The Library of Neurodivergent Alexandria
An open archive of neurodivergent voices: writing, talks, podcasts and stories, gathered by the NeuroHub community.
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I spent the first eighteen years of my life feeling like a broken neurotypical. The most common thing I heard from teachers and professionals was that I was incredibly intelligent, but failing to…
I frequently return to Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell as a kind of guide on my life. In parituclar, I am drawn to a section of the text entitled The Revelation of Sonmi-451. It reads as follows: To be…
I did not choose addiction, I chose survival in the only ways available to me at the time, and that distinction matters in ways I am still finding language for. It is not a deflection of…
There is a place many Autistic people end up that doesn’t exist on any official map. It’s not a clinic, or a service. It’s not even acknowledged as a system failure. Yet, it is one of the most…
Getting sober is often sold as a before-and-after photo. Before: chaos, pain, mess, regret. After: clarity, joy, healing, gratitude, sunrise yoga. That story is comforting but woefully incomplete.…
Getting sober as a neurodivergent person isn’t a straight line. It’s more like a tide chart drawn by someone who feels weather in their bones. Some days the sea is calm. Some days it throws cutlery…
Glass Half Interesting is a blog about sober living, alcohol-free drinks, and the quiet, radical act of choosing what you put in your body. I’m nearly ten years into recovery from drug and alcohol…
In this episode of Autistic Story Time With David I explore what the concept of “mental illness” means to me as a Schizophrenic and recovering addict. The full version of this podcast is available to…
In episode 2 of my podcast I tell the story of my journey into drug and alcohol addiction. For greater detail on the specifics of my experience, please consider buying my book Unusual Medicine:…
In this episode David and friends discuss David's sobriety journey and some of the realities of addiction. This episode contains subsjects that may be difficult for some listeners. Unusual Medicine…
David is joined by Jaesic Wade of Queer Cult to discuss neurodivergence and substance use. This is an area of particular focus for David and promises to be an interesting episode! Jaesic on Facebook…
In this episode David and Kelly (AKA Behind the Mask) talk about their experiences with sobriety as neurodivergent people. Kelly's Facebook page David's Books