Stimpunks Foundation

@stimpunks

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We serve fellow neurodivergent & disabled people so we can keep on living through the onslaught. @stimpunks.bsky.social

Austin, TX

Joined January 2019

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Apr 4, 2022

The First Rule of Punk: Be Yourself Our Second Rule of Punk: Reframe Welcome to our nutrient-rich tide pool of like-minded misfits, with loud hands. Reframe with us. stimpunks.org

stimpunks's tweet card. 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...

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 10

Neurodivergent and disabled people are under attack. The services we rely on to live are being defunded. Help Stimpunks fill the gaps in care. Donate now. stimpunks.org/give/ Be a part of helping someone survive.

stimpunks's tweet card. Staying alive is a lot of work for a disabled person in an ableist society. Grants for persons with disabilities constitute just 2% of all human rights funding. Help some of the most marginalized...

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Jul 11

I (Ryan) added three songs from Kae Tempest’s latest album to our front page, because I need them to be there to cope. stimpunks.org

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Jul 5

“We present the UK as a case study of systemic educational failure. We explore internal mechanisms as neuro-normative epistemic injustices which create the conditions for school anxiety.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27…

stimpunks's tweet card. The UK education system is failing to meet needs, leading to an attendance and school anxiety crisis. However, the system faults those disproportionately and mo...

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Jul 5

Our epistemic injustice sensitivity is battered and overwhelmed these days. epistemic injustice = where our status as knowers, interpreters, and providers of information, is unduly diminished or stifled stimpunks.org/glossary/epist… stimpunks.org/glossary/justi…

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Jun 16

Who gets left out of your dream of a good society? Who gets left out of your dream of a good society? Who got left out in your dream of a good society? Dream better Dream bigger With me —Ezra Furman youtu.be/LUhCJ0atfPI?si…

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Jun 9

Ocean Waves by Stimpunk Adriel Wool isn’t a recording of the ocean, it’s a fractal composition of the nature of the ocean using a palette of brownian noise. Modulated into swells, the rhythm evokes the massive release of great ocean waves. stimpunks.org/ocean/

stimpunks's tweet card. The swells and textures of nature follow patterns that resonate with the human body through its ability to hear sound. Ocean Waves is a wonderful way to easily immerse yourself in a lush, and...

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Michael Klein@MichaelKleinVA · May 23

Excited to help raise funds for @stimpunks! As one of the few openly autistic drivers in motorsports I want to help raise awareness and give back to those who advocate for our community so if you’re able please consider donating today! givebutter.com/t3yL7J

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 19

New glossary page: “Empire of Normality” stimpunks.org/glossary/empir…

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 19

Changelog: Updated “Extractive Abandonment” with selections from “Chapman, Robert. Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism (pp. 149-150).” With an appearance by Bunsen and Beaker of the Muppets. stimpunks.org/glossary/extra…

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 3

More kids than ever are saying they don’t like school. Can’t blame them for disliking authoritarianism and behaviorism divorced from their needs and passions. Instead, let’s offer passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose. Here’s how we do it. stimpunks.org/space/

stimpunks's tweet card. Stimpunks Learning Space offers community and space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose.

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 2

Our friend Feral the Earthworm released a new album. Conscious, political rap. > Simply to survive is my favorite form of spite > so I cultivate the vibe and develop a source of light > that shines morning forth and night youtu.be/Xw56H77p7mQ?si…

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 2

Changelog: Updated “The Cult of Compliance and the Policing of the Norm” with “Community Responder Programs: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They're Taking Off - YouTube”. stimpunks.org/policing/

stimpunks's tweet card. If my children are autistic or mentally ill or both, I don’t want them to grow up in a world where their humanity is questioned every single day, or where police brutality based on their disability...

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 2

Changelog: - Added “Autism and Neurodiversity Starter Pack” to “Autism Pathway”. - Added a quote from ““I like being autistic”: Assessing the benefit of autistic-led psychoeducation for autistic children | medRxiv” to “Autism Pathway”. stimpunks.org/pathways/autis…

stimpunks's tweet card. When you or your kid is diagnosed as autistic, almost all of the professional advice you get from education and healthcare is steeped in deficit ideology and the pathology paradigm. There is a better...

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · May 1

Grab a beverage. Sit back. Scroll our epic front page. Enjoy the 21 songs and 31 pieces of art featured on it. stimpunks.org

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Apr 30

If there was ever a time To stand together If there was ever a time Its tonight If there was ever a time To hold your brothers and your sisters Then the time is right —The Armstrongs stimpunks.org

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Apr 27

The R-Word is rooted in eugenics. The R-Word codified structural oppression. The R-Word is a slur. Treat it that way. On the history and harm of the R-word. stimpunks.org/glossary/r-wor…

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@Autistic Realms@autisticrealms · Apr 26

This week's FREE newsletter is out! Community News, New Neurodiversity Affirming Books & Events autisticrealms.kit.com/posts/autistic…

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Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Apr 25

Neurodiversity is one of the most powerful ideas of all time. It is a vital lens on humanity that is especially needed now. Help us serve this powerful idea by serving those most impacted by neuronormative domination. Visit our pitch deck, and donate. stimpunks.org/pitch/

stimpunks's tweet card. The nonprofit professionals who consult us tell us we're unique. They tell us we're tearing down walls in philanthropy. Your donations directly assist some of the most marginalized people in our...

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Apr 24

We reject neuronormativity and demand the right to live and learn differently. stimpunks.org/our-shoes/

stimpunks's tweet card. Our learning pathways take you on a walk in our shoes. Learn about school-induced anxiety, neuronormative domination, obstacles to neurodiversity, behaviorism, the double empathy problem, monotropi...

Stimpunks Foundation@stimpunks · Apr 24

Changelog: Updated “Facts, Fire, and Feels: Research-Storytelling from the Edges” with a quote from “Embracing Radical Research in Academia – Autistic and Living the Dream”. stimpunks.org/research/

stimpunks's tweet card. Using the neurodiversity concept to change how we approach scientific research is not just possible but also vital for neurodivergent liberation.