

Helen Edgar
Founder of Autistic Realms & More Realms
Communications & Community Lead: Thriving Autistic CLG
Co-Creative Director: Stimpunks Foundation
Associate Director & Community Facilitator: NeuroHub Community
Creative Community Lead: Writing The Dawn
Education, Training & Resource Specialist: GROVE
Content Researcher: Monotropism.org
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Pronouns she/they: Why I share my pronouns
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Membership with: ASAN and ISPS
National Diversity Awards Nominee 2026
Welcome: read or listen
Hello, and welcome. I’m Helen Edgar, and this is Autistic Realms.
I’m Autistic and ADHD, a former SEND teacher, writer, educator, advocate and consultant. Everything here is neuro-affirming and identity-first.
This page is a gentle starting point. You’ll find my top guides on monotropism and burnout, my writing, free and pay-what-you-can resources, and support for families, parents, carers and professionals supporting Autistic people. There are also courses and books I have created with David Gray-Hammond’s NeuroHub Community, Stimpunks, and many other communities I’m part of.
Take your time. You can grow a garden as you scroll, or switch it off if it’s too much. You can turn on the music, Echoes of the Mind, played by my son.
Wherever you start, I’m glad you’re here. Check out my sibling site www.morerealms.com for everything else.
If reading is easier another way, press the Reading preferences button beside the menu: you can make the text larger, change the font, or follow the Ear-reading link to have any page read aloud.
Best wishes, Helen
The voice is a computer copy of Helen Edgar’s voice.
Other ways to listen: turn on text-to-speech in your browser.
Neuro-affirming · Identity-first · Monotropic minds welcome
Grow a garden switches the growing garden on or off. Music fades Echoes of the Mind in and out.
My Books & Resources
Re-Storying Autism CourseAn online course with David Gray-Hammond on re-storying Autistic lives. Try the first lesson free.
Re-Storying Autism BookThe 2027 course book, co-written with David Gray-Hammond, with a companion workbook.
Neuro-Affirming GlossaryMy glossary of 222 key words and terms (2026 Edition): free to read online, as an e-book and on Kindle.
Embracing MonotropismMy book on understanding monotropism and preventing Autistic burnout.
Other BooksAll my e-books and guides in the Autistic Realms shop.
Resources ShopEbooks, posters and free trainings, offered with a suggested optional donation.
FREE GuidesNeuro-affirming guides on monotropism, burnout, PDA, Penguin Pebbling and more.
Map of Monotropic ExperiencesExplore monotropic attention, interests and flow. Now you can also create your own map! Open source.
Penguin PebblingAn Autistic love language, and the card game. Open source.
Cavendish SpaceExplore primordial learning spaces: caves, campfires and watering holes. Discover how this may support your family, educational, health or workplace setting too. Open source.
WritingThe Autistic Realms blog. Read over 160 neuro-affirming blogs about Autistic experiences.
Services
NeuroHub Connect CommunityOnline community for neurodivergent people.
Professional ServicesTraining, consultancy and support for professionals, schools, services and organisations.
My One-To-One ServicesServices for individuals looking for support, and for families, parents and carers.
Talks and ConferencesWhere I have spoken and what I have shared.
Find Community
CommunityAll the communities I am part of, and more I recommend, all in one place.
GROVEMentoring and groups for Autistic young people, run by Autistic adults.
Stimpunks FoundationDisabled and neurodivergent-led mutual aid, guides and tools.
Thriving AutisticGlobal neurodivergent-led non-profit working for Autistic human rights.
Discovery by Thriving AutisticFree resources and modules for your journey after discovering you are Autistic.
Thriving Autistic AnimationsShort animated films exploring Autistic experiences, including Discovering You’re Autistic and Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic. I was project lead.
Writing The DawnCosy, neuro-affirming science and nature writing.
Find a Neurodivergent Practitioner
Neurodivergent PractitionersThe international directory of neurodivergent therapists, counsellors, coaches and assessors. Find neurodiversity-affirming support near you or online.
NeuroHub Community
I am Associate Director and Community Facilitator of NeuroHub Community.
NeuroHub Horizons ProjectAutistic-led courses, tools and webinars from NeuroHub, made in partnership with Autistic Realms.
Professional Gateway with NeuroHub CommunitySubscription community for neurodivergent professionals and people who support neurodivergent people.
The Wider Existence NewsletterA new blog with David Gray-Hammond and me, exploring the deeper philosophies of a post-neurodiversity world.
Neurodivergent NewsFree daily news about neurodivergent people, from the UK and around the world.
Building a Positive Autistic IdentityA course with David Gray-Hammond through NeuroHub Community.
PhoenixA free AI companion from NeuroHub Community.
Podcasts
The Wider Existence PodcastConversations from The Wider Existence with David Gray-Hammond and me.
Blogs and Projects
Star StuffPosthumanism, astronomy and ethodiversity, with Stimpunks.
Queering EarthArt, literature and history read through a queering lens, with Stimpunks.
Stimpunks WorldThe Stimpunks online world, and home of my Faery Yurt.
Writing The Dawn SubstackScience and nature writing I author as Creative Community Lead at Writing The Dawn.
Say hello
helen@autisticrealms.comEmail me about questions, collaborations and bookings.
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Support Autistic Realms
Support me on Ko-fiLeave a tip or buy a resource on Ko-fi. Thank you for helping to keep Autistic Realms going.
If things are hard
Support and Crisis LinesPlaces to turn to when things are hard: UK, Ireland and global listings.
My online home is the Faery Yurt. You can also visit More Realms.
Music: Echoes of the Mind
The music is off. Press Music to fade in Echoes of the Mind; press again to fade it out.
Music: Composed and played by my son, age 11. Published by Quench Arts, Wavelength 10th Anniversary (2023-24). Shared with permission.
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