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description= Authenticity is our purest freedom. Stimpunks combines “stimming” + “punks” to evoke open and proud stimming, resistance to normalization, and the DIY culture of punk, disabled, and neurodivergent communities. Instead of hiding our stims, we bring them to the front.;
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hat fits your moment skimming and scrolling are encouraged if life feels overwhelming start with get help you don t need to explain more than what you need punk we bring the hidden to the front progressive we educate for liberation proud we refuse to disappear try the plain version this page holds a lot if you want it short and clear we made a plain language version for you same heart fewer words read the plain language home page our umbrella the umbrella is our metaphor shelter for every kind of bodymind access is a process not a feature what we do stimpunks builds accessible infrastructure and public tools that support disabled and neurodivergent people to live with dignity we provide mutual aid creator grants learning opportunities human centered research and living wages for our community who we serve we exist for the direct support and mutual aid of neurodivergent and disabled people we exist to build infrastructure that supports disabled and neurodivergent people where other systems fail who we are disabled and neurodivergent led we speak from inside not about neurodivergent and disabled life what we make free tools language guides for surviving bad systems building dignity and living authentically how we work design from the edges if it doesn t work for the most excluded it doesn t work need help need support right now start here practical coping resources access tools and next steps get help crisis mode if you re overwhelmed right now pick one small next step get help coping burnout sensory safety sensory checklists table of contents stimpunks try the plain version our umbrella need help what is stimpunks explore stimpunks stimpunks in a minute start here if you are what does stimpunks mean when people are allowed to be authentic outcomes improve help us fund infrastructure that systems ignore mission philosophy why for funders our lens our impact testimonials trust transparency take a walk in our shoes what is stimpunks what is stimpunks stimpunks is a disabled and neurodivergent led mutual aid and public education project we build free language tools and access guides that help people survive bad systems find dignity and live more authentically we are a small disabled led nonprofit building infrastructure where systems fail we operate with limited funding a small staff and high demand see where the money goes expand our umbrella with a donation what people tell us after support i can t believe how incredible y all are i m in tears this is the biggest thing that s ever happened to me like this mutual aid grantee anonymous i want to say thank you and tell you you made a big difference in someone s life today i can t stop crying i ve never felt understood or seen like this before i m desperately looking for community perspective support tools to survive and feel backed into a corner mutual aid grantee anonymous trusted by disabled and neurodivergent communities candid silver seal bbb accountability aligning most read start here new here these are the pages people use most language survival tools and the stimpunks worldview most read the five neurodivergent love locutions authenticity is our purest freedom audhd dolphining monotropism questionnaire samefood penguin pebbling neurodivergent kinetic cognitive style adhd lone wolfing the joys of autistic solitude autistic burnout the cost of masking and passing start here pick the doorway that matches what you need today get help start here glossary map frequently asked questions monotropism attention worlds burnout sensory safety communication interaction access learning spaces cavendish education learning regulation coping justice systems follow what resonates keep what helps tour the site don t try to read everything take the quick orientation how to read stimpunks without getting lost explore stimpunks start with who you are or what you need whether you re autistic adhd burned out an educator or here to help no wrong door pick a doorway or keep scrolling understand neurodivergent life autism pathway adhd kinetic pathway monotropism attention worlds spiky profiles experiences of neurodivergent life everyday neurodivergent realities design better environments the stimpunks design method create a neurodiversity inclusive environment pattern language recipes cavendish space collaborative niche construction learning spaces our lens navigate systems survive education access communication interaction access regulation coping neuroception sensory load justice systems mutual aid grants sites of their own five of our projects live on sites of their own three of them ask nothing of you no reading no explaining point instead of explain cavendish cards a picture card deck for showing how you feel and what you need no reading required draw a card pass a pebble penguin pebbling a game about the five neurodivergent love locutions no winners no pressure to perform locate yourself map of monotropic experiences helen edgar s map of autistic experience area by area look up stuff zines and field guides on stellar nucleosynthesis piezoelectric bones and the neurodiversity paradigm queer the canon queering earth close readings that ask what else any of it could have been all five are made with helen edgar at autistic realms and more realms want the words use the glossary map or browse the full glossary stimpunks in a minute through stimpunks foundation we offer financial and mutual aid hire our community members as consultants provide a learning space designed for our community support our community s open research efforts coordinate neurodivergent and disabled peer support document neurodivergent and disabled culture develop and deliver education based on lived experiences host events that celebrate neurodivergent and disabled culture hold space and provide warm lines and peer respite stimpunks org is a radically inclusive space led by and for neurodivergent and disabled people blending mutual aid community care and educational resources we reimagine learning working and living through the lens of neurodiversity disability justice and lived experience our site offers rich content on neurodivergent design sensory access monotropism and noncompliant pedagogy centering voices that move through the world differently and advocating for systems rooted in access intimacy creativity and interdependence we re here to reduce harm increase access and help people live more authentically start here if you are pick what you need right now no wrong door or keep on scrolling for more about us i need help i m new here i m here to learn ️ i m designing spaces i want the frameworks i want to fund this new here get oriented and find your first doorway start here donors fund care infrastructure built by and for disabled and neurodivergent people donate educators plain language frameworks and field guides for your classroom education pathway healthcare workers lived experience perspectives you won t find in clinical guidelines healthcare pathway volunteers contributors flexible consent based ways to help build volunteer community come as you are take what you need add what you can join our community need help mutual aid creator grants and practical support get help accountability is care where the money goes annual reports policies what does stimpunks mean stimming self stimulatory movements and expressions that help self regulation the repetition of physical movements sounds or words or the repetitive movement of objects stimpunks combines stimming punks to evoke open and proud stimming resistance to normalization and the diy culture of punk disabled and neurodivergent communities instead of hiding our stims we bring them to the front everything that was normally supposed to be hidden was brought to the front punk subculture wikipedia punk has always been about dragging the truth into the light showing the wires the scars the labor the mess it s about rejecting the lie that systems are neutral and exposing who pays the cost when they pretend to be the term stimpunk itself is a fusion of stimming and punk symbolizing a proud embrace of behaviors and identities that mainstream culture frequently stigmatizes by bringing to the forefront what is typically hidden such as stimming behaviors stimpunks fosters an environment where individuals can express themselves without fear of judgment that s what the name stimpunks means to us read on for how we bring the hidden to the front by pursuing authenticity our purest freedom when people are allowed to be authentic outcomes improve authenticity is our purest freedom the journey of undoing an open letter to who needs it siti girl miami stimpunks is a neurodivergent and disabled led rebellion against systems that demand conformity to grant humanity we build community move money directly to people who need it and create learning and access tools that reject fixing compliance and forced normalcy grounded in the belief that authenticity is our purest freedom stimpunks exists to tear down ableist norms and replace them with care autonomy and spaces where no one has to mask to survive stimpunks was truly my first encounter with a community created by and for neurodivergent disabled people outside the context of schooling and it changed my intellectual life forever it s a diy humanizing rebellion nick covington of human restoration project so that we may all pursue our purest freedom we have to challenge the norm and change the narrative around people who are neurodivergent or disabled thus stimpunks we don t fix people we fix systems we fix access expectations and environments fix injustice not us difference isn t a problem our guiding principle is simple and measurable in impact when people are allowed to be authentic outcomes improve the freedom to be fully seen and heard in all my glory is my heart s deepest request this is a prayer self love letter a final notice to my inner critic one more voice in the echo thank you for witnessing my purest form the journey of undoing an open letter to who needs it siti girl miami at stimpunks foundation the declaration authenticity is our purest freedom serves as a guiding principle that underscores our commitment to empowering neurodivergent and disabled individuals this ethos champions the right to self expression and the dismantling of societal norms that often marginalize those who diverge from conventional standards we reject neuronormativity and demand the right to live and learn differently we reject neuronormativity the idea that there is one correct way to think learn communicate or exist schools workplaces and institutions are built around narrow expectations of attention behavior productivity and emotional expression and anyone who falls outside those lines is pressured to mask comply or disappear we demand the right to live and learn differently that means honoring diverse sensory needs communication styles learning rhythms and ways of engaging with the world it means designing environments that adapt to people instead of forcing people to adapt to systems difference is not a deficit to be corrected it is a reality to be respected and supported read our manifesto i m not broken not a broken robot or failed competitor or weirdo whose entire life is pathologized i m a reasonable and excellent human being with human limits and gifts i m part of variety not deviation a multimodal response in the final class graduate research participant as cited in dymond 2025a p 69 kara dymond access agency and wellbeing possibilities for neurodiversity affirming classrooms youtube help us fund infrastructure that systems ignore we currently fund one mutual aid grant per month demand exceeds our budget your support directly expands capacity more grants more regulation resources more public tools built by and for disabled and neurodivergent people donate now employer match see accountability our series we follow problems all the way through eight series of sustained inquiry into broken systems naming structural failure documenting who it harms and building the case for something better explore our series mission philosophy these are our guiding documents the compasses and stars that align us on our mission read one skim all or bookmark and return mission resources directly into the hands of neurodivergent and disabled people creed center the marginalized design is tested at the edges covenant an open welcoming healthy community philosophy the compasses and stars that align us manifesto we reject neuronormativity and demand the right to live differently tenets 27 principles from authenticity is sacred to no one is disposable interdependence our survival is bound up together design at the edges tested where bias and inequality are exposed we steer by these compasses explore our framing documents why what s our motivation why do we do what we do the help we provide real help against the onslaught direct support to individuals is the most effective way to alleviate the barriers that keep neurodivergent and disabled people from thriving the need one in four u s adults is disabled yet our community receives only 2 of grant funding and just 19 of us are employed the systems built to serve us were built without us our moment of obligation we rolled our own education and built our own care systems because the only people who care enough to work for our liberation are us read the full story for funders funding stimpunks supports immediate relief and durable cultural change led by those most affected we ve gathered everything funders need in one place in one place a funder brief a one page grant narrative seven reasons your money goes further answers to the questions funders usually ask a grant application crosswalk and why the giving landscape is shifting toward peer accountable mutual aid read the funder briefs donate to stimpunks our lens stimpunks core ideas as short briefs how we understand autism disability care and systems differently grounded in lived experience not neutral definitions but tools for perceiving differently tier 1 foundations autism is a neurotype not a disorder human needs not special needs broken systems not broken people care is infrastructure authenticity is our purest freedom nothing about us without us in practice tier 2 design power foreground complexity as the baseline consent beats compliance the average user is a myth design is tested at the edges name the systems of power go deeper explore the full lens 5 tiers our impact number of mutual aid grants 111 amount of mutual aid grants 68 350 number of creator grants 15 amount of creator grants 45 000 amount of all grants 113 350 number of web pages published 1 481 number of google scholar citations 80 visit our impact page donate testimonials stimpunks was truly my first encounter with a community created by and for neurodivergent disabled people outside the context of schooling and it changed my intellectual life forever it s a diy humanizing rebellion nick coving...
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