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Author: Tanya Adkin

Monotropism, neurodiversity, Lilipadding, Mental Health, Autistic Wellbeing, General Wellbeing, Neuroqueering, ADHD, AuDHD

Lilipadding Through Autistic Burnout: A Practical Guide to Rehabilitation

Autistic burnout is a profound exhaustion stemming from unmet societal expectations. It manifests as brain fog, physical depletion, and loss of coping strategies.... Read more.
Theory In Practice, Monotropism, neurodiversity, Neuroqueering, Mental Health, Autistic Wellbeing, Neurofuturism, Autistic Rhizome, Autistic Sensory Experience, Autistic Culture

Living Between Lilipads: A Philosophy For Neurodivergent Thriving (Part 1)

For Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people, life often feels like an endless demand to leap; from one task to another, from one conversation to the next, from... Read more.
Autistic Rhizome, Theory In Practice, Monotropism, Trauma, neurodiversity

Lilipadding for Autistic People: Reducing Transitional Trauma for Monotropic Minds

Monotropism, and the subsequent work of Tanya Adkin in conceptualising Monotropic split, has been an incredibly meaningful set of ideas for the neurodivergent community.... Read more.
Healthcare, neurodiversity, Autistic Culture, Autism, disability, Autistic Wellbeing, General Wellbeing

Monotropism: Monotropic Split & The Bodymind Environment

In This article, David and Tanya explore the bodymind as an environmental contributor in it's own right and how that contributes to monotropic split. It highlights... Read more.
Autistic Sensory Experience, Autism, Autistic Wellbeing, Autistic Sexuality, neurodiversity, AuDHD

Creating Autistic Suffering: Interoceptive stimming or “challenging behaviour”?

TW: Discusses Challenging Behaviour, Disordered Eating, Sex and Related Activities, Self-Injury, and Victimisation Recently David posted an infographic about interoceptive... Read more.
Trauma, Autism, Autistic Wellbeing, Mental Health Treatment Rights, disability, Healthcare, Society

Creating Autistic suffering: CAMHS advise “safe cutting” for Autistic children

This article was co-authored by Tanya Adkin and David Gray-Hammond This article contains detailed discussion of self-harm and CAMHS failures Please Sign this petition... Read more.
Autism, Mental Health, Society, Autistic Community, Neuroqueer Theory, Trauma, neurodiversity

Creating Autistic Suffering: The Self-Diagnosis Debate

To speak against self-diagnosis is to parade one's own ignorance for all to see.... Read more.
Autism, Mental Health, Autistic Wellbeing, Trauma, neurodiversity

What is meerkat mode and how does it relate to AuDHD?

This article was authored by Tanya Adkin “ Lovingly dubbed “meerkat mode” by Tanya due to the heightened state of vigilance and arousal it presents, it... Read more.
disability, Autism, Mental Health, Psychosis, neurodiversity, Autistic Wellbeing

Creating Autistic Suffering: The AuDHD Burnout to Psychosis Cycle- A deeper look

This article was co-authored by Tanya Adkin and David Gray-Hammond Monotropism is a theory of autism. It is used interchangeably as a theory and also a trait that... Read more.
medication, Restraint and Seclusion, Trauma, Autism, Autistic Rights, Harmful Cures, Autistic Wellbeing, Mental Health Treatment Rights, ADHD, neurodiversity, Healthcare, PDA, Society, Autistic Community

Creating Autistic Suffering: CAMHS kills kids

This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin This article includes exerts from interviews conducted by David, all interviewee’s gave... Read more.