It’s been a long time since my last newsletter. For a while I felt this block of imposter syndrome where I would start writing & then immediately delete what I wrote.
But thankfully it seems like that’s gone now. There are a couple of reasons why.
I have an exciting new plan for my neurodivergent educational platform.
Something shifted & I’m not immediately thinking everyone is tired of hearing from me.
I’ve had a couple of really great peer support clients this past month that reminded me of why I love being a neurodivergent peer coach.
So I thought I would start with some updates.
I’m creating an Infodump club!!
If you’re not familiar with the term, infodump is when a neurodivergent person excitedly talks about their special interest or hyperfixation.
I know there is a need for semi-structured groups for ND adults to meet and make friends. Learning and sharing cool new things about highly specific topics seems like a really great way to get more involved within the ND community.
The club would meet once a month (possibly more frequently if the first few meetings go well) I would host the meetings on Google Meet & then write up a newsletter afterwards for those who missed it.
The structure would be pretty simple. 4 people would sign up for a 7-10 minute presentation on their topics (including time for questions) They could make a presentation or just talk, whatever makes the most sense.
The following 20 minutes would be for smaller talks by anyone who wants to share. And just in case everyone is suddenly shy, and doesn’t feel like sharing anything, I would have a list of 10 people who’ve already indicated they want to share a brief 2-3 minute talk about something interesting or a recent news story related to their favorite topic!
Topics would have to be pre-approved, I don’t think there would be any issues- but just to prevent any hateful, racist, anti-semitic, or conspiracy theory topics (flat earthers, presenting alternate history events as real, pseudoscience as fact- that kind of thing)
I will be creating a new substack newsletter specifically for the club. That’s where you will find google meet links to the monthly meetings & newsletters talking about what happened at the meeting if you couldn’t attend,
So if you think this sounds like fun make sure to sign up for it! ( I’ll be adding more info to the substack soon!!)
Next Update:
I now have a calendar in my linktree: linktr.ee/laneandlucia Where you can schedule a peer support session with me. You don’t have to email or dm me to find out available times, If it’s on my calendar, I have the time open for a session.
If you live in a different time zone or have a specific work schedule and can’t make any of the times work- feel free to email me, I’ve had clients who have lived all over the world & I can find a time that works for both of us. (my email is now listed in my linktree as well)
Final Update:
This newsletter is now completely free. There are no paid tiers, and there will be no paid tiers in the infodump club. That being said, running these educational platforms is a lot of work so if you feel like tipping I greatly appreciate it. You can find a paypal tip jar in my linktree too!
Oh! one final update:
I don’t think I’ve posted on here since I changed my name!! Since exploring & understanding my gender more, I decided to change my name to Ramona! (it used to be Nikki & that just was never right for me)