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Mapping Monotropism in Education
Mapping Monotropism in Education is new: Helen Edgar on what the map means at school. It comes from the Yellow Ladybugs panel she gave with Dr Wenn Lawson in June 2025, and it is for teachers,…
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Demand Avoidance
An eighteenth Why Sheet, for the meeting where a child has been called defiant. Demand Avoidance is for the room where a child's inability to meet demands has been filed as a choice, and the plan on…
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AAC Is Not a Last Resort
A seventeenth Why Sheet, logged here late. AAC Is Not a Last Resort argues that a robust communication system is a right rather than a reward for proving you deserve one, and that AAC does not delay…
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Asks sections, published
All ten school sheets now say what to ask for. Five gained a "What to Ask For in the Room" section — Behaviorism, Alternatives to ABA, ABA Tactics, Positive Greetings at the Door, and Hoodie — and…
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Companion prompts
A prompt to go with the sheet. Four Why Sheets now carry a companion prompt: plain text you copy into whatever AI assistant you already use, which asks you what happened — your child's name, their…
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Plain Language:
A plain-language guide to monotropism, wonder and awe — what happens when Autistic and ADHD attention is given space to notice, and stay
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Spotlight on Embedding Neurodiversity into the Curriculum in Helping Professions: The Wholeness Solution with Mamood Ahmad, Psychotherapist and Author
Mamood Ahmad is a tutor, speaker, and author of A New Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy. He founded the #TADF community, which works proactively with training organisations to support the…
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What Would A Neuroqueer Pedagogy Be?
“What would a neuroqueer pedagogy be?” By Ombre Tarragnat (English translation with permission from Genre en Cours article Feb 2026)
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Beyond “Complex Needs”: Neuro-Affirming, Relational Practice with Children with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities
A neuro-affirming, relational approach to supporting children with profound and multiple learning disabilities, centred on safety, communication, and being-with.
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What schools and parents need to understand about supporting Autistic and neurodivergent children
What schools and parents need to understand about supporting Autistic and neurodivergent children
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Monotropism: A Poem
A poem about monotropism for children, young people, families and educators to open conversations about Autistic & ADHD experiences.
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Inclusion Needs Recognition, Not Erasure: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach
When headlines claim that autism and ADHD are “invented labels,” it’s more than rhetoric, it’s erasure. A explores why removing neurodiversity from education would harm the very children inclusion is…
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Why “Interest-Led” Isn’t Enough: Embracing Monotropism & Neuro-Affirming Practice
Many approaches claim to be “interest-led,” but true neuroaffirming practice goes deeper. Being monotropism-informed means honouring Autistic attention, autonomy, and sensory safety; not using…
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SPACE-TIME: A Monotropism Informed Framework for Autistic People
SPACE-TIME: A Monotropism-Informed Neuroaffirming Framework for Autistic People
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Building Connections: Teachers Starting the Year with Pupils with PMLD
Connection comes first. Relationships, trust, & small shared moments are the real foundations of learning.
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Neuroqueer Learning Spaces: Free Training for Reimagining Education
Neuroqueer Learning Spaces: Free Training for Reimagining Education By Autistic Realms & Stimpunks Foundation
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Radical Resilience
The word resilience is often used as a weapon, especially against parents/ carers whose children are different, who may be neurodivergent and who are more likely to need accommodations in school to…
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An Open Framework For Neuroqueer Learning Spaces
In Neuroqueer Heresies, Nick Walker (2021) describes embracing neuroqueering as a verb. When considering Neuroqueer Learning Spaces, we need to reinterpret, rethink, redefine, and reimagine what…
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Autistic Storytime With David Ep 6
In this episode I discuss the harm that being seen as “gifted” did me, and why intelligence as a concept does so much harm to Autistic people. This episode draws on the writing I did in my recent…
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Neuroqueer Learning Spaces — Webinar — a summary and reflection 6th May 2024
Neuroqueer Learning Spaces Webinar — A summary and reflection Neuroqueer Learning Spaces is a community project led by Ryan Boren (Stimpunks) and Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms). More information is…
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Education, Wellbeing, and Monotropism- David with Fergus Murray and Tanya Adkin
Join David, Fergus Murray, and Tanya Adkin as they discuss education and wellbeing, and where monotropism fits into the conversation. There is also some discussion of PDA and hows this relates to…
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Cavendish Spaces, Niche Construction, and Nesting- David with Ryan Boren
In this epsiode, David speaks to Ryan Boren of Stimpunks about neurofuturist ideas in education. From Campfires, to watering holes, to caves. This episode is essential for anyone with a progressive…