“Right now I think the biggest impact has been on my relationship to time and perfectionism. I feel myself feeling more easeful about my timeline for creative work and like I have more permission to create without having to appease others in a normative way.” “I am more aware of my needs and of ways how I can adapt my practice to meet them…I loved how low the barriers to entry were and how I was able to participate even on "off" days.” “The one biggest way (this course has neuroqueered my creative practice) is by normalising neuroqueer ways and giving me permission to play outside the system and out of the dominant mainstream culture especially with creative work…I’d say a lot of what was shared was pathbreaking and is not spoken about, shared or taught elsewhere. I liked that we were allowed to come as who we are - no pressure on homework or participation and that we were welcome, irrespective.” “Yes, doing this course has been the final steps in healing from being on hiatus from my writing. I was glad to do it with others. I look forward to writing again in the coming year…Please do it again! It's helped me so much!” “...It's been more about permission and pushing back against internalized rules about publishing and how I frame my creativity for myself…Using it to unmask and support myself when I show up in ways that aren't standard. One thing I've noticed: when I encounter a new idea about how to write or … "do" creativity I now stop and ask myself, "Is this designed for Allistics?" and most often the answer is yes and that is SUPER helpful because I now have a new frame for it. I think this will offset self-blame because now it makes sense why that approach doesn't or might not end up working for me…Totally unexpected and out of nowhere, when I left the Zoom room after our last class I burst into tears. I had no idea the class impacted me so deeply, especially considering I wasn't able to attend most sessions live and had to watch the recordings a week later. I don't think this has ever happened to me before. I think this was due to the safety I felt, the sense of community we built, as well as the mind-shifting information and authentic conversations. Thank you for that! :)” “I really loved the workshop aspects of the course, that prompted me to reconsider my relationship with my own work. I think this course has opened me towards a greater acceptance of doing it my way, while also learning a lot for others sharing their work approaches. I loved that the course started with an overview of neuroqueering, which also included aspects of anti-colonial work, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, etc…It's always hard to fully get into these workshop aspects during class, I feel that I often more scratch the surface there, and so having the slides and videos is huge; because it now allows me to re-do the most important aspects of these workshop with myself and extending the time I need to fill them in, while still having access to the class discussions that came up around them…This course has been a beautiful opening towards the unknown sides of my creative practice and a wonderful community to gather with; I loved that it was over such a long time, as it really built the community I feel, and gave us a chance to get to better know each other.” “I feel much more open, curious, and inspired about my creative practice! And feel more trust in my Neuroqueer self ^•^...This course reinvigorated my spirit and bodymind. It helped me understand myself and past more deeply, recharged my present self, and excited me about my future. It also introduced me to many electrically smart and creative people; how wonderfully brain tingly good it feels to be in a Neuroqueer space! Thank you for making and holding that space for us!” “Very validating to be around people trying to do things in a way that works for them and embracing their nq-ness…Thank you to the three of you - I really got a lot out of it and your way of welcoming everyone to participate in a way that worked for them was fantastic. You are all warm and welcoming and approachable and encouraging. Thank you.” “I started a personal project at the beginning of this course. I’ve always wanted to create a story and illustrate it into a little comic. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and I’ve actually now made a dent in it. I’ve used mise en place, spiral time thoughts, disrupting shame thoughts and the additional body doubling sessions from KR to help me produce art that would have otherwise still been in my head 😅” “...The delivery, each of the tutors, as well as the general vibe was so neuroqueery that the experience as a whole has been profoundly affirming and delightful, as well as bringing up deep grief at how constrained we've been, followed again by potent affirmation of our wild and creative spirits…Thank you for creating it!” “It has helped me re-frame ways of being, knowing and functioning that I previously viewed with shame. It has helped to know there are so many other people like me, struggling with similar difficulties. It has helped me realise some 'choices' I made and some ways of approaching creative work were actually quite radical - I had made these choices more intuitively, and the course helped me see how some of them were challenging existing normative structures.” “i have words for things i intuitively did but didn't take seriously enough (validation!). i feel that i can approach my own gut feelings in a more focused, directed, and intentional way. i also often felt like i was part of a larger community that gives me immense joy…i appreciated it so much, all of it. i particularly enjoyed KR's classes, but all were great, even when the topic didn't feel that important for me personally at the moment. engaging in the chat was such a joy (hilarious! touching! enlightening! what deep deep ocean of knowledge we all have, eager to share!). the open mic made me feel all kinds of good things. it made me miss being in an environment of education again, only to then immediately think, "yeah, but only an environment like this, with these kinds of people." i got a lot out of it, and hope to attend future classes. you all did a wonderful job with this, thank you.” “...It has given me permission to allow (my creative practice) to grow out of what feels good and works from an inside-out way, minimizing shame around how I work and what I am "supposed to" produce. Even having the word has proven useful to give myself a definition as to how I can frame my actions, and this is true in the different aspects of my life beyond creativity - NQing parenting, NQing work, NQing relationships, etc.” “It made me reflect on a lot of things and I met lovely neuroqueerdoes, but the best part for me was loosening up my creative practice and allowing things to flow more, erratically and freely. It softened shame and felt affirming, which was probably the reason I was drawn to this in the first place.”