hyperactivehypatia, Author at NeuroClastic

Review: Sensory Trauma: autism, sensory difference and the daily experience of fear

hyperactivehypatia May 6, 2021

This qualitative exploration helps us understand how a community of parents and professionals all claiming to be focused on the wellbeing of autistics have come to be at such a divide from autistic advocates themselves, delicately unfolding one of the core phenomenological aspects of the autistic experience that has been hidden in plain sight for so many years.

found family artwork of three orbs with vaguely human silhouettes against a backdrop of space

Appreciating Autistic Chosen Families

hyperactivehypatia February 12, 2021

Having others I can relate to who have both intersecting identities as part of their experience has been extremely helpful in figuring out how I should go forward coping with the challenges both these issues have caused for me.

The Hunt for a Minnesota Karen Leads to Shocking Information from the Minnesota Autism Council

hyperactivehypatia September 13, 2020

A bizarre encounter with a pawnshop Karen who claims COVID doesn’t exist leads to an online scavenger hunt and uncovered a horrifying history of bullying and abuse in the government-appointed Minnesota Autism Council.

Our Golden Moment! Five ways to support the autistic community in April

hyperactivehypatia April 1, 2020

So it’s the first of April and right now the last thing on people’s minds is autism awareness. But that really needs to change, since

Global research, conceptual image. Scientist holding a globe with a laboratory bench and glassware in the background. image is to demonstrate a community organizer helping the community and autistic people with autism how to navigate the covid-19 corona virus

A commonsense guide to community response to Covid – 19 Part 1: Understanding the new normal

hyperactivehypatia March 27, 2020

Predictions about the state of the next few months, with a common-sense guide to organizing and being responsible in the era of the covid-19 global pandemic.

Covid19: Why I believe we should all be anarchists and communalists

hyperactivehypatia March 22, 2020

I will speak in terms of beliefs, because at the core there is a point where the choice of our political system becomes a matter

How mastering the Vault taught me better advocacy

hyperactivehypatia January 30, 2020

It doesn’t speak to me about grit or determination or courage or tenacity either, though for some it might. For me it speaks about the importance of understanding that success consists of living, sometimes for excessively tedious amounts of time in a predominant state of failure.

The Autism Spectrum According to Autistic People

The Autism Spectrum
According to Autistic People

NeuroClastic

Change | Divergently

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