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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An Autistic ADHD, symphrenic reading of Yeats’s “The Second Coming”: why the centre cannot hold, and how community without a centre can hold us instead.
Content note: this essay discusses psychosis, psychiatric diagnosis, burnout, and the institutional treatment of Mad people. It does not describe self-harm or crisis in detail. Support links are at…
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…
A few of you told me how helpful ‘Three Essential Resources I Regularly Share with Clients: Practical support for Autistic and ADHD adults’ was, so here are a few more. Whether you’re Autistic/ADHD…
If you are Autistic, waiting for an assessment, or supporting an Autistic child, you have probably seen the headlines. People “incentivised” to get diagnoses, an overdiagnosis crisis, a government…
What if the thing that made Odysseus remarkable wasn't his many turns, but the one thing that never turned? A personal, AuDHD read on Homer's Odyssey and the words polytropos and monotropos.
Why even the "spiky profile" still measures us against a grid — and what a constellation of intensities offers instead.
If you have spent any time navigating schools, social care, or therapy as an Autistic person or supporting a loved one, you have likely encountered attachment theory. You may have been blamed for…
Limerence in Autistic and ADHD people may be shaped by monotropism, a natural tendency toward deep focus and emotional intensity. Rather than being unhealthy or excessive, this pattern reflects how…
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…
A poem about monotropism for children, young people, families and educators to open conversations about Autistic & ADHD experiences.
Explore how monotropism shapes Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD attention. Dispelling myths, uncovering research and exploring why neuroaffirming support matters for our wellbeing.
Learn how monotropism differs from polytropism, plus research showing ADHDers and AuDHDers score higher on the Monotropism Questionnaire.