With the world constantly pressuring you to be someone else, it can be difficult to shine brightly and authentically, especially if we feel there will be consequences in doing so, or if passing for NeuroTypical has been frequently rewarded throughout your life.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/04/the-need-to-self-identify-as-neurodivergent/

First, what is Autistic Burnout? It’s a mental, physical, and emotional state that many Autistic People battle with, because of expectations to keep pace in the NeuroTypical world.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/03/my-recent-autistic-burnout-breaking-the-cycle-of-overwork/

Engaging in one’s passions can be a wonderful way for NeuroDivergent Humans to recharge their worn out batteries.

I’ve also found that engaging in regular movement and (stimmy) sensory flow activities (many of which were by hobbies for years long before ever learning that I was NeuroDivergent) have been amazing in helping me to regulate.

I’m convinced that me stopping these activities when I entered corporate America, years ago (because I had no time or energy at the end of the day) had a negative impact on my mental and physical health.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/01/night-time-led-hoop-stim-dance-flow/

Hey, humans, NeuroRebel here, and June is pride month, so this month the content is going to be a little bit different on my channel. I’m going to be talking a little bit more about Queer LGBTQIA issues this month, instead of just Autism and NeuroDiversity issues this month.

I hope that we’ll be okay with most of you viewers, considering that there is a very large overlap between being Autistic and LGBTQIA.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/02/autistic-neurodivergent-and-lgbtqia-is-there-a-connection/

We didn’t go out. We didn’t travel. We were paying for our own prison… until one day we decided to make a jump and sell the house we could no longer afford (and most of our possessions) to buy this RV.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/06/01/our-wildnfree-neurodivergent-full-time-rv-living-adventure/

There are a lot of reasons someone might decide they want to change their name.

I’ve recently changed my name and if you only follow me on YouTube and you’re not connected with me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, this might be new information to you because I preschedule these videos in advance and a lot of these have been set up since April or March before I announced my name change.

I’m Lyric, and we’re going to dive in and talk about why I changed my name and why some other people may decide that their birth name is not what’s best for them.

So, if you want to know more, please stay tuned.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/26/i-changed-my-name-why-people-change-their-names/

A lot of the methods in ABA have been deemed to be too cruel to use on animals for years, but are still being used on human children.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/20/too-cruel-for-dogs-but-okay-for-kids-behaviorism-gone-wrong/

Unfortunately, there are often a lot of people who I see claiming to be allies of autistic people in the autistic community. However, I don’t see these allies doing what we need or what I would need real allies to do for me as an autistic person.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/19/ally-to-the-autistic-community/

Authenticity is defined by Dictionary . com as “not false or copied, genuine, or real.”

As a Queer, multiply NeuroDivergent human, I have spent enough time living in closets and suppressing myself to know that the keys to my own personal happiness have been found in learning to live authentically and freely as an Autistic and NeuroDivergent and Queer adults.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/12/the-need-for-autistic-and-neurodivergent-authenticity/

NeuroRebel here, and this week I have a reader requested topic.

You ask, what is your favorite thing about being Autistic?

Thank you so much for this one. This is going to be fun. You’ve just asked me, an Autistic Person, to share about some of my favorite things.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/05/05/autism-positivity-my-favorite-things-about-being-autistic/