Neurodivergent communication isn’t pathological… it’s intercultural

workshops & coaching for professionals, leaders, & advocates (of all neurotypes)

I'm exploring frameworks and tools that treat cross-neurotype communication as a mutual skill - something everyone can develop, like learning to communicate across cultures or languages.

What if neurodivergent communication challenges aren't one-sided?

For decades, we've treated communication breakdown between autistic and non-autistic people as an autistic problem. But research shows it goes both ways - the "double empathy problem." Both groups struggle equally to understand each other.

What if we all learned to communicate across neurotypes?

As a 2E (autistic + gifted) Latina interculturalist, linguist, and former civil rights worker, I bring academic, professional, and lived experience to my areas of expertise: culture and language.

I'm exploring frameworks and tools that treat cross-neurotype communication as a mutual skill - something everyone can develop, like learning to communicate across cultures or languages.

  • Step Beyond the Medical Model

    Learn about neurodivergent culture as a framework, and reduce misguided pathologizing and harm.

  • Reimagine Communication

    Unlock an approach to communication that expands access, promotes participation, & prioritizes belonging.

  • Lead with Neuro-Affirming Vision

    Learn to imagine transformative futures that give you clarity to promote meaningful change right now.

What I'm Building

I'm developing language, frameworks, and resources that reimagine autism communication:

For families & advocates: Learn to communicate with your autistic family member, building mutual understanding rather than managing behavior.

For educators: Develop actual communication skills that work for diverse neurotypes, not just accommodation lists.

For practitioners: Integrate autism communication competency into your practice as foundational knowledge.

For autistic people: Navigate neurotypical spaces with strategies that honor your authentic communication style.

For organizations: Build communication accessibility as infrastructure that benefits everyone.

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Why This Matters

Communication breakdown creates real harm - trauma, burnout, exclusion, isolation. And it's often preventable.

Parents, teachers, clinicians, and colleagues genuinely want to connect and support autistic people in their lives. They're just working with incomplete frameworks.

Autistic people are exhausted from translating, masking, and being misunderstood.

Everyone deserves better tools.

I'm building those tools, grounded in linguistics and intercultural communication - approaches that respect difference rather than pathologize it.

My Approach

This work centers mutual understanding, not conformity.

I don't teach methods that suppress autistic communication or treat it as deficient. I don't use compliance-based approaches or assume neurotypical patterns are "correct."

Instead, I'm developing frameworks that help both autistic and non-autistic people understand how their communication patterns differ - and what both can do to bridge that gap.

Where This Is Going

Right now, I'm:

  • Writing regularly - exploring ideas, developing language, clarifying concepts

  • Creating artifacts - visualizing what this looks like when it becomes normalized

  • Building frameworks - translating research into practical tools

  • Connecting with collaborators - people already thinking about these questions

Over time, this becomes training programs, resources, and consultation services. But first, it needs space to develop. To find the people it's meant to serve.

The Vision

Imagine cross-neurotype communication skills as standard training for teachers, just like classroom management.

Imagine families receiving support for their communication development, not just accommodations for their child.

Imagine autistic people communicating authentically without constant misinterpretation.

Imagine asking "what communication approaches will help everyone in this interaction?" rather than "what's wrong with this person?"

We can build that world.

It starts with recognizing that communication is something we do together - and we can all get better at it.

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Newsletter: Monthly essays on cross-neurotype communication, autism linguistics, and building more accessible futures

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Writing & Projects: Follow the development of frameworks, artifacts, and ideas as they emerge

Connect: I'm especially interested in hearing from researchers, practitioners, autistic advocates, and families exploring these questions.

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Recent Work

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Coming soon: Essays, frameworks in development, artifacts from possible futures

what you’ll get here

Professional development for those ready to lead change

Open a new lens on your work, and develop cultural, linguistic, and imaginative tools that tackle the communication and equal access challenges often incorrectly treated as medical or behavioral problems.

Here you’ll expand your expertise, enabling you to address systemic and communication issues at their non-medical roots, and to lead change with clarity and purpose.

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neurodivergence is a culture

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neurodivergence is a culture ✶

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

Dr. Wayne Dyer