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How do you illustrate neurodivergence?
Read more: How do you illustrate neurodivergence?I’m back this week with an update on the picture book How it Feels to Me. This is a book about neurodivergence and sensory processing I’m co-creating with illustrator Gracie Klumpp. It’s fully crowdfunded and coming out later this year! Last year we ran into some challenges due to substandard quality of our first proof.…
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There’s some good in the world Mr. Frodo. ⛰️
Read more: There’s some good in the world Mr. Frodo. ⛰️Samwise: It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go…
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Trenches, I am in them.
Read more: Trenches, I am in them.While the neurotypical world is chanting “new year, new you” many autistic and otherwise neurodivergent folks are just struggling to get the train back on the tracks in January. Our family finds the holiday season quite difficult. Even with our best intentions to slow down and do Christmas in our own ways the change of…
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This Changed Everything
Read more: This Changed EverythingMy neurodivergent experience includes time blindness, which is magnified when working on a creative project and reaching flow state. This has some benefits, but one downside is that I have no idea how much time I’m sinking into individual projects. After one of the most creative years of my life in 2023 somehow 2024 was…
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Festive Recipes & Free Books ✨
Read more: Festive Recipes & Free Books ✨One last update before I shift into holiday hibernation. Socializing and changes in routine can take a lot of energy for an autistic. So we really prioritize gentle self regulation in December. A Correction for the Boundary Zine Last month I wrote about neurodivergent boundaries and shared a printable zine. I noticed that I accidentally…
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Entwined & Ember Book Launch! 🌿
Read more: Entwined & Ember Book Launch! 🌿This week I’ve been soft launching two books that I’ve been working on for six years. I crowdfunded these books last spring and have been working on this project since I was postpartum… that’s been six years. It feels like I’ve finally given birth to twins. Here’s a bit about the books. Scroll down for…
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Zine & Art Unboxing
Read more: Zine & Art UnboxingZines & Poetry Print from A. Wilder Art for Joy Club by Juliana Naufel & Caleb Novell Friendship & Ghost Zines from Hanna Keiner Oh Happy Dani Zines, Stickers & Mail Club Art & Zines from Jocelyn Mathewes Mail Blog by Cortney Cassidy Postcards for Rewilding the Artist Field Guide by Gaia Redgrave, “In this…
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Boundaries Zine
Read more: Boundaries ZineA few years ago I wrote a post about neurodivergent boundaries. I had the idea to type it up into a zine and ended up completely re-writing it. I’m making this one available as a digital download. Feel free to print copies and give them away (just don’t charge for them.) If you’d prefer to…
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Things Bringing Me Joy ✨
Read more: Things Bringing Me Joy ✨Part of my advocacy work right now is being autistic in public. But to continue doing that I have to take care of myself. Here are some of the things that brought me joy this week. Making Mini Zines ✂️ Different types of making meet different needs. Writing is analytical and helps me unravel my…
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Don’t skip this one. 🌻
Read more: Don’t skip this one. 🌻I have an important update today. But first, a peek inside my mental drafts folder… But I’m skipping over all of that for a time sensitive PSA. Tylenol does not cause autism. Big mistake. I logged back into Instagram after 8 months away. I couldn’t have chosen a worse time to do so.* Instagram (at…
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