Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)

I'm Helen Edgar (AuDHD), Educational Consultant & Founder of Autistic Realms. Interests: Neuro-Affirmative Practice, Monotropism, Burnout, Disability Rights & Neuroqueer Theory. Supporting Autistic & otherwise neurodivergent people to thrive. Lots of free resources! Explore: autisticrealms.com

Feeling low on coffee & spoons! Feel free to support by sharing or donating. Many thanks, love and glimmers, Helen x ko-fi.com/autisticrealms

Feeling low on coffee & spoons! Feel free to support by sharing or donating. Many thanks, love and glimmers, Helen x ko-fi.com/autisticrealms

Full article on monotropism (and why it can look like perfectionism): www.digitalcortex.io/monotropism-...

What does ATP—our cellular energy made in the mitochondria—have to do with autism? Maybe everything. How we spend that currency is where autistic lived experience (the Theory of Monotropism) and the emerging neuroscience of predictive processing converge. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Capitalism loves monotropism for productivity until monotropism becomes a force for clarity and social justice. #autism #monotropism

I've been kind of wondering if one of the reasons why LLMs are hitting software devs so hard is because of our anecdotal but well-known skew towards neurodivergence: "Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30101594/

Monotropism and Wellbeing Fergus Murray’s keynote at the Scottish Autism Research Group 2023 Conference. monotropism.org/wellbeing/

"Therapeutic work with autistic and gender diverse individuals: a cognitive approach to multiple masking" by Renske Herrema and Anna Laws (NHS, UK). Whole section on "Monotropism and autistic joy" as well as discussion of the role of monotropism in resistance to change, etc. doi.org/10.1017/S175...

morerealms.com/my-monotropi...

Monotropism and flow in the Huffington Post! "Here’s what happened when researchers asked autistic people about their experiences." Indeed it is! Really nice coverage, with some juicy links and a quote from me(!)... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/autist...

Ticket Theory, monotropism & burnout: Autistic ADHD energy accounting 🎟️ Why some tasks never get a ticket, with thanks to Hilary Knutson and Neuro Pride Ireland. Free guide and printable tickets: autisticrealms.com/ticket-theory-monotropism-burnout/

Ticket Theory, monotropism & burnout: Autistic ADHD energy accounting 🎟️ Why some tasks never get a ticket, with thanks to Hilary Knutson and Neuro Pride Ireland. Free guide and printable tickets: autisticrealms.com/ticket-theory-monotropism-burnout/

Worth the url cut and paste--this is a really interesting twist on spoon theory specific to Aut folk.

autisticrealms.com/ticket-theor... BRILLIANT READ! @autisticrealms.bsky.social

So much love! So much community spirit! So many amazing resources!

“This is a game-changing opportunity for Autistic people, parents, and anyone working with Autistic people to access support of a quality and scale that we don’t think we’ve ever seen in one place before.” - The Autistic Collective CIC www.theautisticadvocate.com/bundle

So much love! So much community spirit! So many amazing resources!

Interesting thoughts

Ticket Theory, monotropism & burnout: Autistic ADHD energy accounting 🎟️ Why some tasks never get a ticket, with thanks to Hilary Knutson and Neuro Pride Ireland. Free guide and printable tickets: autisticrealms.com/ticket-theory-monotropism-burnout/

More Realms is the looser, weirder, more speculative sibling of Autistic Realms 🌿 Deleuzian philosophy, posthumanist thought, art, poetry and literature from Virginia Woolf to T. S. Eliot and Homer, monotropism, neuroqueer theory and symphrenia. Wander in: https://morerealms.com

More Realms is the looser, weirder, more speculative sibling of Autistic Realms 🌿 Deleuzian philosophy, posthumanist thought, art, poetry and literature from Virginia Woolf to T. S. Eliot and Homer, monotropism, neuroqueer theory and symphrenia. Wander in: https://morerealms.com

Amazing! @monotropism.org @stimpunks.org @neurohubcommunity.org @petewharmby.com check it out!

"Rest is resistance"! T Hersey Read more in my blog autisticrealms.com/autistic-pri...

Launching the Autistic Scholars Project on AutiHub: a free public database of academic publications authored/co-authored by autistic people. 354 autistic authors, 1,799 publications — with daily monitoring for new publications by included authors. autihub.org/en/autistic-...

"Rest is resistance"! T Hersey Read more in my blog autisticrealms.com/autistic-pri...

Amazing! @monotropism.org @stimpunks.org @neurohubcommunity.org @petewharmby.com check it out!

I am now a podcaster, apparently. And I'll be on the radio!

I mention this book in the most recent Autistic Small Talk episode as an example of a text I’ve read multiple times and gotten even more out of after studying related topics and returning to it.

London Autism Group Charity is recruiting a coordinator to help neurodivergent adults across London find adult learning and employment support that suits their goals and access needs. enna.org/job/london-a... Looks good for someone!

London Autism Group Charity is recruiting a coordinator to help neurodivergent adults across London find adult learning and employment support that suits their goals and access needs. enna.org/job/london-a... Looks good for someone!

The Map of Monotropic Experiences has a new home! 🗺️ Check out the free training pack, and now you can draw your own map too. What does yours look like? By Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms) and Stimpunks Foundation. https://monotropicmap.org/ #Monotropism

Check out the new website by @autisticrealms.bsky.social and @stimpunks.org Map of Monotropic Experiences - You can now create your own map! Free training pack on the website and lots more! monotropicmap.org

Signposting and information about Autistic Play & Monotropism autisticrealms.com/autistic-pla...

I've just sent my FREE Autistic Realms newsletter out! Find out about: My Ecologies of Belonging talk in Oslo (and on Zoom) with David Gray-Hammond, plus weekly Gather & Write body doubling with @writingthedawn.bsky.social Sign up to keep uptodate with community events Link: autisticrealms.kit.com

I've just sent my FREE Autistic Realms newsletter out! Find out about: My Ecologies of Belonging talk in Oslo (and on Zoom) with David Gray-Hammond, plus weekly Gather & Write body doubling with @writingthedawn.bsky.social Sign up to keep uptodate with community events Link: autisticrealms.kit.com

A week later, and I have written some more here: wattstuff.wordpress.com/monotropism-...

Jade Farrington and I have published a new piece exploring #Autisticmasking and what 'unmasking' safely actually involves. It brings together research, context and practical reflections often missing from mainstream discussions. jadefarrington.substack.com/p/delving-in...

Facts. I dare say more should know about #DrDamianMilton’s #DoubleEmpathy problem especially those working in #education @kieranrose.bsky.social explains it well Here - youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...

@kieranrose.bsky.social thank you for this brilliant article which resonates so much.

Honoured to have contributed towards this, please check it out truly amazing resources! theautisticadvocate.com/bundle/?fbcl...

If you aren't familiar with @kieranrose.bsky.social work, please read the foundational article An Autistic Burnout: thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/an-a...