Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel

Hey… 👋🏼 I REALLY need your help with something!!! You may know already that Rebecca Duffus and I have a new book coming out next month (with illustrations by the talented Autistic illustrator Carrie Schneider)…

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JK Rowling has published new essay on “transgender activism”… Why can’t she leave us alone?

Of course, I bet he won’t hold himself and his companies to this same standard. 👀

Ohh look… he’s fear mongering and spreading hate again.

When I talk about the workplace discrimination I faced 10 years ago, people often tell me I “should have sued”… but the problem with that is I didn’t have the resources to fight against my employer and their legal team. Full 1 hr 20 min video on Substack and YouTube.

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Financial stability can ensure someone has a safe, quiet, stable home, with more privacy… while those who are less financially privileged may not have the same access to a safe and stable home…

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Full one hour and twenty minute video (totally free to watch): neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/live-neuro...

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It’s much harder to try new things when you’re struggling financially… Full one hour and twenty minute video (totally free to watch): neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/live-neuro...

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If you are able to support the blog monetarily… I now have a Buy Me a Coffee account…. (Which means I can spend more time here/doing this work)… 💜 Please only support monetarily if it doesn’t add hardship to your life. 💜 You can find me at: buymeacoffee.com/neurodiverj

Paris Hilton herself is a good example of the disparities between ADHDers who have significant financial privilege and those who do not. #unstoppable #ADHD #neurodivergent #ParisHilton

neurodivergentrebel.substack.comHow Financial Privilege Impacts Our Support Needs as Neurodivergent PeopleSame Neurotype, Different Reality: Financial Privilege and Neurodivergent Support Needs - How Having Money Changes the Neurodivergent Experience

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Paris Hilton herself is a good example of the disparities between ADHDers who have significant financial privilege and those who do not. #unstoppable #ADHD #neurodivergent #ParisHilton

Paris Hilton’s financial privilege lets her turn her Neurodivergence into a celebrated asset. However, for many ADHDers, the same traits are met with financial penalties, limited access to care, and a constant struggle to simply get by.

We are more likely to be underemployed or unemployed, more likely to find ourselves in poverty, and less likely to have even our most basic needs met. That’s the difference having access to wealth can make (not just for Neurodivergent people, but for all of us).

Paris Hilton herself is a good example of the disparities between ADHDers who have significant financial privilege and those who do not. #unstoppable #ADHD #neurodivergent #ParisHilton

The superpower language some ADHDers and other Neurodivergent people use often overlooks the systemic barriers that can compound the challenges of ADHD for those without wealth.

In these instances, the core difference is not the “severity“ of our ADHD, but the shock absorber of wealth.

Paris Hilton herself is a good example of the disparities between ADHDers who have significant financial privilege and those who do not. #unstoppable #ADHD #neurodivergent #ParisHilton

Meanwhile, less privileged ADHDers who are struggling to get their most basic needs met often won’t see things that way. For ADHDers and other Neurodivergent people who are struggling financially, our experience may be defined by unmet needs, financial strain, long waits, and a lack of support.

For someone struggling to afford rent or facing discrimination at work, framing ADHD as a “superpower“ is not just unrelatable, but can feel dismissive of our very real struggles.

Paris Hilton herself is a good example of the disparities between ADHDers who have significant financial privilege and those who do not. #unstoppable #ADHD #neurodivergent #ParisHilton

While Paris shares the same neurotype as many of us, her easy access to resources lets her experience a fundamentally different reality. Her wealth and status have allowed her to manage her differences in ways that are unimaginable for many ADHDers.

Hilton’s career as an entrepreneur and media personality allows her to structure her life around her ADHD traits. She describes ADHD as her “superpower” that drove her success, a perspective that is much more possible when you have the resources to turn differences into advantages.

neurodivergentrebel.comHow Financial Privilege Impacts Our Support Needs as Neurodivergent PeopleSame Neurotype, Different Reality: Financial Privilege and Neurodivergent Support Needs - How Having Money Changes the Neurodivergent Experience Over the years, I've had the immense privilege of meeting many Neurodivergent people worldwide, with a wide range of skills, needs, abilities, backgrounds, and Neurotypes. I've also met many who are in extreme poverty, as well as some who've managed to find themselves financially privileged (either because they come from wealth or because they were fortunate enough to have skills that capitalism rewards heavily). These two groups of Neurodivergent people (those with wealth and those struggling to get by) move through the world…

How Financial Privilege Impacts Our Support Needs as Neurodivergent People Same Neurotype, Different Reality: Financial Privilege and Neurodivergent Support Needs - How Having… https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2026/10/20/how-financial-privilege-impacts-our-support-needs-as-neurodivergent-people/

I voted today…

Hey, grammar police… Nobody asked you. 😘

I feel sorry for anyone who actually believes Musk’s car flew.

Every now and then I like to ask a question… “Because we know they would taste horrible… What sauce would you use to eat the rich?” Note: This post is humor… I hope it’s obvious that nobody actually wants to “eat the rich”… of course, they’re toxic and polluted.

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Giving strangers unsolicited advice… maybe don’t do that? Ask someone if they want advice, before you force yourself on them.

I was a kid who had chronic illness (stomach issues). Yes… perfect attendance awards ARE ableist. They’re a reward for “never getting sick” or “going to school even if you are sick.” It is an award for not being disabled. That’s ableist.

As Autistic people, masking, camouflaging, and fawning responses can show up during S€X… which can have an impact on our safety and pleasure. Full video on Substack: neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

Have you seen the disturbing trend online of non-autistic men looking for “slightly Autistic” or “low-key Autistic” girlfriends? As an Autistic person, it feels predatory and ignorant. Seriously red flag 🚩 Full video: neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

I might get banned for this… but I think this topic is really important, so I am going to risk it. Full video: neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

Communication is essential for safe and pleasurable s3xual encounters, especially for Autistic people. Today I did a deep dive on this topic for my paid subscribers on Substack. Full video: neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

Am I the only one who thinks the world would be a better place if we locked up Elon Musk and then seized and redistributed his wealth???

neurodivergentrebel.comSex, Stimming, and Safety – Libido, Lube, and Latex: An Autistic Guide to Intimacy, Desire, Sensory Needs, and ConsentSomething you may or may not know about me is that I used to work at an adult retail store, and it was one of my favorite jobs. My specialty was helping people find the tools they needed to pleasure themselves and one another (toys, lube, items for safe sex, and media for visual and mental stimulation)... okay, it was a porn store. Still, my focus and specialty was helping people in the adult toy section. I loved helping people with their intimate needs, finding tools, toys, and solutions that worked for them based on their interests and desires, and, in some cases, offering a little coaching on how they could reach their first “Big-O“ (if that was something they wanted to do). In those days, sex was one of my main special interests, and even though it’s been a few years, I still am very passionate about sex. So... Let’s talk about sex, BABY!

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neurodivergentrebel.comHow Being an Autistic Person (with Interpersonal Trauma) Has Impacted My Relationships Over The YearsI wanted to share my experience of being Autistic and how my neurotype has shaped my relationships with other people. However, I have a problem because, in addition to being Autistic, I have also experienced years of interpersonal trauma (due to not knowing I was Autistic for most of my life), which makes it difficult for me to separate which parts of my experiences with others are tied to "Autism" and which parts are because of interpersonal trauma.

How Being an Autistic Person (with Interpersonal Trauma) Has Impacted My Relationships Over The Years I wanted to share my experience of being Autistic… https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2026/10/12/how-being-an-autistic-person-with-interpersonal-trauma-has-impacted-my-relationships-over-the-years/

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Maybe it is because I tend to have a very literal way of thinking but… Whenever I hear someone say “high-functioning Autism”, I can’t help but think of “An Autistic person who gets high in order to function. Anyone relate???

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Religious Indoctrination is nothing but child abuse & conformity!!!