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SYX @syx98.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am deffo whatever this is. Not even in the most 'extreme' sense, but I think its why I never fully related to ADHD either. I am super 'brainwormy' in regards to random stuff. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This morning I am live with @FundacjaJiM and @Neuroshow 2026 Discussing Why Community Matters with Ida Tymina and @autypatryk Wonderful event! Many thanks for all your work and the opportunity making a difference for the Autistic Community!

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Feeling inspired after attending The Bridge yesterday, hosted by the wonderful @jo3grace.bsky.social and The Sensory Projects. A brilliant day bringing research, practice and lived experience together to make a real difference for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (#PMLD).

Selfie of Helen Edgar and Joanna Grace smiling at the camera in a bright and very noisy Birmingham New Street Station with sweeping white arches, skylights and people in the background. Helen has red hair, glasses and a grey knitted top, while Joanna wears green earrings and a necklace.

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day 9th Oct 2026 Check out my resources created by amazing people in our community about the intersection of PANS/PANDAS and Neurodivergence autisticrealms.com/navigating-p... More info on PANS PANDAS UK website here: panspandasuk.org/neurodiverge...

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Navigating PANS/PANDAS & Neurodivergence | Autistic Realms

Our new PANS/PANDAS info-gathering templates help families, schools & clinicians understand the overlap between neurodivergence and PANS/PANDAS.

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

New essay with @neurohubcommunity.org: Symphrenia (sim-FREE-nee-a), a proposed word for the connected bodymind, found where AuDHD and psychosis meet. An identity you can only claim for yourself, still being made with community. CN: psychosis, diagnosis thewiderexistence.co.uk/p/symphrenia

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

David Gray-Hammond (@neurohubcommunity.org) and I have a new Substack, The Wider Existence. It asks what is wrong with the world around a person, rather than what is wrong with them, across madness, ecology, time, joy and kinship. substack.com/home/post/p-218841372

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I've made a page of support and crisis lines for Autistic people: emergency numbers, 24-hour helplines in six countries, text and BSL options for when calls feel impossible, plus LGBTQIA+ and youth support. Please save or share. autisticrealms.com/support-and-crisis-lines/

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.

LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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Writing The Dawn @writingthedawn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Gather & Write with @autisticrealms.bsky.social Tue 6 Oct, 10 to 11.30am UK Thu 8 Oct, 4 to 5.30pm UK Online via Zoom, open to all globally This week we're exploring apophenia, our human tendency to find meaning in patterns Reserve your space (free or by donation) www.writingthedawn.com/workshops

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Dominika Noworolska @dominikanow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For a description of a potential intersection of both re: monotropism in general rather than specifically in academia that I found helpful: autisticrealms.com/monotropism-...

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Monotropism vs Polytropism: Autistic & ADHD Attention | Autistic Realms

How monotropic and polytropic attention styles differ — and what that means for Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD people. Includes the Monotropism Questionnaire.

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Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Amazing that TB - unlike educators, health professionals & fams - doesn’t seem to have noticed or learnt from key ND-authored theory & #EdRes since his peak social media years. NHS-funded Autism Central provide free training for schs to improve #inclusion for all YP ❤️ #monotropism #doubleempathy

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David Gray-Hammond (NeuroHub Community) @neurohubcommunity.org · 21/09/2026

New book out for pre-order on kindle now! Supporting Autistic People: A Six-Point Framework. A framework for understanding what's actually happening; monotropism, sensory load, burnout, masking, trauma, and why Autistic people are the experts on Autistic lives. mybook.to/sup-autistic

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Beatrix Butnicu 🦆🪻 @beatrixbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Loved working on this paper! We mapped autistic adults’ monotropic attention as an interest-based sanctuary, and how neuronormative settings create barriers. Exploring The Phenomenology of Autistic Attention journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free read: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/24...

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Exploring the Phenomenology of Autistic Attention - Daniel Poole, Helen Molloy, Beatrix Butnicu, Elizabeth Milne, Karen Leneh Buckle, 2026

Background: Existing research has identified areas of strength and challenge in relation to autistic attention. However, this work has tended to rely on compari...

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oh...

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Field is reading a book and talking about it.

Field: This autism memoir is fascinating. A lot of it is surprisingly relatable.

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Field: It's funny that I've had similar experiences, thoughts, and habits. It's like reading about myself.

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Field stares into the distance. They are suddenly evaluating everything about their life.

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Field watches a sunset. As if watching an old world vanish into darkness before a new one comes into the light.

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Dominika Noworolska @dominikanow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ASD aspects being masked by unmedicated ADHD is quite common; and the dual aspect can be harder to diagnose without good understanding of both as they do tend to interact in funny ways. If trying to re-advocate for yourself with your GP feels like too much right now, this may be a good read for now

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Monotropism vs Polytropism: Autistic & ADHD Attention | Autistic Realms

How monotropic and polytropic attention styles differ — and what that means for Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD people. Includes the Monotropism Questionnaire.

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Dr Jessica Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

⭐ NEW PAPER ⭐ "The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people's accounts of participation in online affinity spaces," by @nelya-kot.bsky.social, @martinevandriel.bsky.social, Flo Bremner, and me, is now published in Language and Society. Very excited to finally see this online.

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The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people’s accounts of participation in online affinity spaces | Language in Society | Cambridge Core

The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people’s accounts of participation in online affinity spaces

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#ADHDAwarenessMonth Hard to focus = can't filter? Meh. In CRAE's SuPer study, ADHDers matched autistic, AuDHD and PNT adults on an attention task and showed no difficulty filtering out distractions at the simplest level. Autistic folk were seeing more. doi.org/10.1016/j.ac... 1/2

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Superior perceptual capacity is specific to autistic cognition

To systematically measure perceptual capacity for autistic, ADHD, autistic people with ADHD (AuDHD), and neurotypical adult populations, and to examin…

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm currently on leave for personal health reasons and am working in a limited capacity for a while. Replies from me may be slower than usual, and I'm grateful for your patience and understanding. Community support links in next message

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you're looking for community support in the meantime, these spaces are full of wonderful people and resources:

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not sure if you would qualify for any of these if in UK www.nhs.uk/nhs-services... www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-...

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Instructions on how to submit your room — including a prompt to give your AI if you want to build in collaboration with your preferred generative AI — are available here: stimpunks.world/your-room

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Your Room — Stimpunks.World

An empty storefront with the keys in the door. Somebody in the community gets to decorate it.

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Do you want to join us in @stimpunks.org World? Let me know what you want on your plot, or if you want to be on the main street Tell us about you and what you love. Share YouTube playlist for music watching, games anything you want! My Faery Yurt stimpunks.world/faery-yurt stimpunks.world

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Stimpunks.World

Queer without fear. Interdependent and here. Divergent and proud. Living out loud. Plucky pluralism, for human organisms. Becoming and belonging, with ribald songing.

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Stimpunks.World

Queer without fear. Interdependent and here. Divergent and proud. Living out loud. Plucky pluralism, for human organisms. Becoming and belonging, with ribald songing.

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Writing The Dawn @writingthedawn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Word of the Week: Liminal (LIM-in-ul), being at a threshold. 🌫️ Join us at Gather & Write tomorrow, Tue 29 Sept, 10–11am UK, on Zoom: a Carrie Newcomer liminal poem, a gentle prompt & quiet writing time. writingthedawn.com/workshops #NeuroAffirming #AntiRacist #LGBTQIAAffirming #AntiOppressive

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Autistic Realms website has had a refresh 🌿 Neuro-affirming tools and resources for Autistic and neurodivergent people: monotropism, education, burnout, sensory, communication, menopause, reading and downloads. Come and explore 💛 autisticrealms.com/about-page

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《 murder barbie raphael 》 @raphaelien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When Simone Weil wrote, “Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.” I felt this:

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Check out my new accessibility feature and light and dark modes on my websites! morerealms.com autisticrealms.com Thank you for helping @ryanboren.bsky.social from @stimpunks.org

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More Realms

Somewhere in the margins, another realm unfolds……..

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Check out my new accessibility feature and light and dark modes on my websites! morerealms.com autisticrealms.com Thank you for helping @ryanboren.bsky.social from @stimpunks.org

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More Realms

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