Monotropism.org

Welcome. Nice to be here! This account is intended to be a central resource for learning and sharing about monotropism. We have an excellent website for everything monotropism related which also houses an archive of the work of Dr. Dinah Murray. monotropism.org

Episode 20! autisticsmalltalk.com/episode-20-i... More flow talk with @brettheasman.bsky.social Followed by a discussion of Caldwell-Harris CL (2026) Autistic interests: wide-ranging and intellectually oriented. Front. Psychiatry 17:1749552. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1749552 with @vjgoh.chloris.ca

Ticket Theory, monotropism & burnout: Autistic ADHD energy accounting 🎟️ Why some tasks never get a ticket, with thanks to Hilary Knutson and Neuro Pride Ireland. Free guide and printable tickets: autisticrealms.com/ticket-theory-monotropism-burnout/

Check out the new website by @autisticrealms.bsky.social and @stimpunks.org Map of Monotropic Experiences - You can now create your own map! Free training pack on the website and lots more! monotropicmap.org

Check out the new website by @autisticrealms.bsky.social and @stimpunks.org Map of Monotropic Experiences - You can now create your own map! Free training pack on the website and lots more! monotropicmap.org

Monotropism and Wellbeing Fergus Murray’s keynote at the Scottish Autism Research Group 2023 Conference. monotropism.org/wellbeing/

Monotropism and Wellbeing Fergus Murray’s keynote at the Scottish Autism Research Group 2023 Conference. monotropism.org/wellbeing/

Use code RBS20 and get 20% OFF It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School Edited By Rachael Davis, @claruineill.bsky.social , @suereviews.bsky.social With a chapter about Monotropism and Flow by myself and @oolong.co.uk www.routledge.com/It-Takes-All...

Signposting and information about Autistic Play & Monotropism autisticrealms.com/autistic-pla...

FREE DOWNLOAD: An Introduction to the Theory of Monotropism To Support Autistic Young People, written by @autisticrealms.bsky.social and @oolong.co.uk It includes practical, low-demand strategies for home & school, plus further reading & trusted resources. autisticrealms.com/product/an-i...

Some great accounts of people and orgs to follow here who are interested in and share thoughts about the theory of monotropism go.bsky.app/63PBN1y

Some great accounts of people and orgs to follow here who are interested in and share thoughts about the theory of monotropism go.bsky.app/63PBN1y

Here's @laurahellfeld.bsky.social on monotropism and some of the reasons why so many Autistic people struggle to sleep... open.substack.com/pub/laurahel...

My short book is available on Amazon. May be valuable for families and teachers preparing for the new term. Embracing Monotropism and Supporting Young People To Help Prevent Autistic Burnout www.amazon.co.uk/Embracing-Mo...

Check out the monotropism mug from @petewharmby.com and lots of other autism and monotropism themed goodies! neurodiversitees.co.uk/product/mono...

Great read Darren.I recently cons monotropism through an education lens re flow state & pathway to joy- I think the sticky & springy ref are also helpful for educators re how we need to respect disengagement & the differentiation this can inform, if u fancy a read -

Part 21: Monotropism Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Over the years, there have been many theories and many diagnostic models that have claimed to explain or define autism. Many have been wrong, as in the refrigerator mother theory, for example. Some are works in progress. None has…

The word meraki feels very monotropic to me, and it's in the book I co-authored last year with @auroraconsulting.bsky.social and Felicity Goodhall. Words: Inspired By The Experience Of Being Monotropic FREE download autisticrealms.com/words-inspir...

This is fascinating on monotropism, sleep and closing loops. Every time we read something new about the impacts of monotropism it’s like another light has gone on! 💡

Here's @laurahellfeld.bsky.social on monotropism and some of the reasons why so many Autistic people struggle to sleep... open.substack.com/pub/laurahel...

It's five years today since Dinah Murray died, one of the founders of the theory of monotropism. I've written a tribute to her & to everything monotropism has given me & our community Many thanks to @oolong.co.uk and @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social for the inspiration morerealms.com/monotropa-un...

Five years today since my dear, fantastic mother Dinah Murray shuffled off the mortal coil. She was such a potent force for positive change and a constant inspiration to me and many others. One important dimension of her many gifts to the world is here @monotropism.org monotropism.org

Here, @stimpunks.org summarise and build on Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser's piece for the 1999 online Autism99 conference, exploring why computers can work so well for Autistic people. 27 years on, are digital devices still so well-suited to monotropic processors? stimpunks.org/space/autism...

Dinah also discussed in some depth why computers might suit monotropic people so well in her 1996 paper for the Durham conference, 'Shared Attention and Speech in Autism'. monotropism.org/dinah/shared...

Dinah was writing about the potential of computers in education for Autistic children - maximising autonomous learning - and in helping Autistic people to connect, from her very first paper on Monotropism in 1992. monotropism.org/dinah/attent...

Dinah's Autism and Computing YouTube playlist, created around 2009, is still of some historical interest. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Like most people thinking about autism in the 1990s, Dinah largely focused on Autistic people with relatively high support needs at this time. Unlike most autism researchers, she made getting to know them and supporting them a priority! share.google/A7z8y4bpYN1r...

The mathematician and programmer Mike Lesser, who co-founded the organisation Autism and Computing with Dinah Murray and worked closely with her for decades, died on this day eleven years ago. monotropism.org/mike-lesser/

We've just added another of Dinah's chapters, from a 2011 book called Autism and Learning. Attached is a list of "Why computers suit autistic individuals", each one expanded on in the text. monotropism.org/autism-it/

Building on all of the above and @kieranrose.bsky.social's introduction to monotropism, here's more from @ryanboren.bsky.social at @stimpunks.org... stimpunks.org/space/therap...

5th July is Research Appreciation Day launched by Mental Health Research Check out our research round-ups for all monotropism-related work Monotropism in practice monotropism.org/in-practice/ Research updates monotropism.org/updates/ MentalHealth research www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-app...

shout out to @monotropism.org, the core theory about being Autistic that helps explain most specifically the way in which our internal experience & cognitive processes can differ Just as enlightening as the Autism realizations in the first place Counseling I provide always includes this discussion

The great @petewharmby.com is running an event on Wednesday, the 24th of June at 8pm BST, on Autistic Hyperfocus and Interests. "I'll be looking at monotropism, as a major feature of being autistic, and the variety of ways it can manifest" Tickets cost £9.38. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-h...

"To date, the theory most praised by Autistic individuals themselves is known as the theory of monotropism." "Monotropism makes up for many of the flaws in previously popular theories of autism, differing from its predecessors in that it takes into account the lived experiences of autists" S Stokes

Two of the most important ideas in autism research that every educator should know: Monotropism. The double empathy problem. Nine minutes of video. A changed classroom. stimpunks.org/access/educa... #autistic #education

"Understanding monotropism is essential for practitioners working with families, as it reframes apparent “deficits” as differences in how attention is allocated and sustained" From Wenn Lawson, one of the originators of the theory of Monotropism. link.springer.com/article/10.1...