A Neurodivergent Rebel's Ramblings

Lyric Holmans the NeuroDivergent Rebel
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Rebelling against a culture that values assimilation over individuality.

  1. 01/05/2024

    S3, E1: 10 Strengths of NeuroDivergent People (That May Surprise You)

    Today I’m BACK with my first long-format-video-essay in over a year. Due to how NeuroDivergent People’s struggles are often used to describe and define us (especially in medical contexts), our weaknesses too frequently overshadow our strengths. Patreon members, Facebook Supporters, and YouTube channel members had access to this video on Wed, January 3, 2023. The video’s public release will be Friday, January 5, 2023.

    19 min

  2. 05/10/2023

    S2, E37: When I said “There’s no such thing as severe Autism” most people missed the point.

    I am Autistic, PLUS (On Twitter, I typed this out as shorthand Autism+ because of character limitations, and we made jokes it sounded like a video streaming service, like Disney+). This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/05/10/when-i-said-theres-no-such-thing-as-severe-autism-most-people-missed-the-point/

    7 min

  3. 05/10/2023

    S2, E36: Autism & Choices: Why Making Decisions is Hard for Me as an Autistic Person

    Often, rather than sorting through all the information required to make a choice. It is much simpler (in that moment) not to choose (which technically IS a choice), or go with a safe familiar option. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/05/08/autism-choices-why-making-decisions-is-hard-for-me-as-an-autistic-person/

    5 min

  4. 05/03/2023

    S2, E35: If an Autistic Person isn’t Currently Struggling “Are they still Autistic?”

    On Twitter, there was an interesting discussion I dropped in on recently talking about the medical model of Autism and how, technically (under the medical model), to be defined as an Autistic Person in a medical context, you must be someone whose Autistic traits “cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.” Due to the language above, this person suggested if you’re not struggling, you might not be Autistic in a medical context (regardless if you were diagnosed previously and met the criteria). “Are they Autistic?” they asked. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/05/03/if-an-autistic-person-isnt-currently-struggling-are-they-still-autistic/

    7 min

  5. 05/03/2023

    S2, E34: NeuroDivergence, Surviving Capitalism as an Autistic ADHD Human, and Finding a Career Path that Works for YOU

    NeuroDivergent people’s differences are cognitive and invisible and impact how we interpret the world, process information, and interact with others. Our differences also impact our strengths and weaknesses, what tasks and environments will drain us, and what tasks and environments will invigorate us. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/05/02/neurodivergence-surviving-capitalism-as-an-autistic-adhd-human-and-finding-a-career-path-that-works-for-you/

    12 min

  6. 05/03/2023

    S2, E33: NeuroDivergence Time & Hyperfocus – Managing Time & Hyperfocus as an NeuroDivervgent Person so it Doesn’t Ruin Your Life (an Autistic ADHD Perspective)

    Our individual brains’ combination of NeuroTypes (because people seldom have only one measurable brain difference) heavily influences our reality, including our experience of time (and space). This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/05/01/neurodivergence-time-hyperfocus-managing-time-hyperfocus-as-an-neurodivervgent-person-so-it-doesnt-ruin-your-life-an-autistic-adhd-perspective/

    8 min

  7. 05/03/2023

    S2, E32: Abused at School: Why Autistic Kids May Not Speak Up When They’ve Been Harmed by a Teacher

    I’d been told to listen to these adults and do what they said, and they had said I was “bad,” and I believed them. Since I thought I was “bad,” I felt I deserved all the punishment (abuse) I received. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/28/abused-at-school-why-autistic-kids-may-not-speak-up-when-theyve-been-harmed-by-a-teacher/

    7 min

  8. 05/03/2023

    S2, E31: The FUTURE is Inclusive (By Design): Asking Businesses and Organizations to do MORE when Considering NeuroDiversity, Universal Design, and Inclusion (Because it Benefits EVERYONE)

    These “disability hiring initiatives” often put those they’re supposed to serve on display, so organizations can look good by “offering jobs to people with disabilities,” but often leave us behind. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/27/the-future-is-inclusive-by-design-asking-businesses-and-organizations-to-do-more-when-considering-neurodiversity-universal-design-and-inclusion-because-it-benefits-everyone/

    4 min
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Rebelling against a culture that values assimilation over individuality.

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  • Creator
    Lyric Holmans the NeuroDivergent Rebel
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    148
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Lyric Holmans the NeuroDivergent Rebel
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