Pivoting with Purpose: Help Keep the Rebel Writing – ‘NeuroDiversity is Natural’ Coffee Mug

Pivoting in Uncertain Times: A Letter & A Fundraiser – This mug sale is part of an ongoing fundraising effort to help support the NeuroDivergent Rebel Blog’s Advocacy & Education Efforts.
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My Autistic Truth: My Real Voice Isn’t the One That Comes Out of My Mouth – The Accessibility of Typing: One Autistic Person’s Experience

Hyperlexia, Handwriting Pain, and Finding Freedom in a Word Document – Typing vs. Handwriting: An Autistic Perspective on Fine Motor Skills and Working Memory #MyAutisticTruth Continue reading My Autistic Truth: My Real Voice Isn’t the One That Comes Out of My Mouth – The Accessibility of Typing: One Autistic Person’s Experience

ADHD and Me – Is It Trauma, Autism, ADHD, or… All of the Above?: Years After Being Diagnosed, THIS YEAR I’m Finally Unpacking My ADHD Identity

I Almost Convinced Myself I Wasn’t ADHD. Then a Deadline Proved Me Wrong. What Does a Healed, Untraumatized ADHDer Look Like? I’m determined to find out.
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NeuroDivergent Rebel's The Weight of Normal by Lyric Rivera - a teal book with purple text and a pink brain, there is also a person holding a heavy boulder on their shoulders - cover text reads: Assimilate or Be Punished: A NeuroDivergent, Queer Memoir of Survival and Awakening in a World That Demands Conformity A Look at the harms and traumas of NeuroDivergent Conversion "Therapy" and other methods of forced assimilation.

The Autistic Burnout That Led Me Home to Myself: The Life I Built Was a Prison. My Autism Diagnosis Handed Me the Key.

My Battery Was Draining Faster Than It Could Charge. My Needs Weren’t the Problem. Ignoring Them Was. When I was diagnosed Autistic, more than 9 years ago now, I was at a low point in my life. I was in … Continue reading The Autistic Burnout That Led Me Home to Myself: The Life I Built Was a Prison. My Autism Diagnosis Handed Me the Key.

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Rest Is Not a Reward. It’s a Right. – We Are Not Burnt Out. We Are Being Burned. – On Being Fuel, Instead of Being Fed.

Planting a Neurodivergent Mind in Neurotypical Soil. – I Wasn’t Lazy. I Was Autistic and Burnt Out. What My Autism Diagnosis Taught Me About Rest. We reside in a world that encourages self-neglect, where rest is viewed as a reward … Continue reading Rest Is Not a Reward. It’s a Right. – We Are Not Burnt Out. We Are Being Burned. – On Being Fuel, Instead of Being Fed.