Welcome to Autistic Realms Newsletter!

Introducing:

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Penguin Pebbling:
A Game of Creating Belonging, Building Connection and Understanding Autistic Identity
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Something new has just landed at Autistic Realms, and it has been made with a lot of love in collaboration with Stimpunks.
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Penguins pass pebbles to those they care, to show love and to form a connection. Penguin Pebbling is one of the Five Autistic Love Locutions.

Many neurodivergent people also pass ‘penguin pebbles‘ to each other as an act of love. You may share a twig you picked up on your walk, a meme about something you know your friend loves — not because you have to, not because it is necessarily useful, just because it says: I thought of you. I wanted you to have this. I care.

The Penguin Pebbling Game is a card-based connection game. It's built around the Five Autistic Love Locutions — the distinctive ways Autistic people show care, build connection, and create belonging: Infodumping, Parallel Play, Support Swapping, Penguin Pebbling, and Deep Pressure.

No winners. No pressure to perform. Just cards, pebbles, and genuine connection on your own terms.

You can play three ways:

• Online, directly in your browser — no download needed
• Print and play with friends
• Use with groups, in therapy or classrooms
• Play by yourself and use as a reflective journalling tool.

Every card invites you to share in whatever way feels right — speaking, writing, drawing, AAC, gesture, or anything else. You can always pass. The pebble bank never runs out.

📖 Three things to explore this week

🪨 Play the game — play online or download the printable card deck

💛 The Five Autistic Love Locutions — a warm introduction to the five ways Autistic people show care and love

📚 Theory, Practice and the Five Locutions: A Guide for Practitioners — the research foundations behind the game, for educators, therapists, and support workers

Free to use and share for non-commercial purposes.
Donations welcome for use within therapy and educational settings.
Please credit Autistic Realms & Stimpunks and link back.

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 - pass on a Penguin Pebble!
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Best Wishes,
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Helen

"Community is magic. ​
​Community is power. ​
​Community is resistance.”​
Alice Wong