Writing & Resources
Writing is one of the ways I share what I have learned from the Autistic community, from families and from more than twenty years of teaching. Here you will find my book chapters, journal articles, guest blogs, e-books and free resources on monotropism, Autistic burnout, profound and multiple learning disabilities and neuro-affirming practice. Much of it was co-created, and I am so grateful to everyone I have written alongside.
📖 Books and Book Chapters
- Embracing Monotropism and Flow, chapter co-written with Fergus Murray in It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School (Routledge), edited by Rachael Davis, Claire O’Neill and Sue Fletcher-Watson (December 2025)
- Cavendish Space, entry co-written with Ryan Boren (Stimpunks), in Victoria Navin’s Sensory Spaces: An A-Z of Immersive and Creative Environments to Support Sensory Integration (Routledge, 2025)
- My Monotropic Galaxy, forthcoming contribution (a “constellation”) to UNIQUE, a collaborative book edited by Mark Stancombe and Lisa Nel (I’m OK, You’re OK), currently in copy-editing (2026)
- Quoted as a special needs teacher in Once Upon a Touch… Story Massage for Children (Atkinson & Hooper, 2016, Singing Dragon), and on the Story Massage Programme website, on using story massage with children with profound and multiple learning disabilities
📰 Journal and Magazine Articles
- A reflection on the use of the word ‘profound’ in relation to those with PMLD/PIMD, PMLD Link journal, Summer 2023 Research issue (Vol 35.2, Issue 105). Read the original reflection
- EYFS: A template for a neurodivergent friendly education framework, Inclusion Journal, Teaching Times (2023)
- Intensive Interaction as Neuro-Affirming Relational Practice, co-written with Dr Joanna Grace (2026)
✍️ Guest Blogs
- Neurodiverse Connection: Monotropism, Young People and Autistic Burnout (17 Jan 2024); Why PBS is harmful for Autistic and Neurodivergent young people (Part 1) (25 Jun 2025) and Part 2 (27 Jun 2025), for their Against PBS & ABA campaign; and This is my place: supporting Autistic children’s wellbeing in neuro-affirming ways, commissioned for Children’s Mental Health Week (9 Feb 2026)
- Autism Central, the NHS-commissioned programme delivered with the Anna Freud Centre (2026): What is autistic burnout? and How to support autistic burnout recovery
- Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: Supporting Your Young Person Through Autistic Burnout (26 Sep 2023), invited by editor Shannon Des Roches Rosa
- Special Needs Jungle: What Schools and Parents Need to Understand About Supporting Autistic & Neurodivergent Children, invited by co-director Tania Tirraoro (2025)
- Twinkl: Creating a Neurodiversity Affirming Classroom, on working with families of neurodivergent learners and creating neurodiversity-affirming classrooms
- NINE (Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators): Autistic Pride: Rest, Resistance & Monotropism, written for NINE’s Neurodivergent Change Makers Autistic Pride Day ceremony (18 Jun 2025)
- PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide: Autism Acceptance Week blog interview, invited by Spectrum Gaming (March 2023)
- Guest writing for GROVE Neurodivergent Education and Mentoring, Autistic Revolution and Tapestry Education
📚 E-books, Guides and Free Resources
- Map of Monotropic Experiences, created with Ryan Boren (Stimpunks), also shared as a Neurodiverse Connection resource (Oct 2025)
- Spaces for multi-sensory learners and those with profound and multiple learning disabilities, with Ryan Boren, Neurodiverse Connection (Sep 2025). We also contributed to Victoria Navin’s Rhyming Multisensory Stories resource on sensory tents and structures (2024)
- Monotropism questionnaire resource and companion blog, Neurodiverse Connection (Jul 2023)
- Embracing Monotropism and Supporting Young People, booklet for families and professionals
- Commissioned blogs and e-books for The PDA Space (2023 to 2024), turning Portal webinars into accessible companion resources. These included e-books with Jess Garner (GROVE) on neurodiversity, on OCD and tics, with Kay Louise Aldred, with Chris Bonnello and with Munira Adenwalla on sensory-friendly holidays, plus a monotropism e-book
- OCD community awareness project with Katie Munday (Autistic Ltd): co-created infographics and social media resources sharing lived experience (Apr 2023)
- Thriving Autistic animations I co-wrote: Discovering You’re Autistic and Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic, funded by Rethink Ireland (see their awards and festival selections)
- Autistic burnout sections of Autism Understood, Spectrum Gaming’s website for young people (from May 2023), and co-author of the Barriers to Education website (September 2025)
🎓 Free Training
Free, open-source training made with Stimpunks, to use, share and adapt with your own communities. Organisations are warmly invited to make an optional donation in the shop.
Edgar, H., Boren, R., Hobbs, N., & Adams, C. (2025). Map of monotropic experiences: Reframing autism through a neurodiversity-affirming lens [Training pack]. Autistic Realms; Stimpunks. https://autisticrealms.com/product/training-with-notes-the-map-of-monotropic-experiences/
Edgar, H., Boren, R., Adams, C., & Hobbs, N. (2025). Neuroqueer learning spaces [Training pack and reflective notebook]. Autistic Realms; Stimpunks. https://autisticrealms.com/product/neuroqueer-learning-spaces-training/
Edgar, H. (2026). Cavendish Space: Building neurodivergent cultures of regulation [Training slides]. Autistic Realms; Stimpunks. https://autisticrealms.com/product/free-training-cavendish-space-building-neurodivergent-cultures-of-regulation/
🌍 Where My Work Has Been Shared
- Autistic Realms is a recommended resource in the Anna Freud Centre’s A Guide to Neurodiversity in the Early Years (Murphy, April 2023)
- My work is referenced in Kerry Murphy’s essay Embracing Divergent Pathways of Development for The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood (October 2023)
- The Raising Early Achievement in Literacy (REAL) project, where I worked with parents to promote early literacy for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities, is cited in Nutbrown et al. (2022)
- I co-author the seasonal monotropism research round-ups on Monotropism.org with Fergus Murray (2024 onwards)
You can also read my own writing on the Autistic Realms blog. For my organisational and research work, see Consultancy, and for talks and podcasts, see Talks & Conferences.
Commission writing or resources
I write guest blogs, chapters, e-books, guidance and accessible companion resources, and I am always happy to co-write with other neurodivergent people. As a neurodivergent person I also need support to access work, so my personal assistant may help with arrangements. Get in touch.