I’ve got a super awesome idea, Hollywood: how about casting #neurodivergent actors to play #neurodiverse roles? ~ CC Hart, author, artist, neurodiversity advocate.
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I'm a neurodiversity advocate, an artist, an author, and licensed massage therapist. My senses are intertwined via synesthesia, a neurocognitive difference, which informs my writing, my visual art, my costume design, and my long career in manual therapy. I am also diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, and other neurodivergent outliers. I am an expert via lived experience in neurodiverse traits and I continue to learn how my divergent brain creates both opportunities and obstacles. I support the argument that neurodivergence is not solely pathological, but can illustrate part of the spectrum of human somatosensory, intellectual, and cognitive experience. I am a founding member of the International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists, where I serve as the IASAS secretary. I've practiced therapeutic massage for more than 29 years, and feel that my sensory sensitivities have helped me thrive in my hands-on career.
Chapped
“Repetitive behaviors can be calming, but some might also be a subtle form of self harm” notes neurodivergent author and advocate Carolyn CC Hart.
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It’s Politic
I don’t typically wade into politics; it has always felt unwise to post content that might be fractious when all I really want is for people to gain a greater appreciation for neurocognitive differences. It’s enough work for me to advocate for neurodiversity and to write clearly on the topic, pointing my readers to scientifically…
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Altared
Last night was Dia De Los Muertos, a holy day that’s close to my heart. I’ve been celebrating Los Meurtos since my early twenties when I would drive the narrow roads of the Sierra Nevada foothills to the gold rush town of Hornitos. There, I would join a candle light procession from the historic main…
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The Cursed Gift
I was talking with my friend Stacey the other day on Zoom and she mentioned her fractured wrist. It’s healing well, and she’s been diligent about doing mobility exercises while she waits for her scheduled rehab appointment. Stacey is a model patient in that she’s already doing everything she can to help her fracture heal.…
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Drama
In these strange pandemic days, there is much I am missing. Gatherings with friends and family where we aren’t wearing masks and can actually hug each other. Spontaneous trips down the California coast where my partner and I might drop into a cozy pub for lunch and a pint. And live performances of all kinds;…
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Harvest
Every day, for the last few weeks, I have been reaping cherry tomatoes from my backyard garden. It has me feeling the autumn season coming on like nobody’s business. In San Francisco, we have a cold, damp summer, but fall has arrived in the Parkside neighborhood, with its warm dry days and ever receding light.…
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Synnie Friends
I’m a late bloomer; I learned the term synaesthesia 10 years ago, even though I’ve had blended senses from my earliest recollections. Identifying as a synesthete has been rewarding in so many ways, and has diminished the dissonance that defined my life prior to learning that my neurocognition is atypical. I love having synaesthesia, and…
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