I’ve been rolling these thoughts around in my head for months.
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Lyric Holmans
Lyric Rivera (they/them), from Neurodivergent Consulting, is a late-identified Autistic and ADHD adult. Lyric is the author of the best-selling business ethics book, Workplace Neurodiversity Rising (which was praised in Forbes as “an excellent ‘how to manual’ based on lived experience and professional competence”). Other titles Lyric has worked on include collaborating with Rebecca Duffus on the U.S. version of the popular children's workbook Autism, Identity, and Me (adult version coming worldwide fall 2026), and Neurodivergent Rebel's The Weight of Normal. Lyric is also the creator of #AskingAutistics, a hashtag that connects Autistic people and allies around the globe. The philosophy of Neurodivergent Consulting is to support the creation of accessible workplaces and other spaces (via universal design) that enable Neurodivergent (and all) people to fully realize their unique talents and fresh perspectives through care and support of the whole person. This allows us to bring our full selves to the spaces we enter. View all posts by Lyric Holmans
We should have been friends as children. Thank God for leading us in the right direction. I am in the woods each and every day, and I find trees more interesting than some people. Great vlog.
That is very sweet! Thank you.
Is it subconscious? What brings it out of people? I am sometimes caught off guard by even my girlfriend’s comments.
The other day she reported, “there was a guy dressed in a freaking skirt, not a kilt, but an actual skirt. What the hell?”
I responded by asking if she remembered which side of the river she was on. Good for him for feeling comfortable, and good for the city for allowing him to feel comfortable.
Really what I wanted to say is, “what the hell is your problem with what someone else wears?” But that’s not how we talk to our significant others.
I don’t understand how anyone can feel good about themselves being so judgemental about people they don’t even know or things that have no effect on their lives.
The human tendency to other what is unfamiliar is unfortunate.
I think not being cookie cutter sets us up for something greater. I don’t fit the norm either. I’m learning as hard as it is sometimes, to be proud of it. It’s a gift.
Anti-ribald policy.
As the intolerant behaviours work by crowd psychology and by laughing down of rational reasoning, they involve having intimidatory boisterous mocking persona based on laughter, and a lot of comedy is conformist, instead of a calmly serious-minded listening persona. So they are summed up by the term “ribaldry”.
Another great vlog. I learned early on, once I stopped people trying to bully me, to just be myself. I had a few good friends that accepted me for who I was and the rest left me alone.
I agree with your views on this video and can relate in many ways. I don’t have the confidence verbally voicing but I have began writing. I look forward to looking through the rest of your content. I’m new to blogging just over a week so thank you for following