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A Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E34: NeuroDivergence, Surviving Capitalism as an Autistic ADHD Human, and Finding a Career Path that Works for YOUNeuroDivergent 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/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-05-0312 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E28: Self-Identified Autistics: IS diagnosis a Privilege? Why Some People May Self-Diagnose with AutismThere is a misconception that, because someone’s NeuroDivergence is identified in adulthood, they struggled less growing up than NeuroDivergent People diagnosed as children. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/18/self-identified-autistics-is-diagnosis-a-privilege-why-some-people-may-self-diagnose-with-autism/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-1904 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E14: NeuroDivergent NonBinary NeuroQueering NeuroAdventuresLearning I’m Autistic, and making the choice to learn who the most authentic version of myself could be is the reason I discovered I’m nonbinary. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/03/27/neurodivergent-nonbinary-neuroqueering-neuroadventures/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-1303 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E12: The Missing Generations of Autistic PeopleThe missing generation is Autistic/NeuroDivergent adults, typically growing up in the 1990’s (or earlier) who were missed, not discovered to be NeuroDivergent as children. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/03/22/the-missing-generations-of-autistic-people/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-0702 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E10: Who IS Lyric Rivera – the NeuroDivergent Rebel?I’m Autistic, but I didn’t know this fact about myself for the first 29 years of my life. This not knowing had a huge, mostly negative, impact on my life. Finding out the truth about myself, a few months shy of my 30th birthday, was life changing to say the least. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/03/20/who-is-lyric-rivera-the-neurodivergent-rebel/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-0503 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E9: AskingAutistics – David & Lyric Rivera – Autistic Differences – Food Sensitivities and FriendshipsDavid & Lyric Rivera talk about Autistic Differences – Food Sensitivities and Friendships This is Pt 8 (the final part) of the interview with David. Stay tuned for a NEW interview next week!!!! This episode is also available as a blog post with transcription on my website: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/02/22/askingautistics-david-lyric-rivera-autistic-differences-food-sensitivities-and-friendships/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-0406 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E6: AskingAutistics – David Rivera – Autism, NeuroDivergence, & RV LifeLyric and David answer: How is RV life different from non-RV life, for you, and possibly other ND folks? This is Pt 5 of the interview with David. Stay tuned for pt 6 next week. This podcast is available as a Blog with transcription and CC on my website: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/02/01/askingautistics-david-rivera-autism-neurodivergence-rv-life/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-0408 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E5: AskingAutistics – David Rivera – How do you maintain a Healthy Relationship while on the Spectrum?Lyric and David answer: “How do you maintain a healthy relationship while on the spectrum?” This podcast is also available in blog format (with transcription) on my website: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/01/25/askingautistics-david-rivera-maintaining-a-healthy-relationship-while-on-the-spectrum/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-0408 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E4: AskingAutistics Interview – David Rivera – What do you do about clashing NeuroDivergent traits?Lyric and David answer: How do you work through clashing NeuroDivergent traits? This podcast is also available in blog format (with transcription) on my website: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/01/18/askingautistics-interview-david-rivera-what-do-you-do-about-clashing-neurodivergent-traits/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2023-04-0407 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS2, E2: AskingAutistics – David Rivera pt 1 – Autism, Echolalia, and MimicryI’ve been thinking about the direction. I want NeuroDivergent Rebel to go in the new year, and I’ve built up with the help of all of you, this platform that I think is really awesome, but I think it has the potential to be even more awesome. And as many of you know, the reason I started asking autistic is because I never want my voice to be the only voice that’s heard on this platform. So I ask a lot of questions, hoping that many of you will share your experiences as well. And in the...2023-03-1610 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E110: Society’s Attitudes Towards Autistic and Other NeuroDivergent People Can Be DeadlyThere are a lot of obstacles that Autistic and NeuroDivergent People face, from sensory challenges, communication challenges, and misunderstandings with NeuroTypical people, and sometimes even other Autistic and NeuroDivergent People. There’s also the challenge of not having people respect and understand the way you process information. With all of these obstacles that NeuroDivergent People face in the world, for many of us, one of the biggest obstacles that we can face, unfortunately, is often going to be the attitudes that other people have about NeuroDivergent People and NeuroDivergent traits. This episode is also av...2022-12-2814 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E109: Executive Functioning Differences and NeuroDivergent People – My Autistic ADHD ExperienceAccording to understood dot com: executive functioning is a set of mental skills that includes working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control. We use these skills every day to learn work and manage daily life. Trouble with executive functioning can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions among other things. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/12/21/executive-functioning-differences-and-neurodivergent-people-my-autistic-adhd-experience/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-12-2810 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E106: NeuroDivergent Emotional Differences – My AutDHD (Autistic ADHD) PerspectiveI feel my emotions very intensely, and because of that intense internal emotional experience, sometimes that results in me having a very intense outward emotional expression, that can be seen by other people around me. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/11/30/neurodivergent-emotional-differences-my-autdhd-autistic-adhd-perspective/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-12-2007 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1: E105: We NEED to Talk About NeuroDivergent Energy Regulation – My Autistic ADHD PerspectiveFirst off, there are various types of energy a person can feel, or experience, in one’s body. There is emotional energy, when you get really excited, happy, angry, or scared, energy rises in your body… or if you are feeling down and depressed, you may have energy drained out of your body. Those are emotional energy fields. There is also sensory energy. For example, when I feel sensory overload, my brain feels like electric static is erupting out of it, and I have way too much electric current flowing through my body, and...2022-12-2010 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E104: Rhythmic Stimming – Stimming with Music – My Autistic NeuroDivergent ExperienceOne of my main stims, since I’ve been a very, very, young Autistic Person, has been revolving around music: singing, humming, dancing, rhythmically making up lyrics to things- rhythmic stimming. A lot, throughout my entire life, has been stimming with music, which is literally one of the main reasons I picked the name Lyric, because music is such an integral, and important, piece of my life. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/11/16/rhythmic-stimming-stimming-with-music-my-autistic-neurodivergent-experience/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-12-2009 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E103: Autism and ADHD are NOT Bad Behavior – Ways I Was Punished for Being NeuroDivergentHi, my name is Lyric, and I am a late discovered, NeuroDivergent adult, meaning I’m Autistic, but I didn’t find out I was Autistic until I was 29, and the ADHD wasn’t diagnosed until I was in my mid-thirties. I went a large portion of my life, falsely, believing I was a NeuroTypical. Because I did not have the autism or ADHD labels for myself growing up, other labels were put on me as a young person: “stubborn rebellious, difficult hyperactive, poor self-control, someone who doesn’t apply themselves”. All of these were put on me be...2022-12-2011 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E99: Autism, ADHD, and Bullying – My NeuroDivergent Autistic/ADHD (AutDHD) ExperienceSome of the meanest, and cruelest, things that were done to me, as a young person, by other young people, were people tricking me into doing things, because I thought they were my friends, but really they were trying to trick me into doing things that would get me in trouble, or that would amuse them. When I was very young, I didn’t understand, yet, that people would sometimes act like you’re friends, to get you into trouble. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/10/19/autism-adhd-and-bullying-my-neurodivergent-autistic-adhd-autdhd-experience/ ...2022-12-2008 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E98: Why are there SO MANY Late Diagnosed or Discovered Autistic and NeuroDivergent People???There are a lot of NeuroDivergent People who are discovering that they have brains that work very differently than many other people in adulthood, and late in life. This week I wanted to talk about why. I was not labeled Autistic or ADHD, however, I was labeled stubborn, difficult, sensitive, rebellious, fussy. The list really goes on and on. I could do an entire video, just listing off horrible things I was called, because I didn’t know I was NeuroDivergent growing up This episode is also available as a blog post: ht...2022-10-0510 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E97: Autism & NeuroDivergent Sensory Euphoria – My Autistic PerspectiveA lot of time, we spend talking about sensory distress, sensory overload, and sensory troubles, because these things often are more obvious to people on the outside, or can be more of an inconvenience on our day to day lives… but there’s also a good side to these sensory differences, called sensory euphoria, and I wanna talk more about that with you today. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/09/28/autism-neurodivergent-sensory-euphoria-my-autistic-perspective/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-09-2909 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E96: Autism NeuroDiversity and Sensory Processing – an Autistic perspective on SPDEvery single human being, whether they are NeuroDivergent, NeuroTypical, Autistic, non-Autistic, has their own unique sensory profile. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/09/21/autism-neurodiversity-and-sensory-processing-an-autistic-perspective-on-spd/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-09-2910 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E95: Autistic and NeuroDivergent Masking, Unmasking, and BurnoutNeuroDivergent masking is when a NeuroDivergent Person, either consciously or subconsciously, camouflages, or masks, their divergent traits in order to blend in or to appear NeuroTypical. Now, when we talk about masking for NeuroDivergent People, whether that’s Autistic People, ADHD, Dyslexia, any other neurodevelopmental difference, it’s important to understand that this camouflaging, this blending in, this masking, is something that many of us do in self-defense. It can be a subconscious thing. Some of us are not even aware we are doing it. It’s something we do for safety and self-preservation. It’s a surv...2022-09-1913 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E92: Autism and the Limitations of the Autistic Triad of ImpairmentsWhen talking about Autistic and NeuroDivergent brains often, because things are looked at through a medical lens, we have a pathological medical model. For autism specifically, we have what is known as the “triad of impairment”. I’m going to dive in and give my thoughts on this “triad of impairments model” of autism. Talking about the triad of impairments this week: the triad of impairments is social impairment, language and communication impairments, rigidity of thought and behavior. Those are the three triad of impairments that they are saying that Autistic People have. I would like to co...2022-08-3112 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E91: Autistic and NeuroDivergent Stimming, Fidgeting, and Sensory SeekingSomething else that’s really important, that I want everyone to understand about stimming, that I think is confusing to some people, who don’t have stimmy brains, is: how important stimming is, and how there are different types of stimming. NeuroTypicals all lump it in under one thing, in one definition. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/08/17/autistic-and-neurodivergent-stimming-fidgeting-and-sensory-seeking/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-08-1913 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E87: Late NeuroDivergent Diagnosis – Diagnosed Autistic at 29 – Reading my Autism Diagnostic ReportIt was August 23rd, 2016, when I went in for the first part of my autism assessment, an in-person interview with myself and the person who would be reviewing my childhood history and medical records. By the end of August, all of the interviews would be concluded, and by early September 2016, at the age of 29, I would be diagnosed Autistic. At that point in my life, being almost 30 and having such a bombshell of a piece of information dropped upon me, I skimmed a 13 page (actually 14 page) diagnostic report, but was very overwhelmed, and couldn’t pr...2022-07-2022 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E86: 3 Major Flaws in the Autism Diagnostic Criteria – My Autistic OpinionThere are three main reasons that I feel as if the autism diagnostic criteria, and the way we define Autistic People, and all NeuroDivergent People, is going to have to, eventually, be rewritten. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/07/13/3-major-flaws-in-the-autism-diagnostic-criteria-my-autistic-opinion/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-07-1317 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E78: I See Autistic & NeuroDivergent People Who Don’t KNOW their Minds Work DifferentlyThere are people out there in the world today who do not know that they are NeuroDivergent, and may never know in their lifetimes. Not knowing that our brains work differently from that of a lot of other people on this planet, can have impacts on us, on our mental health, and our sense of self-worth; when we constantly compare ourselves to others around us, whose brains do not work as ours do. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/05/18/i-see-autistic-neurodivergent-people-who-dont-know-their-minds-work-differently/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...2022-05-1811 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E76: Autistic & NeuroDivergent Academic Exclusion & OppressionFor Autistic People, many of us are excluded from the right to having a proper education, whether that is because we are put into these “special autism schools” that keep us out of general education, or we are excluded from education in other ways. I spent time in general education, special education, and even gifted and talented educator. None of my needs were accommodated in these classes, they were not tailored to my individual learning needs, and the school system was very traumatizing for me. I feel lucky I survived it. This epis...2022-05-1109 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E75: The Exclusion & Dehumanization of Autistic & NeuroDivergent PeopleThe problem with autism is that people, in society, don’t really see Autistic People as, fully human, complete beings. We are seen as a lesser ,second-class tier, of human. We are seen as broken, defective, NeuroTypicals, that need to try harder to fit ourselves into the NeuroTypical mold, or that we have somehow failed, because we do not fit into the NeuroTypical mold. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/04/27/the-exclusion-dehumanization-of-autistic-neurodivergent-people%ef%bf%bc/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-04-2808 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E73: Shame Kills – Autism, NeuroDivergence, Pride, & ShameShame is defined as a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or perceived impropriety. That is one definition talking about how shame is experienced from the inside. However, I want to talk more about having shame that is put on you from society and people around you; shame that is unjustified, that many NeuroDivergent, LGBTQIA, and other marginalized people may feel, and the impact that shame has on those of us who are in those groups. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/04/13/shame-kills-autism-neurodivergence-pride-shame/ ...2022-04-1308 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E71: Autistic Pride Is NOT Just about the Good Parts of Being NeuroDivergentI wanted to talk about Autistic Pride, as I talk about each and every year. I talk about it every year, because it is so important for Autistic People to be able to feel pride in ourselves, especially when society, often, tells us that we are defective, broken, and that our ways of doing things: interacting with, engaging with, and experiencing the world, are wrong; and that we should strive to cover up the NeuroDivergent parts of ourselves. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/03/30/autistic-pride-is-not-just-about-the-good-parts-of-being-neurodivergent/ --- Support...2022-03-3010 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E:70: Treating Autistic & NeuroDivergent People Equitably PT 2: Society Must ChangePart one of this series, was talking about the need for NeuroDivergent People to be able to live an authentic NeuroDivergent lifestyle. This week it is part two talking about ethical treatment of Autistic and NeuroDivergent humans, not medical treatment. We’re talking about the treatment we receive from society. Part two, diving in deeper, I want to talk about the need from society to accept us, and allow us to be ourselves and live openly and authentically; because, the reality is, though we need what I talked about in part one of this series, it...2022-03-3013 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E69: Treating Autistic & NeuroDivergent People Equitably: PT 1 The Need for a NeuroDivergent LifestyleI want to talk to you a bit today about treatment for Autistic and NeuroDivergent people… and when I say “treatment”, I want to be very clear, I am not talking about medical treatment. I’m talking about kind, and fair, just treatment of NeuroDivergent People. As I said, this is not medical treatment. This is how we need to be treated by society and those around us, and what we need in order to live successful, fulfilled, happy, and authentic NeuroDivergent lives. This episode is also available as a blog p...2022-03-3012 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E68: Queer, Trans, NeuroDivergent, Autistic: The Human Need for AuthenticityI knew, at the age of four or five, that I wasn’t a girl, but I couldn’t articulate what I knew, and the world told me I was a girl, and I had to get used to that somehow. I also knew, around the same time, that I was not like other kids, but not knowing I was NeuroDivergent, also meant not having the language to describe that experience either, and falsely believing that I was an inferior, lazy, NeuroTypical child, and then, eventually, a inferior lazy NeuroTypical adult. I held myself to those NeuroTypical stan...2022-03-3018 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E67: What is Autism to Me – One Autistic PersonOver the past five years, there have been many videos breaking down different questions and parts of my Autistic experience, sharing some of your experiences, and talking about what it’s like to be an Autistic person, but every now and then I still get the question…. “Well, that’s great Lyric, but what is autism, exactly?” It’s a question I dodge a lot of the times, if I’m honest, and that is because autism is something that’s very hard to quantify because… it is a lot of different things to a lot of people, depending...2022-03-0216 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E66: Empowering People with Sensory Processing Differences by Creating Sensory Friendly SpacesEvery human being, NeuroDivergent or NeuroTypical, has a unique sensory profile that can vary significantly from person to person, even from Autistic person to Autistic person. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/02/25/empowering-people-with-sensory-processing-differences-by-creating-sensory-friendly-spaces/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-02-2515 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E65: Humanity is a Spectrum and NeuroTypical is NOT the DefaultHey humans Lyric here, and there’s something that really bothers me with how even I talk about autism and the NeuroDivergent experience…. and that is how we always seem to use NeuroTypical people as the baseline for human existence. If you are at all curious and want to learn more, please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/02/23/humanity-is-a-spectrum-and-neurotypical-is-not-the-default%ef%bf%bc/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-02-2507 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E64: Autism & “Age-Inappropriate Interests” – My Autistic ExperienceThis episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/02/16/autism-age-inappropriate-interests-my-autistic-experience/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-02-2509 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E63: Autism & Infantilization – My Experience with Autistic InfantilizationUnfortunately, sometimes as Autistic People, when people find out we are Autistic, it can cause us to be infantilized by people around us. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/02/09/autism-infantilization-my-experience-with-autistic-infantilization/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-02-2508 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E62: Where are the Missing Generation of Autistic & NeuroDivergent Adults?The missing generation is Autistic/NeuroDivergent adults, typically growing up in the 1980s or earlier, who were not discovered to be NeuroDivergent as children (because of diagnostic limitations of the time). Autism was not even in the DSM until 1980. So prior to 1980, Autistic People weren’t even listed in the diagnostic manual. That generation, and generations prior grew up when understanding was very limited, leaving generations of Autistic People undiscovered, or missed. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/02/02/where-are-the-missing-generation-of-autistic-neurodivergent-adults/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp...2022-02-2508 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E61: The Damage of Dismissing Autistic People When We Ask For HelpMakeup is just one of many reasons non-autistic people have told me that I couldn’t possibly be Autistic and I’m going to share a few of the other reasons, things I have heard. I’d love for you to share with us things that you have heard as well. Please drop a comment. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/01/26/the-damage-of-dismissing-autistic-people-when-we-ask-for-help/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2608 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E60: Escaping the Autism Closet – A NeuroQueer JourneyLike with many things, being Autistic means that I don’t fit into the box. I make my own box. I am the square peg that can’t be put through the round hole without damaging the peg and my experience of gender is no different. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/01/19/escaping-the-autism-closet-a-neuroqueer-journey/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2002 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E59: Autism & Change – Why Change is Hard for Me as an Autistic PersonI have been dealing with a lot of change in my life recently, and as an Autistic Person, some of us can find change to be difficult; and I am one of those Autistic People who struggles a lot with change. So if you would like to know more about my experience with this, please stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/01/19/autism-change-why-change-is-hard-for-me-as-an-autistic-person/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2009 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E58: Autism StereoTypes and the Damage they Do to Autistic PeopleA stereotype is a widely held, but fixed and oversimplified image or idea, of a particular type of person or thing. This week I’m going to be talking more about how stereotypes impact Autistic and NeuroDivergent People. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/01/12/autism-stereotypes-and-the-damage-they-do-to-autistic-people/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2011 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E57: Autistic Sensory Issues – The Relationship Between Sensory Processing Differences & My Digestive ProblemsToday I’m going to be talking about sensory processing, and the impact that that has on my stomach; because I don’t think a lot of people have spoken about this, and I want to know if anyone else is noticing what I am noticing. Unfortunately, stomach problems are something that a lot of Autistic People will deal with. I know because I am an Autistic Person who has dealt with stomach issues off and on throughout my entire life. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com...2022-01-2008 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E56: Choosing & Changing Careers when You are NeuroDivergent – an Autistic Perspective“I’m experiencing severe burnout, trying to find a way to change out of a career that doesn’t make me happy in the least. Working has become almost impossible. I’m in technology and feel the pressure to stay because it pays well, and the skills I have honed for many years are focused in this field. I love the idea of working for myself, but I don’t even know how to transition into that, when I’m so tired at the end of my workday. I also can’t just quit and move back to my parents. I don...2022-01-2017 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E55: Autism and Alcohol – My Autistic Experience with DrinkingFrom personal experience, I can say that I used to use alcohol because I had social anxiety, and had all of these mandatory work networking happy hours and events, where there was always free alcohol; and alcohol made the anxiety numb, and let me tolerate being in these situations that, if I was listening to my gut, and my self, and how I really felt, I would have chosen not to go to anyway. I was putting a bandaid on things. One or two drinks, and I noticed that the sensory experience, if it is a bit...2022-01-2008 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E54: I’m Autistic PLUS – Co Occurrence, Multiple NeuroDivergence, & Why Its Rarely JUST AutismIt’s rarely JUST Autism… I am Autistic and I also have ADHD. There are some mental health issues I have, some diagnosed, some not. I have diagnosed anxiety disorder, in addition to being Autistic. I have a diagnosis of IBS. I have migraines and seizures in addition to being Autistic. I have insomnia in addition to being Autistic. There’s just many things that Autistic People can have going on in addition to being Autistic. I am also hyperlexic, in addition to being Autistic. I am not just Autistic. I am Autistic and I have m...2022-01-2009 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1: E53, NeuroDiversity in the Workplace – Asking Autistic & NeuroDivergent People to Keep a NeuroTypical PaceOne of the things that I share with organizational leaders, and members of different companies I work with, is the fact that NeuroDivergent pace, often can look different than NeuroTypical pace, and NeuroDivergent workers can have, what I like to call “variable energy reserves” and may need to adjust our schedules accordingly. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/12/08/neurodiversity-in-the-workplace-asking-autistic-neurodivergent-people-to-keep-a-neurotypical-pace/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2010 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E52: I’m Autistic – This is What I WISH People Understood About Sensory Processing & Sensory OverloadWell, for me, that is when some kind of sensory input light, sound, touch, smell, a sensation on my skin, et cetera, and so forth, becomes so overwhelming to me that I either shut down, meltdown, or run away from it; because I am basically sent into almost a panic or, just this need to stop, or get away from and escape something that is currently agitating me, within the environment around me. Some of my common triggers for sensory overload would be bright, fluorescent, lighting, certain smells, certain sounds, just really get to me. 2022-01-2009 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E51: Sharing My Trans Origin Story for Transgender Awareness WeekMy assignment had been “woman” & it was expected that I would grow into such. This realization hurt. I didn’t want to “become woman” – I wasn’t a girl. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/11/17/sharing-my-trans-origin-story-for-transgender-awareness-week%ef%bf%bc/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2005 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E50: Autistic and NeuroDivergent Masking – Help! I Don’t Know How to UnmaskNeuroDivergent masking is when a NeuroDivergent Person, a person who is brain may be Autistic, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, OCD, et cetera. Is masking or hiding that NeuroDivergence, in order to blend in and appear more NeuroTypical. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/11/17/autistic-and-neurodivergent-masking-help-i-dont-know-how-to-unmask%ef%bf%bc/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2008 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsS1, E49: - Autism & NeuroDivergent Trauma in Public Education – My Autistic ExperienceIf you would like to know a little bit more about my personal experience with school, and why education, the way it was for me, was a very traumatic experience – please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/11/24/autism-neurodivergent-trauma-in-public-education-my-autistic-experience/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2022-01-2008 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsLate Autistic Discovery – What Happened During My Autism Assessment?Lyric here, and today, I want to talk about what happens during an autism assessment, and I’m just going to be sharing what happened during my autism assessment, because obviously I’ve only been through one of those. If you would like to know what that was like, please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/11/10/late-autistic-discovery-what-happened-during-my-autism-assessment/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-11-1515 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWhy are Autism Diagnostic Numbers Increasing?Hey humans, Lyric here, and this week I’m going to be talking about why autism numbers have been going up over the past several years, and why there IS NO Autism Epidemic and this, actually, is a good thing. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/11/03/why-are-autism-diagnostic-numbers-increasing/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-11-0308 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWhy Autistic and NeuroDivergent People May Not See Themselves in the Autism Diagnostic CriteriaThis day, to day. This week, I am going to be talking about why some people do not see themselves in the diagnostic criteria for autism and other different forms of NeuroDiversity and things that are in that diagnostic manual. NeuroDivergent People aren’t in control of our own narrative & the diagnostic manuals are one way the NeuroTypicals control the narratives around NeuroDivergent People. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/10/27/why-autistic-and-neurodivergent-people-may-not-see-themselves-in-the-autism-diagnostic-criteria/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-10-2909 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsHow NeuroDivergent Masking and Burnout Can Become a Perpetual CycleSome NeuroDivergent people learn to hide those struggles and those differences, in order to appear more NeuroTypical... This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/10/20/how-neurodivergent-masking-and-burnout-can-become-a-perpetual-cycle/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-10-2911 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWhy I Left Behaviorism Behind & Quit Dog TrainingAll right. I did a post on Facebook recently, talking about how I used to be a dog trainer and how I used to really, really love behaviorism, believe it or not. I am a reformed behaviorist. I no longer use behaviorism on animals, and now my focus is entirely on teaching the animals around me to communicate with me, and that I am a safe person and how to get their needs met. So has been quite a change, and you wanted to hear more about that. So those of you that asked for...2021-10-1514 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsInternational Day of the Stim: What IS Stimming?Stimming is short for self-stimulating behaviors. – SELF-STIMULATING??? What? It’s not what you may be thinking. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/09/17/international-day-of-the-stim-what-is-stimming/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-10-1506 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutism & Meltdowns – What are Autistic Meltdowns Like?Hey humans Lyric here, and this week, I’m going to talk about what it’s like to have meltdowns as an Autistic Person. I’ve talked about what meltdowns are in the past in a very teacher- teachery kind of way. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/10/06/autism-meltdowns-what-are-autistic-meltdowns-like/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-10-1510 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutistic Emotional Responses – Autism & EmotionsThis week we’re going to talk about my Autistic experience with emotional regulation, and what my emotional experience is like as an Autistic Person. So if you have any interest in this whatsoever, Please stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/09/22/autistic-emotional-responses-autism-emotions/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-10-1511 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutism & Obsessive Behavior – Why I Can’t Always Let things Go as an Autistic PersonThis week, I’m going to be sharing something I know a bit about personally, and that is being Autistic, and having the tendency to obsess over things, and not be able to let things go. This can be a bad thing, however, we don’t talk about how this can also be a good thing, so I’m going to talk this week about how being obsessive is, neither a good or a bad thing, it’s just simply part of my, personal, Autistic Experience. This episode is also available as a blo...2021-09-1510 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutism & Sensory Aversion – Autistic Sensory Processing & AvoidanceThis week, we’re going to be talking about sensory avoiding and why, if there is a sense that is causing you pain or sensation that’s causing you pain, avoiding it is a perfectly natural response for an Autistic Person, and often a good choice. So let’s dive in. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/09/08/autism-sensory-aversion-autistic-sensory-processing-avoidance/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-09-1509 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutism & Sensory Seeking – Why do Autistic People Sensory Seek?As we dive in and talk about sensory seeking it’s first important to point out that this is going to be around all of the senses. So we’ve got the sense of touch, the sense of sound, hearing, sight, smell, taste, feeling your body in motion in space, and your sense of balance. These are all senses that are affected by sensory processing. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/09/01/autism-sensory-seeking-why-do-autistic-people-sensory-seek/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-09-1508 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsThings I Didn’t Realize Were Related to Being Autistic Before I Was Diagnosed “with Autism”Alrighty. Hey, Humans, Lyric here, the NeuroDivergent Rebel. I didn’t know I was Autistic for the first 29 years of my life. I’ve always been Autistic, it was just a late discovery. This week, I’m going to give you a list of things I didn’t know were related to being Autistic when I was growing up. Quickly, before I dive into this list, I would like to say that this is my own personal list, and that means these things are not going to be true for each and every single Autistic Person...2021-09-1514 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsIs an Adult Autism or ADHD Diagnosis Worth it?The answer to this question is going to be “yes” or “no”, depending widely on your own individual circumstances in your life. For me, it was worthwhile to go ahead and get the autism diagnosis, but that is because of my specific circumstances, which I will share with you. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/08/18/is-an-adult-autism-or-adhd-diagnosis-worth-it/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-09-1509 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutistic & NeuroDivergent People’s Invisible Struggles Pt 2: Communication & Emotional DifferencesIn part one of this video we talked, talked about is my feather here, Autistic sensory issues, masking, and even chronic pain, and how these,, invisible differences can impact Autistic People, and you may not even know that Autistic People are struggling with these things. Today we’re going to talk more about cognitive processing differences, learning style differences, some of the emotional differences, and how, we process social situations, how some of those differences can impact Autistic People, and how we engage with the world – invisible differences, and invisible things that can cause Autistic People to stru...2021-08-1213 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutistic and NeuroDivergent People’s Struggles Are Invisible Pt 1: Masking & Sensory IssuesHey Humans, Lyric here, and this week, I’m going to talk about something that people often forget, online, when they see Autistic People sharing their experiences… That many of the struggles Autistic People have are, in fact, invisible because they have to do with how we process information and interact with the world. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/08/04/autistic-and-neurodivergent-peoples-struggles-are-invisible-pt-1-masking-sensory-issues/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-08-1210 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsI’m Autistic and this is Why I Find People OverwhelmingThis week I’m going to share some personal insight as to why, as an Autistic Person, I often, sometimes, frequently, find people to be overwhelming. If you want to know why I find people overwhelming, please stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/07/28/im-autistic-and-this-is-why-i-find-people-overwhelming/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-08-1210 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAcademic Privilege – Is the Public Education System Destroying NeuroDivergent People?Hey humans Lyric here, NeuroDivergent Rebel, and this week, we’re going to talk about why the education system isn’t always ideal, and can even be traumatic, for many Autistic or NeuroDivergent People. If you would like to know more about my thoughts on this particular topic, please do stay tuned. Whew. Education is a big one. It’s a big topic.  It’s something that is painful for many NeuroDivergent People, Autistic People. That is because the school systems are designed and tailored to teach one style of learner and one type of teaching...2021-07-2312 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsIs Polyamory a Choice? – Polyamorous People and Polyamorous RelationshipsPolyamorous relationships and polyamorous people are two different things. Just like being in a Queer relationship and being a Queer Person or two different things.  A Polyamorous person “is someone who can date, commit to, and/or love more than one person.”  Polyamory/Polyamorous Relationships “involves being in multiple relationships with multiple people and building connections, feelings, and commitments with more than one person.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/07/19/is-polyamory-a-choice-polyamorous-people-and-polyamorous-relationships/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neuro...2021-07-1904 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsOf Breasts & Chests – Criminalization, Sexualization, & Nipple PoliticsEven though going topless is allowed for anyone in Austin, the person with breasts cannot draw attention to themselves, or they may risk other charges, such as public lewdness or disorderly conduct. If an arresting officer decides an individual was intentionally "lewd or obscene" or if there are minors around, a topless individual with breasts may face serious felony charges and could potentially be registered as a sex offender. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/07/16/of-breasts-chests-criminalization-sexualization-nipple-politics/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...2021-07-1603 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsNONBINARY 101 – for International NonBinary DayNonBinary is an umbrella term for MANY identifies of people who don’t identify as the binary male of female. This includes gender fluid people (like me), people who don’t identify with any gender, people who identify with multiple genders, etc. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/07/14/nonbinary-101-for-international-nonbinary-day/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-07-1506 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsThe Dangers of Assuming All Autistic People Have Anxiety & How Anxiety Messes With My LifeHey Humans , Lyric here. You may know me as the Neurodivergent Rebel and this week we’re going to talk about, one of the worst things, for me, about anxiety, is that it is a major killer of creativity, and for creative people, sometimes that means our ability to work. If you would like to know more about this particular topic, please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/07/14/the-dangers-of-assuming-all-autistic-people-have-anxiety-how-anxiety-messes-with-my-life/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-07-1514 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsIs Autism a Disability, Neurodiversity, and the Social Model of DisabilityHey Humans Lyric Holmans here, NeuroDivergent Rebel, and this week comes a question I see frequently online: Is Autism a disability? If you would like to know my thoughts, please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/07/07/is-autism-a-disability-neurodiversity-and-the-social-model-of-disability/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-07-1514 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWhy We NEED to Teach Boundaries & Consent to Autistic PeopleLyric Homans  here. I’m the NeuroDivergent Rebel, and this week we’re going to talk about boundaries and consent with Autistic People, and why it is so important that we do explain boundaries and healthy relationships to Autistic people, instead of assuming that we will never have these things, or are uncapable of understanding these concepts. If you would like to know more. Please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/30/why-we-need-to-teach-boundaries-consent-to-autistic-people/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-07-1508 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsThe Miracle of Assistive Technology for Auditory Processing Problems in PublicOne of my biggest struggles, as an Autistic Person with Sensory Processing Differences, is often the modern indoor sensory environment (especially places where many humans tend to gather under one roof). Before I knew I was Autistic, I would find myself in these places, feeling extremely agitated and overwhelmed but not realizing this feeling was sensory overload, and my flight/fight response being triggered. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/24/the-miracle-of-assistive-technology-for-auditory-processing-problems-in-public/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-07-1403 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsNeuroDivergent Polyamory – Autistic NonConformity in My RelationshipsPolyamorous people are able to have multiple relationships with multiple people at once. This extends beyond casual one-night stands, swinging, or flings (though there’s nothing wrong with that if that’s what you’re into as long as you don’t hurt people and have partners that are okay with that). This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/23/neurodivergent-polyamory-autistic-nonconformity-in-my-relationships/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-2310 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsToothbrush (Sensory) Nightmare – Autism & ToothbrushingToday I managed to brush my teeth, with my electric toothbrush, for about ten seconds. Now many of you are likely thinking to yourselves at this point that ten seconds is not nearly enough time to brush one’s mouth thoroughly, and I will admit that I would have loved to brush longer, but today ten seconds was a victory. I’m Autistic. A big part of that is altered sensory processing that can make sensations most people ignore entirely overwhelming. This episode is also available as a blog post: http...2021-06-2303 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsJune 18th is Autistic Pride DAY! What is Autistic Pride Day and Why We Need Pride for Autistic PeopleJune 18th is Autistic Pride Day, within Queer Pride Month. These are independent events. This is not a pride only for Queer Autistic People -just for the record, because that question has been asked of me before. What is Autistic Pride Day and why is this a thing? Well, if you would like to know more, please do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/18/june-18th-is-autistic-pride-day-what-is-autistic-pride-day-and-why-we-need-pride-for-autistic-people/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-2210 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsHow Do I Know if I am NonBinary? – My Enby Gender JourneyHow might one know that they themselves are nonbinary?  I’m going to share my perspective and hopefully this can be helpful to you. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/16/how-do-i-know-if-i-am-nonbinary-my-enby-gender-journey/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-1710 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsPride Month – I’m Pansexual! – My NeuroDivergent Journey with Sexual OrientationHuman sexual orientation is a spectrum, like Autism NeuroDiverseity, sexuality is a spectrum. Just like gender and many of the other things we will be discussing here this month. I remember the first thing I was ever attracted to and I say thing because it was not a person. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/09/pride-month-im-pansexual-my-neurodivergent-journey-with-sexual-orientation/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-1708 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsNeuroDiversity & Disability – Flexing the Systems Instead of Blaming People for Being Unable to Fit InBeing Autistic is not all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, it sucks sometimes, especially because of society systems & the world being stacked against us. Let’s talk about why some of us share the good parts of being Autistic: This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/05/neurodiversity-disability-flexing-the-systems-instead-of-blaming-people-for-being-unable-to-fit-in/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-1703 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsThe Need to Self Identify as NeuroDivergentWith the world constantly pressuring you to be someone else, it can be difficult to shine brightly and authentically, especially if we feel there will be consequences in doing so, or if passing for NeuroTypical has been frequently rewarded throughout your life. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/04/the-need-to-self-identify-as-neurodivergent/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-1701 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsMy Recent Autistic Burnout – Breaking the Cycle of OverworkFirst, what is Autistic Burnout? It’s a mental, physical, and emotional state that many Autistic People battle with, because of expectations to keep pace in the NeuroTypical world. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/03/my-recent-autistic-burnout-breaking-the-cycle-of-overwork/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-0402 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsNight Time LED Hoop Stim Dance FlowEngaging in one’s passions can be a wonderful way for NeuroDivergent Humans to recharge their worn out batteries. I’ve also found that engaging in regular movement and (stimmy) sensory flow activities (many of which were by hobbies for years long before ever learning that I was NeuroDivergent) have been amazing in helping me to regulate. I’m convinced that me stopping these activities when I entered corporate America, years ago (because I had no time or energy at the end of the day) had a negative impact on my mental and physical health. ...2021-06-0202 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutistic NeuroDivergent and LGBTQIA+ – Is there a Connection?Hey, humans, NeuroRebel here, and June is pride month, so this month the content is going to be a little bit different on my channel. I’m going to be talking a little bit more about Queer LGBTQIA issues this month, instead of just Autism and NeuroDiversity issues this month. I hope that we’ll be okay with most of you viewers, considering that there is a very large overlap between being Autistic and LGBTQIA. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/02/autistic-neurodivergent-and-lgbtqia-is-there-a-connection/ --- Support this podc...2021-06-0212 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsOur WildnFree NeuroDivergent Full Time RV Living AdventureWe didn’t go out. We didn’t travel. We were paying for our own prison… until one day we decided to make a jump and sell the house we could no longer afford (and most of our possessions) to buy this RV. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/01/our-wildnfree-neurodivergent-full-time-rv-living-adventure/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-06-0203 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsI Changed My Name – Why People Change Their NamesThere are a lot of reasons someone might decide they want to change their name. I’ve recently changed my name and if you only follow me on YouTube and you’re not connected with me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, this might be new information to you because I preschedule these videos in advance and a lot of these have been set up since April or March before I announced my name change. I’m Lyric, and we’re going to dive in and talk about why I changed my name and why some other pe...2021-06-0210 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsToo Cruel for Dogs but Okay for Kids? -Behaviorism Gone WrongA lot of the methods in ABA have been deemed to be too cruel to use on animals for years, but are still being used on human children. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/20/too-cruel-for-dogs-but-okay-for-kids-behaviorism-gone-wrong/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-05-2102 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAre you REALLY an Ally to the Autistic Community?Unfortunately, there are often a lot of people who I see claiming to be allies of autistic people in the autistic community. However, I don’t see these allies doing what we need or what I would need real allies to do for me as an autistic person. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/19/ally-to-the-autistic-community/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-05-2103 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsThe Need For Autistic and NeuroDivergent AuthenticityAuthenticity is defined by Dictionary . com as “not false or copied, genuine, or real.” As a Queer, multiply NeuroDivergent human, I have spent enough time living in closets and suppressing myself to know that the keys to my own personal happiness have been found in learning to live authentically and freely as an Autistic and NeuroDivergent and Queer adults. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/12/the-need-for-autistic-and-neurodivergent-authenticity/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-05-1210 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutism Positivity – My Favorite Things About Being AutisticNeuroRebel here, and this week I have a reader requested topic. You ask, what is your favorite thing about being Autistic? Thank you so much for this one. This is going to be fun. You’ve just asked me, an Autistic Person, to share about some of my favorite things. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/05/autism-positivity-my-favorite-things-about-being-autistic/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-05-0508 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWho is the NeuroDivergent Rebel and WHY do they Write?The only way people outside of a minority group will learn about the issues a minority faces is to make them care about the members of the minority group - and see us as complete humans, not broken, deviant, or lesser humans. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/05/who-is-the-neurodivergent-rebel-and-why-do-they-write/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-05-0502 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAdvice for Anyone Looking to Get an Autism DiagnosisWait times will vary greatly depending on if you live in a country with public health care or not. In America, private healthcare means costs are high, but waits are short. In the UK, services are available, but waitlists can be YEARS long. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/03/advice-for-anyone-looking-to-get-an-autism-diagnosis/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-05-0302 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsABA is abuse… yes all ABA.ABA forces, autistic people to communicate, socialize, regulate, and move in ways that are unnatural and sometimes even uncomfortable in order to ease the lives of people around them or make them more attractive to their peers. ABA teaches Autistic People that their own needs are less important than pleasing and making people around them comfortable. Making us overly compliant, leaving us more vulnerable to manipulation and abuse. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/02/aba-is-abuse-yes-all-aba/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...2021-05-0203 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsAutism & Deficits – Autistic People Aren’t Broken NeuroTypicalsHey humans, NeuroRebel here and this week, I am going to speak from the heart when I share with you why, in April, it's important for us to remember that Autistic people are not broken. So please stay tuned. Hi everyone, there are a lot of new people here over the past few months. I I'm really grateful, and also blown away, by all of the new people that have been joining across the various platforms. Thank you so much for joining me. This episode is also available as a...2021-04-3009 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsMoving Beyond Awareness, Working Toward Autistic Acceptance, Empowerment, & InclusionAwareness can be a good first step to fixing a problem (like the problems including Autistic & NeuroDivergent people in NeuroTypical society). You see something’s broken (like many of our society’s systems are) and you may even take note of some the problems you have become AWARE of within the faulty system. You are now aware BUT awareness only goes so far. Being AWARE of something is not the same as taking action. Awareness is very limited, in that it doesn’t move further, into taking actions as to what’s needed to truly include...2021-04-3005 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWhy Autistic Pride and Empowerment are ImportantHi humans, NeuroRebel here and this month we are continuing talking about autism topics for April. Although, we talk about autism topics all year long on this channel, because one month is really not enough. Autistic people exist 365 days of the year. And this week we're talking about why it is important for Autistic people to be able to have a sense of Autistic pride. If you're at all interested, please, do stay tuned. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/04/14/why-autistic-pride-and-empowerment-are-important/ --- Support...2021-04-3007 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsWhy You Should NOT Light Up Blue to Raise Awareness of Autism & Autistic PeopleHey everyone, NeuroRebel here. And you may know already that April is a month where a lot of people are going to be talking about autism, some of them may not even be Autistic. This month as we jump into April, I just wanted to start by sharing, from an Autistic perspective, why you should not light up blue  to honor and respect Autistic people. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/04/07/why-you-should-not-light-up-blue-to-raise-awareness-of-autism-autistic-people/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodivergentrebel/support2021-04-3006 minA Neurodivergent Rebel\'s RamblingsA Neurodivergent Rebel's RamblingsRethinking the Way We Describe Autistic People – From Problems to PossibilitiesHey everyone, NeuroRebel here, and as an adult, I had a very large shift in the way I think, and interact and experience with the world. If you're a little bit curious about what this shift was, please, stay tuned. When I found out that I was Autistic, at the age of 29, fairly late in life. When I would tell people this newly discovered information, often they would have a range of reactions, from not knowing how to respond, to disbelief. The reaction of one of my childhood, best friends growing up... "oh...2021-04-3016 min