that we feel things super intensely can help us learn to cope when it happens!
And, sometimes feeling things super intensely can be freaking AWESOME! Not for all of us, we're not Borg, no one's experience is universal. But I wouldn't give up the enthusiasm, passion, and joy I feel so intensely just because I also feel less fun things just as strongly!
#Neurodivergent #Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #Feelings #Emotions #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing #FeelIt
It can be overwhelming, tiring, and sometimes even embarrassing. But being shitty to ourselves about it doesn't make it easier to deal with. Accepting that we feel things super intensely can help us learn to cope when it happens!
And, sometimes feeling things super intensely can be freaking AWESOME! Not for all of us, we're not Borg, no one's experience is universal. But I wouldn't give up the enthusiasm, passion, and joy I feel so intensely just because I also feel less fun things just as strongly!
#Neurodivergent #Neuroqueer #Neuroqueering #Feelings #Emotions #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing #FeelIt
