The Incredible Inconvenience of the Neurodivergent to the “Science of Learning”: You’ll Never See Us Through Your Complexity Controls

Neurodivergent people are treated as noise to be filtered out in most studies supporting the “science of learning”. We are discounted as outliers. Our needs and ways of being are deemed too inconvenient to consider. So, the vast majority of studies just ignore us.

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Stimpunks.org Changelog for May 2025

Our website is a living document that is always changing and growing.

Here are some changes we made to the website in May.

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Comment on Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude by Arron

This is a great article, and I resonate with a lot of things written. I believe I have some kind of high functioning autism myself. I want to say though that I don't believe "identity first" language is helpful. My identity is not "an autistic person". I'm many other things but that. Imagine if it was depression - someone saying "I'm a depressed person" gives the depression way too much leverage and importance in life, it's the same with this. It can be used to justify using autism as an excuse for not living our full potential - which, in the end, only hurts ourselves.

Professor Guy Claxton on the Science of Learning

In this talk, Guy Claxton warns against the scientism and epistemic injustice of “The Science of Learning” and proposes something very much aligned with our notions of collaborative niche construction, toolbelt theory, collaboration, and iteration. These contribute to what Claxton calls “epistemic apprenticeship”.

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Niche Construction and Toolbelt Theory: Developing the Tools and Terroir of Coping and Learning

Niche Construction focuses on shaping the environment.

Toolbelt Theory emphasizes personal tool selection.

Together, they promote autonomy, adaptability, and personalized learning experiences.

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Beyond Awareness: Exploring Your Autistic Profile and Identity – Part 2

For those of you who are visual thinkers, it may be helpful to imagine the executive functions as senior staff responsible for managing a large company. Senior staff delegate and plan tasks for a business, in a similar way to how executive functioning skills enable us as individuals to plan, organise and ultimately carry out our day-to-day activities. EF skills include far more than planning and organising, some of which I will elaborate on below:

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Beyond Awareness: Exploring Your Autistic Profile and Identity – Part 1

As an autistic person, I have always been aware of my fellow neurokin. More than aware, acutely aware, a magnetic visceral connection pulling me towards my community. Even as a young child at primary school (unaware of my neurotype) my ‘autdar’ (was very strong and accurate), I instinctively felt the need to be near other autistic children. This makes sense being amongst our own community is integral to feelings of safety, belonging and happiness. But is it time to move beyond awareness?

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Seeds of Cope: A Mental Health Hootenanny

Seeds of Cope is a celebration foregrounding mental health and our many tools and techniques for coping. Join us May 17th.

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Attention tunnel wombs

About Viv Dawes I am late identified AuDHD with a PDA profile. I am a lived experience author, trainer and consultant and originally trained as an artist in the 1980s. As well as my work as an author and trainer I am a keen photographer. Thinking about how deep attention tunnels can be like a […]

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How I Made Autism Make Sense: The Autistic Triad of Distinction

The “Triad of Distinction” from Autistimatic is a useful tool for understanding Autistic experience.

The Autistic Triad of Distinction: Emotional Processing, Sensory Processing, Veracity (sense of)

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Comment on Monotropism Reflected in the Communication Style of Artistic Expression by AutisticRealms

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Stimpunks.org Changelog for April 2025

Our website is a living document that is always changing and growing.

Here are some changes we made to the website in April.

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Comment on Latest Terms in the Stimpunks Glossary for March 2025 by orianaballantyne93

cool! Famous Gamer Signs Million-Dollar Sponsorship Deal 2025 pretty

Comment on The Path to Equity Begins with Neuroqueer-Sensitive Learning Spaces by Orla Brady

So frustrating that children are still being sent home from school for autistic responses to their environment

Comment on Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude by Betsy Selvam

In reply to <a href="https://stimpunks.org/2023/06/18/lone-wolfing-the-joys-of-autistic-solitude/comment-page-1/#comment-964">Lynn</a>. I prefer to be open about being autistic. This not only helps me get any accomodations I'd need at any time but also gives me a chance to talk more about autism in real life. I find that I am able to help others and share resources.

Comment on Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude by Yoli

Thank you so much for this insightful piece. I've always been told that my desire for solitude was unhealthy. Why question was always, Then why am I so happy when I'm alone?" I think after reading this and looking at the comments, I jave decided that I love my life as it is - and I won't be bullied to change.

Comment on Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude by Lynn

This is beautiful. I see you were formally diagnosed. I have a question - do you disclose at work / find a need to?

Comment on Anxiety, Ambiguity, and Autistic Perception by Matthew C Smith

I cried while reading this. Thank you for gathering these quotes and your insight from your perspective <3

Comment on Lone Wolfing: The Joys of Autistic Solitude by Kristy

Thank you, this describes perfectly how I feel and didn't know how to explain myself.