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s 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 covington of human restoration project a good measure of any movement is in the stories of the people it touches in this section community members grantees and allies share what stimpunks has meant to them from places of liberation and joy to moments of profound connection and belonging their voices reflect how our work shows up in real lives affirming that this is not just a website but a humanizing rebellion led by and for neurodivergent and disabled people as stimpunks have shown cultural agency is developed through pedagogy activism language and creative practice and it has the potential to expand what we think of as the social stenning anna narrating the many autisms identity agency mattering the routledge series integrating science and culture p 193 as self consciously subversive bricolage stimpunks it paves the way for collective forms of expression that are modular and lively stenning anna narrating the many autisms identity agency mattering the routledge series integrating science and culture p 91 organizations such as stimpunks and autcollab facilitate connections between individuals to counter the isolation and perceived burdensomeness that many autistic people experience through dominant social practices stenning anna narrating the many autisms identity agency mattering the routledge series integrating science and culture p 170 stimpunks is a great resource if you re wondering how to shout loudly back at voices telling humans that they fit into convenient ableist labels their work is expansive beautiful liberating michael weingarth founder of pillars of learning and penelope education you made someone struggling alone feel a little better and less lonely today grantee if y all care about me read what stimpunks is saying liana mccrea stimpunks is the best autism resource on the planet their work is the most important stuff out there for autistic adults there is no more crucial web resource out there than what they are doing i want everyone to know that matthew the actuallyautistic coach matthew provides important services to neurodivergent people i honestly don t think i ve learned more from anyone else i am grateful for their generosity in curating cultivating such an accessible range of resources such important work nick covington of human restoration project read more testimonials trust transparency we build in public our governance finances and impact are documented and accessible 501 c 3 charity ein 87 4010796 annual reports and irs filings available candid silver seal 2026 program metrics leadership data and financials publicly verified employer matching enabled registered with benevity and corporate match platforms open accountability policies governance and impact documentation published online view accountability hub donate take a walk in our shoes let us be our authentic selves learn more about our community our journey and the philosophy we picked up along the way on the next page take a walk in our shoes so that you can see hear and understand us bring the hidden to the front and witness our realest selves take a walk in our shoes this powerful animation reveals that the barriers and solutions lie not within the young person but in the school environment its ethos and in peer and teacher relationships and attitudes walk in my shoes the donaldson trust we have turned classrooms into a hell for neurodivergence telling young neurodivergent people struggling to attend school to be more resilient is profoundly inappropriate erin s personal narrative exposes the reality of the anxiety pain and distress she endured and that are somehow overlooked misunderstood or neglected by those around her crucially it shows how she perseveres in attending despite being left alone to navigate the daily assaults on her senses and sense of safety in the knowledge that it will all repeat tomorrow this is courageous but exhausting erin s experiences shine a light on issues beyond her control that could be resolved by others by listening and by showing they care she could not have done more telling young autistic people struggling to attend school to be more resilient is profoundly inappropriate if what you are really asking is for them to keep going under circumstances they should not be asked to endure we need to change the circumstances walk in my shoes the donaldson trust education access we ve turned classrooms into a hell for neurodivergence the number of autistic young people who stop attending mainstream schools appears to be rising my research suggests these absent pupils are not rejecting learning but rejecting a setting that makes it impossible for them to learn we need to change the circumstances walk in my shoes the donaldson trust we invite you to experience the world as many neurodivergent and disabled people do not as a thought experiment but as a reality shaped by design expectations and power these stories simulations and reflections show how everyday environments can exhaust exclude or harm when they ignore difference the goal isn t pity or inspiration it s understanding accountability and better choices about how we design schools workplaces and communities through scrollytelling a blend of storytelling art and narrative media you re encouraged to see hear and feel what it means to live beyond the constraints of neuronormativity it s a chance to encounter our world richly and intimately recognizing the full humanity in each voice and perspective shared here take a walk in our shoes scrollytelling is the fusion of scrolling and storytelling a way to dynamically tell long form stories as the user scrolls reading options you choose how this site 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