I bought a wheelchair. The algorithm decided who I was.

Now imagine that happening in real time: through glasses, pendants, or AI assistants that record your life as you live it.

This is what I worry about with wearables.

New post:
When the Glasses Start Watching Back

https://medium.com/@Diogo_Mendes/when-the-glasses-start-watching-back-facfb1fa4e1b

#AIethics #Wearables #Neurodivergence #SurveillanceDesign #DigitalConsent
#artificialintelligence #technology

Embracing #neurodiversity in the fight against the extinction crisis - a new #book: #Neurodivergent, By #Nature https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/25/how-human-neurodiversity-could-help-save-nature-author-joe-harkness
Author Joe Harkness: 'Nature lends itself to people who are different ...You cannot be creative and make change and do good things unless you utilise all the different skills of the people you work with. If you don’t have diversity of people, you don’t have biodiversity."

If you love #podcasts or want to give them a try, I just published a list of Podcasts I listen to on my blog. #Neurodivergence, #MentalHealth, sciences and technology are covered.

It is an updated version of this old thread with a couple addition and some shrinkage since I started reading more and culling my podcast subscriptions down.

Anyone do this?

https://reddthat.com/post/46275399

Allistic (non-autistic) supposedly comes from combining allo and autistic.

So, they dropped the o from allo and the aut from autistic.

We would like to suggest that neurotypical be replaced similarly with a phrase that means non-neurodivergent, as NT feels icky.

So, we're thinking we could combine allo plus **divergent, but not sure how to combine them.

Do we remove the last and first syllables? That would give us allvergent.

Alternatively, could we use allodivergent?

Thoughts? Ideas?

#neurodivergent #neurodivergence #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #neurospicy #neurotypical #neurobland

Edit: Suggestions thus far:

• allovergent
• neuroconvergent
• allergen
• allergent
• gaussbrained
• neuromodal or neuromedial

The main character in "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" was very relatable. She's more comfortable with books and research than with social or romantic interactions, and is entirely focused on her special interest (faeries, which are real in her world). Her male colleague also presents as having OCD.

https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/emily-wildes-encyclopaedia-of-faeries/9780593500132.html

You don’t just “have” ADHD or autism. You are a carrier of something older than language.
These traits weren’t meant to fit, they were meant to evolve.
Explore the design beneath the diagnosis:
https://www.ndbydesign.org/post/neurodiversity-a-genetic-and-evolutionary-perspective
#Neurodivergence #ADHD #Autism #Unmasking

Hey fellow lovely neurospicy fedi folks

What are some neurodivergent things that you wish more folks of all neurotypes knew more about?

e.g.,

• Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
  • Especially how pervasive and crippling it can be
• Neurodivergent love languages
  • Especially penguin pebbling
• It's actually common to have ADHD and be autistic (AuDHD)
  • A lot of girls and women are finding themselves to be AuDHD
• Autism Speaks is an anti-autism hate organisation that promotes ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis), which is basically autistic conversion therapy

etc.

So many of us

https://reddthat.com/post/45617820

[P] And if you feel that I'm wrong about typies? Then: a.) discover which immigrants in your area are experiencing the most bigotry; and b.) privately ask them how they feel about those immigrants. If you do it without playing your hand (which you have to be careful about, as any sign of a social pressure can have them lie through their teeth)? You'll see wuickly that I'm not wrong. I wish I was wrong!

"Ky Dickens is an award-winning director, filmmaker, and host of the podcast, The Telepathy Tapes. Venturing into audio storytelling, she explores consciousness, human potential, and the profound abilities of telepathy among non-speakers with autism. Alongside neuroscientist Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell, Dickens travels the globe to learn more from non-speakers and their families, challenging preconceived notions about communication as we know it. Beyond her chart-topping podcast, her work in film tackles complex social issues to influence public policy and drive cultural change. Her acclaimed filmography includes the documentaries 'Time To Care' and 'Show Her The Money', and 'The Telepathy' Tapes is now being developed into a feature film slated for 2025."—Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

Ky Dickens (interviewed) >

https://www.tetragrammaton.com/content/ky-dickens

UPDATE

"Slipper the Penguin: A Story About Embracing #Neurodivergence " will be temporarily unavail in 6 months to make room for the new "Workbook for #Neurodivergent Kids & the Adults Who Love Them" available 07/26!

This book will be combined w/ the story so it isn't competing w/ itself.

IF YOU GET THE BOOK NOW YOU'LL HAVE A LIMITED EDITION COPY!
The new workbook will be in grayscale, so if you want the story in color, get it NOW

https://www.slipperthepenguin.com/

The Fascism of Common Sense

https://beehaw.org/post/21033122

Happy Birthday to Dr. Oliver Sacks! We have posted a short list from his private library that we hope reflects his questing mind and interests. Enjoy. #oliversacks #neurodivergence
https://zurl.co/14q5M