Issue 3 · 30 OCT 2026
Issue 3 of the Library
The first pieces on the shelves, from across the community.
Download Issue 3 as a PDF PDF · 8 pages · 2.0 MB The whole issue as a magazine, to read offline, print or share.
Is this my decade?
I was 40. I was at a conference. The energy! I was among my people (I thought) feeling like I belonged — really belonged! It was heady, something I had really never felt before. I had knowledge and…

Behind the Mask
Neurodiverse people maintain complex masks, beyond that which is expected of ordinary social masks. In a way, our masks are like Ivy: Ivy uses the structure of a tree or building to grow,adding beauty, colour and character and, left untended, to grow. It reaches into places that you never quite intended and…

Neurodivergent People and Pain
Autistic & otherwise neurodivergent people experience and relate to pain differently and it's important that medical professionals understand this. #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #ChronicPain…

Infodumplings: Halloween Hootenanny in the Haunted House
For me, haunted houses bring together themes of the horror of existence, the inevitability of death, remembrance of ancestors, DIY, making, creativity, thresholds, liminality, and seasonal rest. Ryan…

When the Web Frays: Burnout, Crisis and the Monotropic Mind
Content note: this article discusses Autistic burnout, psychiatric crisis, psychosis and inpatient admission. It does not describe self-harm. So far this series has set out the core shift (Part 1)…

AD | Why we decided to quantify stress | Autistic Identity With NeuroHub x PhiliaSense
AD | This video contains an affiliate link. NeuroHub earns a small commission if you buy through it. We measure blood pressure. Why aren't we measuring stress? The PhiliaSense team explain where the…
The cost of waiting: ADHD, early death and assessment rationing
Waiting lists are usually discussed as an inconvenience. New research suggests that for ADHDers, they are a question of risk. A meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open links ADHD to a 70% higher…

Episode One: The Thing That Was Never There
Autism is an abstraction built to make Autistic people treatable. Autistic identity is the thing that was actually there all along. This podcast episode was scripted and recorded by David…