Bridgette Hamstead
@fishinatreenola.bsky.social
Bridgette Hamstead - Voice of Global Neurodiversity Pride; Founding Director of Fish in a Tree: Center for Neurodiversity Education, Advocacy, and Activism (Google me)
Neurodivergent Book Club
April’s Pick: Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
Meet & Greet: March 31 | 4 PM CST
Book Discussion: April 28 | 4 PM CST
A come-as-you-are space for neurodivergent adults.
Hosted by Fish in a Tree & Catawampus Counseling
Email [email protected] to join
April’s Pick: Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
Meet & Greet: March 31 | 4 PM CST
Book Discussion: April 28 | 4 PM CST
A come-as-you-are space for neurodivergent adults.
Hosted by Fish in a Tree & Catawampus Counseling
Email [email protected] to join
March 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Neurodivergent Book Club
April’s Pick: Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
Meet & Greet: March 31 | 4 PM CST
Book Discussion: April 28 | 4 PM CST
A come-as-you-are space for neurodivergent adults.
Hosted by Fish in a Tree & Catawampus Counseling
Email [email protected] to join
April’s Pick: Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
Meet & Greet: March 31 | 4 PM CST
Book Discussion: April 28 | 4 PM CST
A come-as-you-are space for neurodivergent adults.
Hosted by Fish in a Tree & Catawampus Counseling
Email [email protected] to join
1/ Ways the Concept of ‘Low Support Needs’ Autism is Misleading - A Thread
March 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
1/ Ways the Concept of ‘Low Support Needs’ Autism is Misleading - A Thread
1/ Ways Late-Stage Capitalism Harms Neurodivergent Well-Being - A Thread
March 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
1/ Ways Late-Stage Capitalism Harms Neurodivergent Well-Being - A Thread
Suggestions for Navigating and Healing from Sensory Trauma - A Thread
March 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Suggestions for Navigating and Healing from Sensory Trauma - A Thread
Suggestions for Navigating and Healing from Sensory Trauma: From Our Blog www.fishinatreenola.org/blog/2jf7z43...
Sensory Trauma: Understanding the Lasting Impact of Sensory Overload — Fish in a Tree NOLA
Sensory trauma occurs when repeated or intense sensory overload overwhelms the nervous system, leaving lasting emotional, physical, and psychological impacts on neurodivergent individuals. These exper...
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March 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Suggestions for Navigating and Healing from Sensory Trauma: From Our Blog www.fishinatreenola.org/blog/2jf7z43...
1/ Helpful Ways to Understand and Manage Your Spoons (Energy) as a Neurodivergent Person
March 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
1/ Helpful Ways to Understand and Manage Your Spoons (Energy) as a Neurodivergent Person
1/ 🌱 Sensory burnout is real.
It’s not just being “tired”—it’s a full-body shutdown from too much sensory input, too much masking, too little recovery. Let’s talk about it. 🧵👇
#AutisticBurnout #SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentSelfCare
It’s not just being “tired”—it’s a full-body shutdown from too much sensory input, too much masking, too little recovery. Let’s talk about it. 🧵👇
#AutisticBurnout #SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentSelfCare
March 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
1/ 🌱 Sensory burnout is real.
It’s not just being “tired”—it’s a full-body shutdown from too much sensory input, too much masking, too little recovery. Let’s talk about it. 🧵👇
#AutisticBurnout #SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentSelfCare
It’s not just being “tired”—it’s a full-body shutdown from too much sensory input, too much masking, too little recovery. Let’s talk about it. 🧵👇
#AutisticBurnout #SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentSelfCare
1/ 💬 “But you don’t seem autistic.”
If you’re an autistic woman, you’ve probably heard this (or worse). Let’s talk about the myths, the realities, and why these stereotypes are harmful. 🧵👇
#AutisticWomen #Unmasking #Neurodiversity
If you’re an autistic woman, you’ve probably heard this (or worse). Let’s talk about the myths, the realities, and why these stereotypes are harmful. 🧵👇
#AutisticWomen #Unmasking #Neurodiversity
March 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
1/ 💬 “But you don’t seem autistic.”
If you’re an autistic woman, you’ve probably heard this (or worse). Let’s talk about the myths, the realities, and why these stereotypes are harmful. 🧵👇
#AutisticWomen #Unmasking #Neurodiversity
If you’re an autistic woman, you’ve probably heard this (or worse). Let’s talk about the myths, the realities, and why these stereotypes are harmful. 🧵👇
#AutisticWomen #Unmasking #Neurodiversity
"But You Don't Seem Autistic": Breaking
Stereotypes & Misconceptions About Autistic
Women - Let’s talk about the real experiences of autistic women. Keynote at Stockton University, March 24! Attend virtually!
-Bridgette Hamstead
Stereotypes & Misconceptions About Autistic
Women - Let’s talk about the real experiences of autistic women. Keynote at Stockton University, March 24! Attend virtually!
-Bridgette Hamstead
March 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"But You Don't Seem Autistic": Breaking
Stereotypes & Misconceptions About Autistic
Women - Let’s talk about the real experiences of autistic women. Keynote at Stockton University, March 24! Attend virtually!
-Bridgette Hamstead
Stereotypes & Misconceptions About Autistic
Women - Let’s talk about the real experiences of autistic women. Keynote at Stockton University, March 24! Attend virtually!
-Bridgette Hamstead
Neurodivergent Burnout & Self-Care
Burnout is real, and self-care isn’t optional. Join my Sensory-Friendly Self-Care Workshop at Stockton University on March 24.
Let’s talk energy, boundaries, & sensory needs!
-Bridgette Hamstead
Burnout is real, and self-care isn’t optional. Join my Sensory-Friendly Self-Care Workshop at Stockton University on March 24.
Let’s talk energy, boundaries, & sensory needs!
-Bridgette Hamstead
March 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Neurodivergent Burnout & Self-Care
Burnout is real, and self-care isn’t optional. Join my Sensory-Friendly Self-Care Workshop at Stockton University on March 24.
Let’s talk energy, boundaries, & sensory needs!
-Bridgette Hamstead
Burnout is real, and self-care isn’t optional. Join my Sensory-Friendly Self-Care Workshop at Stockton University on March 24.
Let’s talk energy, boundaries, & sensory needs!
-Bridgette Hamstead
Speaking at Stockton University!
Excited to keynote “But You Don’t Seem Autistic” at Neurodiversity Education & Celebration Day on March 24!
Let’s break stereotypes & uplift autistic women’s experiences.
-Bridgette Hamstead
Excited to keynote “But You Don’t Seem Autistic” at Neurodiversity Education & Celebration Day on March 24!
Let’s break stereotypes & uplift autistic women’s experiences.
-Bridgette Hamstead
March 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Speaking at Stockton University!
Excited to keynote “But You Don’t Seem Autistic” at Neurodiversity Education & Celebration Day on March 24!
Let’s break stereotypes & uplift autistic women’s experiences.
-Bridgette Hamstead
Excited to keynote “But You Don’t Seem Autistic” at Neurodiversity Education & Celebration Day on March 24!
Let’s break stereotypes & uplift autistic women’s experiences.
-Bridgette Hamstead
Our Executive Director, Bridgette Hamstead, will be speaking at Stockton University for neurodiversity Celebration Week next Monday. Let us know if you are interested in attending virtually and we will send you a link!
March 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our Executive Director, Bridgette Hamstead, will be speaking at Stockton University for neurodiversity Celebration Week next Monday. Let us know if you are interested in attending virtually and we will send you a link!
We're considering offering body doubling sessions to support productivity in our community. Would this be beneficial to you? Share your thoughts!
March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We're considering offering body doubling sessions to support productivity in our community. Would this be beneficial to you? Share your thoughts!
Preparing for our upcoming workshop on autistic burnout and recovery. This topic is close to my heart, and I look forward to sharing insights and strategies. If you're attending, let's connect!
March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Preparing for our upcoming workshop on autistic burnout and recovery. This topic is close to my heart, and I look forward to sharing insights and strategies. If you're attending, let's connect!
Understanding neurodiversity means recognizing that neurological differences like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are natural variations of the human experience, not deficits. Embracing these differences fosters a more inclusive society. #Neurodiversity101
March 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Understanding neurodiversity means recognizing that neurological differences like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are natural variations of the human experience, not deficits. Embracing these differences fosters a more inclusive society. #Neurodiversity101
There’s no such thing as “high-functioning.” There’s only how well someone is able to mask and suppress their needs until they burn out. If someone looks like they’re doing fine, ask what it’s costing them.
March 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There’s no such thing as “high-functioning.” There’s only how well someone is able to mask and suppress their needs until they burn out. If someone looks like they’re doing fine, ask what it’s costing them.
Late autism diagnosis is like being handed the map after you’ve walked through the forest. Suddenly, everything makes sense. But it also means grieving the years you were lost and blamed yourself for it.
March 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Late autism diagnosis is like being handed the map after you’ve walked through the forest. Suddenly, everything makes sense. But it also means grieving the years you were lost and blamed yourself for it.
I don’t want to “overcome” autism. I want to overcome ableism. I want to overcome the constant pressure to conform, to translate, to dilute myself to be more palatable. Autistic joy, autistic connection, autistic creativity—these are things worth protecting. - Bridgette
March 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I don’t want to “overcome” autism. I want to overcome ableism. I want to overcome the constant pressure to conform, to translate, to dilute myself to be more palatable. Autistic joy, autistic connection, autistic creativity—these are things worth protecting. - Bridgette
You know what’s exhausting? Pretending to be someone else just to be seen as “professional.” Masking is labor. Constant social self-monitoring is labor. Surviving in a world not made for your brain is labor. And we’re tired.
March 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You know what’s exhausting? Pretending to be someone else just to be seen as “professional.” Masking is labor. Constant social self-monitoring is labor. Surviving in a world not made for your brain is labor. And we’re tired.
Being autistic doesn’t mean I experience “too much.” It means I experience deeply. That’s not a flaw. That’s a way of being in the world with intensity, richness, and detail that many never notice. And sometimes, yes—it’s overwhelming. But it’s also beautiful. -Bridgette
March 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Being autistic doesn’t mean I experience “too much.” It means I experience deeply. That’s not a flaw. That’s a way of being in the world with intensity, richness, and detail that many never notice. And sometimes, yes—it’s overwhelming. But it’s also beautiful. -Bridgette
There are autistic people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond who spent most of their lives without knowing they were autistic. They lived without community, language, or support. Their stories matter.
March 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There are autistic people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond who spent most of their lives without knowing they were autistic. They lived without community, language, or support. Their stories matter.
Sensory trauma is real. It’s what happens when our nervous systems are repeatedly overwhelmed by noise, light, touch, smell, or movement—and we’re not believed or supported. This kind of trauma builds slowly, quietly, and often invisibly. But the impact? Deep and lasting.
March 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sensory trauma is real. It’s what happens when our nervous systems are repeatedly overwhelmed by noise, light, touch, smell, or movement—and we’re not believed or supported. This kind of trauma builds slowly, quietly, and often invisibly. But the impact? Deep and lasting.
1/ Last week, my LinkedIn account was suspended without warning.
The reason? “Spam.”
I post original neurodiversity advocacy content, not spam.
But I do post a lot—because I’m autistic, and this is how I communicate.
Let’s talk about algorithmic ableism.
The reason? “Spam.”
I post original neurodiversity advocacy content, not spam.
But I do post a lot—because I’m autistic, and this is how I communicate.
Let’s talk about algorithmic ableism.
March 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
1/ Last week, my LinkedIn account was suspended without warning.
The reason? “Spam.”
I post original neurodiversity advocacy content, not spam.
But I do post a lot—because I’m autistic, and this is how I communicate.
Let’s talk about algorithmic ableism.
The reason? “Spam.”
I post original neurodiversity advocacy content, not spam.
But I do post a lot—because I’m autistic, and this is how I communicate.
Let’s talk about algorithmic ableism.
8/ If you have connections at LinkedIn, please boost this. If you’ve experienced anything similar, I’d love to hear from you. This is cruel, and I refuse to accept it quietly.
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
8/ If you have connections at LinkedIn, please boost this. If you’ve experienced anything similar, I’d love to hear from you. This is cruel, and I refuse to accept it quietly.