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Spoonie Authors Network @spoonieauthnet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Spoonie Authors Chat for writers who manage spoons, October 12, 2026: Are you thankful for anything today? (Please quote-post and add #SpoonieAuthChat!)

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A’ine Evergreen 🏳️‍⚧️ @sith-art.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This. Same with drawing. I don’t do it just to see the finished piece, I do it because I enjoy MAKING it, the process is my hobby and therapy both.

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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 10/10/2026

I'm not worried about Skynet, I'm worried about the fact that I went from 100k+ a year to borrowing money every month to pay rent because billionaires decided to use the technology to kill as many artists as they could. I'd love to just unplug it; they've spent billions on plug security.

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Spoonie Authors Network @spoonieauthnet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Spoonie Authors Chat for writers who manage spoons, October 8, 2026: What are your goals as an author? (Please quote-post and add #SpoonieAuthChat!)

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One of the reasons I despise AI is how it robs imagination twice. First it steals from creatives and thinkers to make slop. Then it lets users bypass rather than learn a creative process. The political timing isn’t accidental. We need imagination to envision a better world that we’ll fight for.

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

See, these are three HUGE realizations about yourself and *your* process People can take years to make realizations like this through therapy. You have the personal insight, and the commitment, to make them on your own, in a pretty darn fast way i might add!

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

An oldie but goodie thread 🧵 on neurodivergence (specifically #ADHD), cycling in and out of #hyperfocus and/or the actively creative phase, and #procrastination Takeaway: If you’re still feeling the #anxiety over a problem, you are not procrastinating. Procrastination would be avoiding that anxiety

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

from nowhere. We’re thinking it over, turning it around in our minds, trying out maybe this strategy, or maybe that ruleset, until something (for lack of a better term) “clicks.” And when that click finally happens, we’re off like a shot. Suddenly we just…have the next piece of the puzzle.

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

we absolutely do keep pondering concerns and problems in the “back of our mind” while we’re doing other things. Society will call that #procrastination It’s not. It’s just a part of our process. Because for us, very commonly inspiration seems to just suddenly come from nowhere. But nothing comes

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

😌 fwiw, i don’t see you as “flailing” at all, although i fully understand that’s genuinely how it feels. I feel it too. For me, “leaning into the ADHD” is really key, because it’s useful for ADHD’s to do exactly what you’re doing—wait. I don’t necessarily think that’s the case for everyone, but

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When we’re talking about creativity, what most us need help with isn’t figuring out the “rules” — it’s disregarding them. What does it mean, to have our own process? If everyone’s isn’t the same, how do we even know what “our process” is? What really IS this creativity thing all about?

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thank you so much for sharing your thought process here! If what we’re enabling (complimentary) is not just a question/answer process, but a “refine our thoughts and ask a better question” process— —I would be thrilled with that. Because ppl may have answers, but will they be the answer for *you*

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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

found a problem! i like: imaging things that are or could be possible i dislike: working in isolation i am averse to: being told something is impossible

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I like this essay, because it illustrates how we can uncover our own unique motivational structures, and our own process. Fen does not operate well on a “save the best for last” or “treat yourself after you Do The Thing” process. Fen’s process needs the treat first; then she’s ready for The Thing:

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I ask this question because we have all been trained to work a neurotypical “creative process.” Which is slightly ironic, insomuch as #creativity is really more about breaking through our predetermined expectations. So it’s natural that neurodivergents have unusual, or undefined, creative process.

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

While pondering your dilemma, a question occurred to me: Is this struggle a newer one for you, or has it been ongoing throughout most of your life? That might give us some clues about what your process is, and how to make it work better for you. (If I’ve misunderstood, please correct me)

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q4: What role do you think autistic/neurodivergent pride plays in autistic/neurodivergent communities? In the broader world? #AutChat

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q3: Has your relationship to the idea of autistic/neurodivergent pride changed over time? #AutChat

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q2: Have you seen other people in autistic/neurodivergent communities discussing autistic/neurodivergent pride? Are there differences or similarities to how you think about it? #AutChat

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q1: How do you define autistic (or neurodivergent) pride? What does it mean to you personally? #AutChat

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s important to remember that our models for motivation are all based on neurotypical neurology. Neurodivergents have a different process. So if you feel like you’re struggling for motivation, even to do things you like, give yourself a break. It’s not your fault were given the wrong handbook.

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Corvid Dallas Multipass (he/him)(it/its) 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @genuscorvidae.bsky.social · 19/07/2024

Holy shit, this is why attempting self 'discipline' by pre-punishing my INCREDIBLY ADHD self has never once worked.

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Medusa’s Wink @medusaswink.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

In support of Morale - a brief essay on #glimmers by Fen Duradìn ☺️ To all #neurodivergents (and maybe some folx who aren’t!) during this #Disability Pride Month: Light yourselves up! For morale 😉

Fen Druadin
Feb 14 • 6
Aha!
Dopamine first.
That's the key.
Okay, hear me out.
Several things clicked into place for me yesterday as I was puttering about setting my kitchen in order.
I was thinking about how it all started with the fish tank. I hesitated to set up a fish tank, even though I really, really wanted to.
Because I knew it would cost money and money is in short supply.
I did it anyway because I have finally learned that following my joy always leads to good things.
While I was setting it up, taking a bathroom break and scrolling marketplace, the Hoosier popped up. I'd been waiting for one to pop up in my price range, but the timing was bad. I was in the middle of a project, the price was right but it needed… (1/4)

project, the price was right but it needed work, and furthermore, I was already spending money I didn't feel like I had.
I did it anyway. It was just too perfect. I dropped what I was doing, drove to Marion, loaded her up, and brought her home.
In the less than a month since then, I have:
* Set up a planted aquarium
* Repaired, cleaned, and refurbished the hoosier cabinet
* Deep cleaned and organized my kitchen
* Organized my bathroom (this was a small job, made possible by moving that wire rack into the bathroom)
Alongside all my usual things.
The kitchen has been a thorn in my side since we moved here, mostly because of that wire rack and how impossible it was to keep things organized and tidied.
Now it's beautiful and it makes me smile.
But I couldn't do it before. I just could not do it.
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So all that, and then yesterday I saw a post by The Occuplaytional Therapist, about punishing autistic children by refusing to give them things until they have completed tasks. How it's like telling someone to build a tower with blocks before they're allowed to go get the blocks. You can't do it. You need the blocks.
And then that clicked into place with something I learned about dopamine from Alex Korb. Dopamine is not just a reward chemical. It's a MOTIVATION chemical.
Aha.
Aha aha aha.
The reason setting up my fish tank cascaded into all these other things is that I got massive dumps of dopamine from it.
Every step just ping ping ping dopamine dopamine dopamine.
Which gave me the courage and motivation to take on a bigger project when I saw the hoosier come available. And it was a big project. Under less dopamine-intensive conditions, it would have been an impossible series of executive function… (3/4)

Impossible series or execuuve luncuon tasks that would have shut me down entirely.
But I did it, and I did it with joy and excitement.
And now I understand why.
Dopamine first.
Which is just a scientific way of saying what l've been feeling for the past three years: Lean into the joy.
Every time I choose to step forward into something that just freaking lights me up (hello, dopamine!), it cascades into more beautiful things and more beautiful things.
But our culture tells us from infancy that we're not allowed to have the nice things until AFTER we do the hard things.
But, y'all! That's backward!!!
You need the nice things to fuel the hard work.
Holy shit. (4/4)

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves

Drawn image of a woman reading, surrounded by books, birds, flowers, clouds, vines, stars. Text reades: Protect the Freedom to Read - Let Books Be - Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026. American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The only thing i want to add here is a reminder that while folx with ADHD may not finish every project, we also *begin* way more projects than your average bear. Projects are great, but sometimes it’s more about our process, than it is about our product.

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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

there is nothing i have to do. there are things i kind of want to do lol where kind of means i want to do them while they feel good doing. and so i can just do that and never finish anything but fun fact that doesn't feel good either.

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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

if the answer to Why do anything is to feel good in some way, adhd is like That's a cool little maxim you've got going there, would be a shame if something were to happen to it.

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chrisdri.bsky.social @chrisdri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

yeah the dopamine math just does not care about your five year plan. it wants the feeling NOW, logic can wait outside, thanks. took me way too long to realize that's not a willpower problem, it's just how the wiring bids on things

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Periwinkle Pachyderm @periwinklep.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don't have advice, but i relate strongly to this. I've tried telling myself that I can have fun doing things, even if I don't finish them. But it isn't helping so far. I still feel bad about all the half finished projects I have

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Medusa’s Wink @medusaswink.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

People say we abandon a lot of projects, but we *start* way more projects, too. And we don’t forget about the ones we move on from - they’re like experiments that didn’t work out. We file that knowledge away, and move on. #ADHD #HyperFocus #Neurodivergence (i forget stuff due to a non-adhd dx)

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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i need help with adhd and thinking and creativity and doing. any of you feel like you know about that lol. this is outside of capitalism. why/when/how to finish a thing you've started. adhd is an important factor that cannot be ignored here.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

I struggle with learning how to do creative stuff because of my adhd. If a craft requires technical skills I need to practice to master, forget it. Like drawing or painting, no. I can't tolerate the length of the "you suck at this, actually" phase. I need stuff with quick access to proficiency.

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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But currently I'm having trouble with like wanting to write but it no longer feels worth it.

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can you say a little more about this? Extremal demands like a timeline, or something else?

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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

so much of what we learn and perpetuate is wrong and we have nervous systems that could work as error correcting but capitalism requires we ignore our feelings.

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Creativity isn’t just a personality trait. For many of us, it’s a coping mechanism. That’s the real reason authoritarian regimes attack the arts.

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Grymoria of the Neo-Nether @grymoria.blacksky.app · 27/06/2026

"It's ableist for an author to use big words" Damn really? Big words are that big of an issue? If only there were some kind of book that showed words with their definitions or if only there were some kind of mini computer that people could use to look up stuff... Shut up and get to researching.

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Medusa’s Wink @medusaswink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Welp. #SocialWorkSky, #JusticeSensitivity Sky and all sundry and assorted SJW ppl—we’re up. It’s us, artists, religious scholars, teaching aids, and musicians At least it means we’re doing something right, i suppose. I will say this: I couldn’t be more proud of the company

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Dr Kelly Birtwell @kellybirtwell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join us this Monday (28th Sept) for the next ND #mindfulness session. Everything is completely optional so if you are new to mindfulness you can join us and see what it's all about, and try some short practices at your own pace if you'd like to. The time is so folks in Australia can join us too. ⬇️🙏

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 24/09/2026

i love that the prevalence of slop is making some people actually be creative and be like…idk man i can’t afford a designer and i won’t use AI so i wrote this flyer on notebook paper with a sharpie. i printed out a google doc and placed it on my cat

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Something to keep in mind regarding AI. The people being deep faked (or whatever you want to call it) have families, and friends, and collaborators who did not consent to seeing them used like that. It’s never about one person. It’s about the community.

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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For #WorldNarcolepsyDay (September 22nd) I made a smoked leg of lamb. Sleep hygiene is important, so count your sheep.

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Patricia MacDowell (Human Being) @actually-autistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sometimes we just want a friend we don't have to pretend we aren't autistic around.

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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I am truly honored to be participating in this years International Society of Neurogastronomy Conference on November 7th. This year the program will be focused on how sensory systems shape experiences with food, particularly with autistic individuals.

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2026 Symposium — ISN: The International Society of Neurogastronomy

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

…because ADHD people need structure, otherwise we fall apart. And so, I love the fact that this movie can become a cathartic expression of me realizing this but then also can be a way for people to talk about it in their own lives.”

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Creative Divergents @creativedivergents.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“And some of them are people like yourself who suspect that they have ADHD and then other people who recently got diagnosed because I think during the pandemic, a lot of people have been struggling in this new version of life, where there is less structure…

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