curiouser and curioser?
Check out these great resources:
Advocates, Bloggers, and Vloggers
Autistic, Typing
Black Girl, Lost Keys
Educating and motivating women with ADHD
Fidgets and Fries: Tiffany Hammond
How to ADHD
”Have ADHD? Know someone with ADHD? Want to learn more? You're in the right place!”
Kristy Forbes' Facebook Page
Kristy offers ND and autism support with specialization in PDA
“Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms & Definitions”
from NEUROCOSMOPOLITANISM: NICK WALKER'S NOTES ON NEURODIVERSITY, AUTISM, AND COGNITIVE LIBERTY
Neurodivergent Rebel’s Youtube Channel
”Rebelling against a culture that values assimilation over individuality. No limits. #Neurodiversity #Buddhism”
Sally Cat PDA
”A blog about adult PDA with illustrative memes. Pathological demand avoidance is classed as an autism spectrum condition.”
Trauma Geek
Janae Elisabeth offers “neuroscience education for parents and helping professionals.”
The “Unofficial” ADHD Quiz for Adults
from “Totally ADD”— a creative, educational glimpse at adult ADHD…with humor, too
Nonprofits and Advocacy Groups
The Art of Autism
Connecting Through the Arts
ASAN: The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
”Nothing about us without us!”
Aucademy
”Educators of Autistic Experience”
Autistics Against Curing Autism — Chicagoland
Autistic Women & Non-Binary Network (AWN)
CHADD— Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Equip for Equality
”Advancing the Human & Civil Rights of People With Disabilities in Illinois”
JAN— Job Accommodation Network
Neuroclastic
”Change | Divergently”
PDA Society
”Pathological Demand Avoidance Part of the Autism Spectrum”
Spectrum Suite
”Celebrating Neurodiversity Through Education”
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
”Autism news and resources: from autistic people, professionals, and parents.”
WPATH
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Podcasts
# Actually Autistic
ADHD reWired
Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast
Helpful and/or Provocative Miscellaneous Resources
Autism: How Anxiety Affects Everything
Sarah Hendrickx, Autism and Education Conference, 12th December 2013
The Body is Not an Apology
”Radical Self-Love for Everybody and Every Body”
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: Oh, That’s Why I’m So Tired!
The Female Burden of Neurodiversity
The Great Big ABA Opposition Resource List
”Stop ABA, Support Autistics: Advocating for Better Treatment of Autistic Individuals”
How to Tell Your Boss You Need To Go To Therapy During Work Hours
”Go in with a plan so it’s easy for your boss to say yes.” (from Huffpost)
iPad Apps for Learners with Complex Additional Support Needs
Neurodiversity at Work
Neurodiversity information guide for Human Resources from the UK organizations CIPD and Uptimize
A Neurodiversity Paradigm Breakdown of the DSM-5 Criteria for Autism
”From the perspective of a trauma-informed positive autistic identity.”
Nice Lady Therapists and their war against human emotion: class, disability, and culture.
from “Cussin’ and Discussin’: Mel being human in a world that says I’m not.” by Mel Baggs.
Organize 365
”How would you spend your extra time each week if your home and paper were organized?”
Shout Your Abortion
”Shout Your Abortion is normalizing abortion and elevating safe paths to access, regardless of legality.”
That’s Gender Dysphoria, FYI
”The Gender Dysphoria Bible”
You Call It Professionalism; I Call It Oppression in a Three-Piece Suit
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please note: I have selected these resources to offer supportive tools, information, and community. Inclusion of the above sites may not indicate my full endorsement of the views expressed therein. My goal remains to support, prioritize, amplify, and align with the best interests of neurodivergent communities as defined by neurodivergent communities. This list is subject to change.