Neurodiversity Unbound

07/11/2025

“Us, the disabled community still to this day are second class citizens, and our rights and lives are still in perpetual danger;
-Even though we have deinstitutionalized.
-Even though we have the ADA.
-Even though we have exposed the crimes against humanity, the eugenics, the murders, and the human experimentations at the now closed the horrific asylums like Willowbrook, Sunnyside, and Pennhurst.
-Even though we have group homes and host families.
- Even though we have paraprofessionals and direct support staff.

We have come far over the centuries in cultural understanding, community inclusion, advancements in psychology and medical education, there is no denying that. Even still, we are still the ones at risk of being left behind, excluded, killed, and abused.

Never forget us, our struggles, and our advocacy.

Disability rights are human rights.
Disabled lives are worth living.”

-Shojin Noreen (Neurodiversity Unbound)

07/06/2025

Too often, conversations about mental health leave out the systems that cause the harm in the first place.

This BIPOC Mental Health Month, let’s be clear: LGBTQ+ BIPOC young people are not “at risk” because of who they are. They’re at risk because of what they face: racism, queerphobia, erasure, violence, and the compounding trauma of being excluded from care & safety.

At The Trevor Project, we know that mental health support must be intersectional. That means advocating for a world where BIPOC youth don’t have to survive injustice just to live.

If you’re struggling today, you’re not alone. We’re here for you — 24/7/365. Text, chat, or call. 1-866-488-7386, text ‘START’ to 678-678 or visit trvr.org/Help 🧡

07/06/2025

Still holds true.

I’m still very proud of making this. Final Fantasy Fantasy is my lifelong and biggest special interest and it only felt natural to make an affirming and loving message about being autistic and the path of unmaking infographic in the classic SNES style.

This was the first time I ever made anything in graphic design I was actually proud of. Obviously inspired by Leftist Gamer Memes, this is something I put a lot of time into and love the results. :)

07/06/2025

Heya! Just wanted to give y’all a heads up, you can find me again on Instagram. I’m using it again after taking a break for a few years. I’ll be using it as both my personal account as well as neurodivergent and disability support and activism stuff.

I’ll be leaving for Taiwan next week, where I’ll be living at a monastery for the summer and will be sharing my photography and documenting my experiences living in Taipei and my training and monastic retreat.

So please feel free to follow me!

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07/04/2025

There is nothing to celebrate today.
Today is a day of shame, of reflection, and to be honest with ourselvesves as Americans that there is no independence to celebrate if even a single person within this nation is being targeted and victimized by fascists, if even one person is in bo***ge and in oppression.

Today is a day to stand in solidarity with our most vulnerable and marginalized; immigrants and undocumented workers, the families who have been ripped apart by illegal deportations, the LGBTQIA+ community, those who are unhoused and homeless, those who are in illegal and unethical imprisonment and incarceration, those who are people of color, the indigenous community, the elderly, the sick, and the disabled who can’t afford their lifesaving healthcare and basic living needs and the exploited working class because of the evil of capitalism, the citizens of all the nations who have been victims of the war crimes and imperialism of the American Military Industrial Complex, the younger generations who will never be able to afford to survive, own a home, or get an education, and the millions of Americans of other religions or no religion at all that are scapegoated by Christian Nationalists.

Today is not our Independence Day.
For over 400 years this corrupt nation has thrived because the perpetual hegemonic state can’t exist without war, human rights violations, sexism, racism, slavery, imperialism, and colonialism.

I love America and all of its people. But I rebuke and reject its corrupt government and its history of brutality. - So, when the US understands that it at any point can pivot and become what it claims to be “a land of the free and home of the brave,” when it can finally live up to its empty slogans of “we the people,” and when it can abandon it’s ways of tyranny and injustices and instead embrace compassion and the dignity of all human life; then, and only then, will I celebrate this nation.

07/04/2025

Solidarity is resistance.

Compassion is revolutionary.

07/04/2025

Disabled people are not a budgetary statistic. My existence is not a political view to be debated. Welfare cuts take lives.

07/03/2025

07/03/2025

I take multiple prescription medications daily. Seven different meds twice a day. Another additional 4 that are PRN as needed medications.

I see multiple doctors monthly. Therapists, GI doctors, psychiatrists, pain specialists, currently waiting on referalls for rheumatologists, immunologists, and dermatologists.

Know how much I spend a month on all this with Medicaid? Nothing. $0.00 a month.

You know how much my meds alone will cost me now without Medicaid? Over $3,000 a month.

You know what my income limit is with Medicaid? $1,400 a month.

And because I cant work due to disability and this limit, I make less than half that a month.

This bill is intentional. Evil.

02/26/2024

Last week, I (Dani from TPRA,) was featured in the latest podcast interview with "Working to Work," where we discussed the barriers that exist for autistic and other disabled people, my personal experiences with difficulty in navigating accommodations and social expectations in employment, the systemic issues that exist for those who are disabled workers, and what can be done to create change that is equitable for all.

Sam, who runs Working to Work explains that "WTW explores the strengths and challenges of neurodivergent individuals in relation to employment and work at large.
With this project, I’m looking to understand the barriers faced by many neurodivergent individuals, including myself, in terms of obtaining and maintaining gratifying employment, and the impact it has on one’s life." Through conversations with a diverse range of guests with varying experiences and insights, Working to Work contributes to a broader progressive discourse on the nature of employment — and how it can be made more equitable. This project challenges traditional notions of how work should be done and what skills are considered valuable, with the purpose of creating a more accessible, sustainable, and strengths-affirming work-world for neurodivergent people."

I invite you all to watch this video, as I'm very proud of not only Sam and the work he is doing, but the very important and much needed conversations we had around employment for those who are disabled.

(Shared from Dani's blog page, The Punk Rock Autistic)

For episode 8 of Working to Work I spoke with Dani Noreen (aka the Punk Rock Autistic’) about their journey towards creating a work life that works for them,...