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Autistic burnout is a profound exhaustion stemming from unmet societal expectations. It manifests as brain fog, physical depletion, and loss of coping strategies. The concept of lilipadding emphasizes small, manageable steps toward recovery, allowing individuals to navigate their journeys without shame. This practice promotes self-acceptance and healing within societal constraints. The post Lilipadding Through Autistic […]

For Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people, life often feels like an endless demand to leap; from one task to another, from one conversation to the next, from one state of being into another that feels jarringly alien. And yet, life itself is nothing but transitions. Every breath is a transition. Every thought, every heartbeat, every […]

Monotropism, and the subsequent work of Tanya Adkin in conceptualising Monotropic split, has been an incredibly meaningful set of ideas for the neurodivergent community. One of the most common questions, however, has been- How do we fix it? This article aims to answer that question. This is a solution to Monotropic split. The post Lilipadding […]

Depending on how long you have followed my work, you may be aware of a substance known as MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution). MMS has been touted as a “cure” for autism. Like any supposed cure it is founded on rock ground, in this case, that autism is caused by parasitic infection. What MMS actually turns […]

The Telepathy Tapes is a podcast with an extraordinary claim: non-speaking Autistic people are telepathic. Unsurprisingly, this has stirred a lot of talk online, but could this idea be putting Autistic children at risk? The post The Facebook Group Claiming Autistic Kids Are Telepathic appeared first on Emergent Divergence.

Every April Autistic people find themselves under fire in online spaces. The key debate that causes this comes down to whether April should be known as Autism Acceptance Month or Autism Awareness Month. There are countless arguments surrounding both sides of this debate, but something we often miss is the real world impact that it […]