Stimpunks

The Stimpunks logo: a black umbrella under a rainbow arch with the word Stimpunks.

Stimpunks Foundation is a disabled and neurodivergent-led mutual aid and public education project. It gives grants to neurodivergent and disabled people, and shares free tools, language and guides for getting through systems that were not built for us. Its starting point is that people do not need fixing; the systems around them do. I am Co-Creative Director of Stimpunks alongside Ryan Boren, and many of the projects below are ones we have made together.

Find what you need

Everything on Stimpunks is free to read and share.

I need support

Practical help and community, from people who understand.

  • Get help: where to start when things are hard right now.
  • Mutual aid grants: direct financial support for neurodivergent and disabled people.
  • Coping field guide: gentle tools for regulation and getting through.
  • Weekly solidarity sessions: casual peer support where lurking, texting, stimming and moving are all welcome, and cameras and speaking are optional.

I want to learn

Language, ideas and pathways for understanding neurodivergent and disabled lives.

  • Start here: a friendly way into the site.
  • Glossary: hundreds of terms from neurodivergent and disabled communities.
  • Learning Pathways: guided routes through Autism, ADHD, monotropism and more.
  • Why Sheets: open-source explainers of the thinking behind the work.

I teach or design spaces

Ideas for building learning spaces and environments where everyone can belong.

  • Learning spaces: designing for neurodivergent and disabled learners.
  • Design: principles and patterns for inclusive environments.
  • Sensory safety: making spaces sensory-kind.
  • Our lens: the frameworks that shape the work.

Made together

Projects Ryan and I have created through Stimpunks and Autistic Realms, all free to use.

The Stimpunks logo, a black umbrella under a rainbow arch. Caption: Stimpunks Learning Pathways.

Learning Pathways

Guided, self-paced routes through neurodivergent experience, culture and theory.

A young girl in a blue dress shrugs while holding a big red question mark against a yellow wall. Caption: Stimpunks Why Sheets.

Why Sheets

Community, open-source explainers of why neuro-affirming practice matters, including the case against behaviourism.

Map of Monotropic Experiences free training poster with trees, a tent, the sun and mountains, by Autistic Realms and Stimpunks. Caption: Map of Monotropic Experiences.

Map of Monotropic Experiences

A map and free training for exploring monotropic attention, flow and inner worlds.

A glowing campfire in a dark forest at night with the words Building Neurodivergent Cultures of Regulation. Caption: Cavendish Space.

Cavendish Space

Calm, multi-sensory spaces for regulation, including for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Neuroqueer Learning Spaces by Stimpunks and Autistic Realms on a swirling teal, green and gold background. Caption: Neuroqueer Learning Spaces.

Neuroqueer Learning Spaces

A manifesto, open framework and free training for reimagining education.

Latest from Stimpunks

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Support the work

Stimpunks is funded by its community. Every donation helps fund mutual aid grants for neurodivergent and disabled people, and keeps the guides, glossary and pathways free for everyone.

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