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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)

@autisticrealms.bsky.social

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💜 ♾️ AuDHD | Monotropic | Neuro-affirming Autism advocate & consultant.
Interests: monotropism, flow, burnout & neuroqueer theory.
Writer • Trainer • Resource Creator | Former SEND EY/Primary teacher ♾️ 💜
https://www.autisticrealms.com/

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@thinkingautism.comOct 10, 2026, 11:12 PMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

As you may have noticed or experienced personally, autism accommodations can be tricky: "There is so much diversity in autism that […] what might be sensory soothing for one person might be a sensory trigger to another." @drlouisalyman.bsky.social has insights:

www.drlouisalyman.ca/blog/what-do...

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:38 AMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

New blog: Awe, Wonder and Monotropic Attention in Neuroqueer Learning Spaces

#Monotropism #AutisticJoy #Awe #Wonder #CavendishSpace #Education

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:38 AM

New blog: Awe, Wonder and Monotropic Attention in Neuroqueer Learning Spaces

#Monotropism #AutisticJoy #Awe #Wonder #CavendishSpace #Education

@syx98.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:51 PMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

I am deffo whatever this is. Not even in the most 'extreme' sense, but I think its why I never fully related to ADHD either. I am super 'brainwormy' in regards to random stuff.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:59 AMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

This morning I am live with @FundacjaJiM and @Neuroshow 2026 Discussing Why Community Matters with Ida Tymina and @autypatryk Wonderful event! Many thanks for all your work and the opportunity making a difference for the Autistic Community!

A video call screenshot shows Helen Edgar (she/they) at the top, smiling in front of bookshelves. Below, a speaker presents onstage at Neuro Show 2026, with a slide titled “Why Community Matters: Neurodiversity, Solidarity and Collective Voice.” An audience sits facing the stage, which features colourful pink and purple branding and armchairs.
@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:59 AM

This morning I am live with @FundacjaJiM and @Neuroshow 2026 Discussing Why Community Matters with Ida Tymina and @autypatryk Wonderful event! Many thanks for all your work and the opportunity making a difference for the Autistic Community!

A video call screenshot shows Helen Edgar (she/they) at the top, smiling in front of bookshelves. Below, a speaker presents onstage at Neuro Show 2026, with a slide titled “Why Community Matters: Neurodiversity, Solidarity and Collective Voice.” An audience sits facing the stage, which features colourful pink and purple branding and armchairs.
@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:56 AMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

Feeling inspired after attending The Bridge yesterday, hosted by the wonderful @jo3grace.bsky.social and The Sensory Projects. A brilliant day bringing research, practice and lived experience together to make a real difference for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (#PMLD).

Selfie of Helen Edgar and Joanna Grace smiling at the camera in a bright and very noisy Birmingham New Street Station with sweeping white arches, skylights and people in the background. Helen has red hair, glasses and a grey knitted top, while Joanna wears green earrings and a necklace.
@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:56 AM

Feeling inspired after attending The Bridge yesterday, hosted by the wonderful @jo3grace.bsky.social and The Sensory Projects. A brilliant day bringing research, practice and lived experience together to make a real difference for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (#PMLD).

Selfie of Helen Edgar and Joanna Grace smiling at the camera in a bright and very noisy Birmingham New Street Station with sweeping white arches, skylights and people in the background. Helen has red hair, glasses and a grey knitted top, while Joanna wears green earrings and a necklace.
@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:21 PM

It's PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day 9th Oct 2026

Check out my resources created by amazing people in our community about the intersection of PANS/PANDAS and Neurodivergence
autisticrealms.com/navigating-p...

More info on PANS PANDAS UK website here:
panspandasuk.org/neurodiverge...

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:19 PM

Thank you :(

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:18 PM

:(

@neurohubcommunity.org

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:07 AM

New essay with @neurohubcommunity.org: Symphrenia (sim-FREE-nee-a), a proposed word for the connected bodymind, found where AuDHD and psychosis meet. An identity you can only claim for yourself, still being made with community.

CN: psychosis, diagnosis

thewiderexistence.co.uk/p/symphrenia

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:26 PMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

www.thewiderexistence.co.uk

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:26 PM

www.thewiderexistence.co.uk

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 6:25 PM

David Gray-Hammond (@neurohubcommunity.org) and I have a new Substack, The Wider Existence. It asks what is wrong with the world around a person, rather than what is wrong with them, across madness, ecology, time, joy and kinship.

substack.com/home/post/p-218841372

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 9:01 AMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

I've made a page of support and crisis lines for Autistic people: emergency numbers, 24-hour helplines in six countries, text and BSL options for when calls feel impossible, plus LGBTQIA+ and youth support. Please save or share. autisticrealms.com/support-and-crisis-lines/

Chalk drawing of a signpost on a blackboard, with four arrows pointing different ways labelled Advice, Support, Help and Guidance, on a dusky pink background.
@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 9:01 AM

I've made a page of support and crisis lines for Autistic people: emergency numbers, 24-hour helplines in six countries, text and BSL options for when calls feel impossible, plus LGBTQIA+ and youth support. Please save or share. autisticrealms.com/support-and-crisis-lines/

Chalk drawing of a signpost on a blackboard, with four arrows pointing different ways labelled Advice, Support, Help and Guidance, on a dusky pink background.
@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 8:34 PMReposted by @autisticrealms.bsky.social

Writing_the _Dawn
writingthedawn.substack.com?r=5s86hj&utm...

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM

Writing_the _Dawn
writingthedawn.substack.com?r=5s86hj&utm...

@autisticrealms.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 4:53 PM

@stimpunks.org and @writingthedawn.bsky.social

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