@newwwwprompts Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 prompt: Autism @ir0n-angel FLUFF-uary 2024 prompt: Pining

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 PROMPTS

March 21st: Autism

March 22nd: ADHD

March 23rd: Dyslexia

March 24th: Dyscalculia

March 25th: Tourette's

March 26th: PTSD

March 27th: OCD

If you post your works on AO3, please tag it with "Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024" and add it to this collection: neurodiversitycelebrationweek2024

Happy Neurodiversity Celebration week 2024!

All brains are awesome! 🌻🧠

Hello, all!

Two years ago, I received my autism diagnosis after a long and arduous 3 year process; I was 24, and so I know I was diagnosed later than the usual, in part because of how little is understood about autism in girls and women. In the last two years, I have experienced ableism both online and in person, from being called the R slur to being treated differently at work to having to bite my tongue when people speak about autism in a well meaning but ignorant way. Not many people seem to understand or care about the autistic community, or about helping us flourish - instead we are told to hide our neurodiverse behaviour and “be normal” so as to not make those around us uncomfortable. Through work, I have witnessed children not getting the support they need in mainstream schools and their parents wishing aloud that they could change their child to be “easier to manage” instead of taking the time to understand them.

I want to show that being autistic is something to celebrate, I want to make the world a better place for people like me, and so I am fundraising for the National Autistic Society by taking part in a Spectrum Colour Walk during World Autism Acceptance Week 2 - 8 April 2024.

💜 I am walking for autistic children to have a happy and fulfilled time at school. 

💙 I am walking to ensure autistic people are given proper opportunities to work.  

💚 I am walking for shorter diagnosis wait times.

💛 I am walking for autism acceptance.

🩵 Most importantly, I am walking for me ☺️

I only set the page up yesterday and there’s been no donations yet, although my family have promise to donate some money before April when the walk takes place. I don’t like asking for money but this is for a charitable cause, and anything anyone can donate is greatly appreciated and will be going towards creating a better society for autistic people and our families 🫶🏻

I learned today that Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a thing. We're in the middle of it, March 18-24, 2024. I thought Tumblr would want to know.

Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising (and many more) 50% off on Smashwords through March 9, 2024 for Read an Ebook Week

Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising (and many more) 50% off on Smashwords through March 9, 2024 for Read an Ebook Week

Hello, Readers,Today is the first day of Read an Ebook Week, which encourages readers to pick up the digital device of their choice and download a new book to read.To celebrate Read an Ebook Week 2024, I’m excited to announce that my book, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising, will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords, where the ebook of Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising will be 50% off via…

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FULL LIST OF CHALLENGES AND RULES

ANNUAL CHALLENGES - @marchofpain : A hurt/comfort prompt challenge for March - Autism Acceptance Month : 15 prompts every April focused on Autism - Mental Health Awareness Month : 15 prompts every May focused on mental health - Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Month : 15 prompts between May 15th and June 15th every year focused on Tourette's and other tic disorders - Pride Month : 30 prompts every June focused on the LGBT+ community - Cleft Awareness Month : 15 (though it was previously 31) prompts every July focused on cleft lip and/or palate - Chronic Pain Awareness Month : 15 prompts every September focused on chronic pain - @hurtcember : A hurt/comfort prompt challenge for December

MISCELLANEOUS/ONE-OFF CHALLENGES - Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 : 7 prompts based around neurodiverse disorders

RULES - If a challenge is specifically connected to an AO3 prompt meme, all works must be added to the appropriate AO3 collections under the appropriate prompts by the work's creator - All types of works are welcome, though keep in mind that the prompts are typically oriented more towards fanfiction - Be respectful to your fellow participants - To get your submissions reblogged here on Tumblr, just @ this account in your post - You may only participate after the month has begun, though you are also always welcome to go back to previous challenges and work on them, as they do not close after they are opened - All fandoms, pairings, ratings, etc. are welcome so long as they fulfill the prompt - You do not have to fulfill every prompt, nor do you have to fulfill them in order