Nyika
@puzzledbyadream.bsky.social
PhD student studying neurodivergent culture and the neoliberal standard of ‘normal’ within universities. Neurodivergent, pan, sea enjoyer, lady-in-waiting to Astrid and Fin the cats. Belle and Sebastian fan, 6music Dad. 🇬🇧 in 🇳🇿
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Nyika
@puzzledbyadream.bsky.social
· Jun 15
Hello, I’m Nyika. I’m a neurodivergent 30-something newly living in Auckland, Aotearoa NZ. I am in the first year of studying studying for a PhD in neurodiversity, the transition to adulthood, the neoliberal idea of ‘normal’, and critical pedagogy.
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I asked my mum for pink paint for my 6th birthday. My plan was to paint stripes on our white cat, so she'd look just like Bagpuss on TV. Fortunately, my mother worked out my plan. She got me some watercolours and took me for lunch at the Wimpy. A win.
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I asked my mum for pink paint for my 6th birthday. My plan was to paint stripes on our white cat, so she'd look just like Bagpuss on TV. Fortunately, my mother worked out my plan. She got me some watercolours and took me for lunch at the Wimpy. A win.
This genuinely looks like a water park.
Looking at this pic of Justin Bieber's house, I'll never understand why the infinitely rich choose to live in gaffs that look like millennium era lottery funded conference centres.
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This genuinely looks like a water park.
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Pharrell Williams confirmed as another world famous multi-millionaire who chose to live in a house that looks like it should be called the North Strabane Esat-Digifone Retail Hub & Business Park.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Pharrell Williams confirmed as another world famous multi-millionaire who chose to live in a house that looks like it should be called the North Strabane Esat-Digifone Retail Hub & Business Park.
Kind of impressive how I’ve looked at 7 historical books/documents about tertiary education for disabled people and not one has mentioned autism. The only neurodiversity adjacent thing I found was on “reading disabilities”. V interesting.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Kind of impressive how I’ve looked at 7 historical books/documents about tertiary education for disabled people and not one has mentioned autism. The only neurodiversity adjacent thing I found was on “reading disabilities”. V interesting.
Still not used to everything coming with a massive blob of ketchup here.
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Still not used to everything coming with a massive blob of ketchup here.
Really delighted to see Ellis Howard on the BAFTA breakthrough list. His performed in What It Feels Like For a Girl was nothing short of outstanding.
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Really delighted to see Ellis Howard on the BAFTA breakthrough list. His performed in What It Feels Like For a Girl was nothing short of outstanding.
God I love research.
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
God I love research.
Only going to be half an hour late to the library. Wonders will never cease.
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Only going to be half an hour late to the library. Wonders will never cease.
Recently learned that doing a kind of stylised cannonball called a manu is a big thing here. The pool mentioned in the article literally has a “cannonball pool” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession
Similar to a bomb, the diving style developed by Māori and Pasifika communities has become a national pastime
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Recently learned that doing a kind of stylised cannonball called a manu is a big thing here. The pool mentioned in the article literally has a “cannonball pool” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Off to the National Library of New Zealand today to start some research into the history of neurodiversity in higher education in Aotearoa
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Off to the National Library of New Zealand today to start some research into the history of neurodiversity in higher education in Aotearoa
I love libraries. It's raining, everywhere is shutting, but the public library is open until 8.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I love libraries. It's raining, everywhere is shutting, but the public library is open until 8.
Might go on the cable car. No real reason to do so. Just might.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Might go on the cable car. No real reason to do so. Just might.
Having hair in Wellington: oddly challenging.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Having hair in Wellington: oddly challenging.
God, I've missed stretching a coffee out for an unfeasibly long time whilst I do work. I do, alas, need lunch though.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
God, I've missed stretching a coffee out for an unfeasibly long time whilst I do work. I do, alas, need lunch though.
I think I like Wellington more than Auckland, but to be fair to Auckland, I've not been in the vintage shops and independent coffee shops much yet. And also, it's not like Wellington is going anywhere.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I think I like Wellington more than Auckland, but to be fair to Auckland, I've not been in the vintage shops and independent coffee shops much yet. And also, it's not like Wellington is going anywhere.
Heard your girlfriend got her wanky vintage camera out, took a photo of a trans rights poster, then immediately went into a vintage shop.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Heard your girlfriend got her wanky vintage camera out, took a photo of a trans rights poster, then immediately went into a vintage shop.
lol the neighbour here is having a fag on the balcony and casually walked over where he could see in to the flat we’re staying in, saw me in bed on my phone and VERY hastily retreated.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
lol the neighbour here is having a fag on the balcony and casually walked over where he could see in to the flat we’re staying in, saw me in bed on my phone and VERY hastily retreated.
Refusing to use somebody’s requested pronouns is picking a side.
Using “they” when somebody’s pronouns are “she/hers” is picking a side.
Using “they” when somebody’s pronouns are “she/hers” is picking a side.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Refusing to use somebody’s requested pronouns is picking a side.
Using “they” when somebody’s pronouns are “she/hers” is picking a side.
Using “they” when somebody’s pronouns are “she/hers” is picking a side.
Just a few places to get a coffee, then…
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just a few places to get a coffee, then…
Reducing jury trials seems… very bad?
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Reducing jury trials seems… very bad?
Dan has gone to his conference and I am lazing around in bed listening to the balcony furniture being blown around. Guess they don’t claim this is the windiest city in the world for no reason!
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Dan has gone to his conference and I am lazing around in bed listening to the balcony furniture being blown around. Guess they don’t claim this is the windiest city in the world for no reason!
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They keep fucking editing the article, but it's not any better. And this addition about why the judge referred to her as "them" is like a parody of impartiality
![An excerpt from the linked article that reads:
[The judge] explained that the prosecution used female pronouns to refer to the complainant during the trial, while Linehan's defence used male pronouns. The judge said she had chosen to refer to Brooks using "gender neutral pronouns and as 'the complainant'" in her ruling.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:umokacyt44veykd6qw5zokyi/bafkreifcuteahuy7btte3q77evxfatrh7ddbi676sw4squ6hrpshakcszm@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
They keep fucking editing the article, but it's not any better. And this addition about why the judge referred to her as "them" is like a parody of impartiality
This was my exact, exact thought when I read this paragraph too. I honestly feel so upset.
I don’t know enough about the situation with Lineham to opine on whether the judgement is valid or not, but everything about this paragraph in the BBC article makes me despair at how many institutions have been captured by the GC movement
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This was my exact, exact thought when I read this paragraph too. I honestly feel so upset.
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal