Welcome to Autistic Realms Newsletter!
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I’m excited to be presenting at the 2025 The Yellow Ladybugs Autism Conference, a neuro-affirming and transformative event running from 3-5 June 2025.
Wenn Lawson and I will be discussing: Mapping the Monotropic Mind: An Introduction to Autistic Thinking and Processing Style.
Info and tickets: https://ylb2025.vfairs.com/​
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​Recent Blogs

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​Empowering Advocacy: Neuro-Affirming Support for Your Autistic Young Person at School​
Navigating the education system as the parent or carer of an Autistic child can often feel like steering a tiny boat through stormy seas, it can feel impossibly hard. Find out how we can support you in our new online workshop 11th June.
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​The Power of Monotropic Flow: Reclaiming Ourselves Through Creative Practice​
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“Art opens up space for healing and a way of reclaiming your own narrative”. Letting go of how we should rest or should work opens up a pathway towards restorative flow.

​Radical Resilience​

Be radically resilient. Find possibilities in-between hard spaces. Be authentic and flourish in adversity. Transform the landscape. Be a wild flower.

​Being With People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities Through Attunement and Shared Time​
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There’s something incredibly powerful in the simple idea of being with someone. Not doing to or even doing with or for, but truly being with. For people with PMLD, attunement, emotional connection, and flexible shared time can help to create more space for trust and support wellbeing.

​Toileting: A Neuroaffirming Approach to Support your Autistic Child​

Toileting is not a race. For many Autistic children, the journey may look different. Respecting a child’s pace, sensory needs, and body signals can make all the difference.

New E-BOOKS

FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE:
Neuroqueer Theory Starter Pack
By David Gray-Hammond & Helen Edgar

What if your way of thinking, feeling, and existing wasn’t something to “normalize”but something to celebrate?

What if queering your mind was a radical act of liberation?

Our Neuroqueer Theory Starter Pack is a FREE introduction to the liberatory world of neuroqueer thinking, where we challenge societal norms and celebrate our authentic selves.

Inside the pack:
A brief overview of the origins and foundations of Neuroqueer Theory
The transformative power of neuroqueering the self
Reflections on identity, fluidity, masking, and liberation

Resource links to deeper reading, podcasts, frameworks, and learning spaces.

“To neuroqueer is to dismantle the rules you never agreed to, and build a life that actually fits you.”
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Neuroqueer Theory Starter Pack FREE DOWNLOAD

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Check out my other FREE E-Books -
Over 20 PDFs to instantly download!

FREE E-BOOKS

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​Upcoming Webinars​
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Empowering Advocacy: Neuro-Affirming Support for Your Autistic Young Person at School

Are you a parent, carer, or professional supporting an autistic young person through the education system?
💬 Feeling unheard, overwhelmed, or unsure how to advocate effectively?

Join myself David and Tanya for a practical and empowering webinar exploring how to:
🌱 Understand your young person’s needs through a neuro-affirming lens
🧠 Apply monotropism to make sense of school-based challenges
💡 Navigate meetings, plans, and systems with confidence
🤝 Build collaborative relationships that truly support wellbeing and learning

📅 Date: 11th June 2025
🕒 Time: 6pm
📍 Online – join from anywhere
🎟️ Low-cost – Book your place now!

Whether you’re new to advocacy or looking to deepen your approach, this session offers compassionate insights, practical tools, and shared experiences to help you create real change for your young person.

Book Here

GROVE invites you to : Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Young People in Mainstream Secondary Schools

​Webinar 1: Tailored for parents/carers – Tuesday 24th June, 7.30-9pm

​Webinar 2: Tailored for education professionals – Wednesday 24th September, 3.30-5pm

(I will be supporting the webinars in live text chat to answer and Q&A's along the way!)

Book Tickets

Free downloadable e-books also available to support transition to mainstream secondary school for parents/carers and professionals.

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​Free Open-Source Training & New Workbook!

"For too long, Autism has been explained from the outside.
It's time to tell our own stories & embrace monotropism."​
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Explore our Map of Monotropic Experiences Training Pack in collaboration with Stimpunks.org
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Our training helps to reframe how we understand ourselves and Autistic people, not through the deficit-focused lens of traditional autism research, but through lived experience and Autistic voices, created by Autistic people for our community.

At the heart of our work is the importance of embracing authentic Autistic identity, not as something broken or needing correction, but as a valuable way of being. Building strong community connections and validating lived experiences are central to this journey.

You’ll Discover Ways To:

✅ Understand the theory of monotropism and the importance of flow
✅ Recognise how environments can create “stuck states”
✅ Explore the detrimental impact of neuronormative domination on Autistic well-being
✅ Create flow-supportive environments where ALL minds can thrive
✅ Understand intersectionality and the Double Empathy Problem for deeper inclusion
✅ Celebrate authentic Autistic identity and the strength of community storytelling and shared experiences

Perfect for: schools, healthcare settings, workplaces, and community networks.
​A creative tool for reflection, connection, and meaningful change.

The accompanying workbook will be out soon!
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Download Map of Monotropic Experiences Training Pack

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Download the Workbook

Recommended Writing Course from Barbara Melville
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​Creative Nonfiction for Nature: ​

​An Introductory Writing Workshop (neuro-affirming)​

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Writing the Dawn creates welcoming spaces where neurodivergent writers are supported, blending nature and self-expression through nonfiction writing.

This workshop invites Autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent writers to reflect on and share their unique ways of experiencing the world. Whether it’s the pull of the tide or the intricate patterns of frost, you’ll have the opportunity to shape your observations into writing within a supportive, understanding environment.

Date and Time: Saturday 7^th June | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (GMT)
​Duration: 2 hours
​Location: Online (Zoom)
​Cost: £15
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Book your place

Looking forward to sharing more blogs, resources, research and upcoming events soon!
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If you find this news letter valuable please do share and encourage people to sign up and visit Autistic Realms.
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Best Wishes,
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Helen