Neurodivergent Rebel

Lyric Holmanshttp://en.gravatar.com/neurodivergentrebel (born: ), better known online as Neurodivergent Rebelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEgqxOFzFYkis is a vlogger who makes videos about autism.
==Personal life==
Lyric is genderfluid, pansexual, and uses they/them and xe/xem pronouns. Xe is polyamourous.https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1415735117528641538 They also have ADHDhttps://www.youtube.com/c/NeurodivergentRebel/about (diagnosed at 33)https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1400558014285877253, anxietyhttps://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1406242835012141058 and began to suffer dysphoria at the age of 4.https://twitter.com/QueerNeuro/status/1415461067585695745
Lyric is mixed race, and has indigenous ancestors.https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1399697104105312273 They are a Buddhisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HCHCZAIyQY and was raised in their mother’s hair salon.https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1406710159670394889
Lyric spent time in special education, general education, and advanced placement courses. They have ,https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1410663999864254470 and learned to read at the age of one and a half.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkj87iDCY4&t=108s Due to overly high expectations, Lyric struggled in school, and was misunderstood.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkj87iDCY4&t=162s Xe also suffered migraines due to the school’s bright fluorescent lighting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkj87iDCY4&t=285s
Xe has suffered from partial focal seizures. Their dog, Dusty, has also suffered from the same type of seizures.https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1410606203034488833 Xe used to own a dog training company,https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1404784513264271361 but gave it up because it involved “breaking the spirit of the animal.”https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1395002941732425734
===Diagnosis===
Lyric was diagnosed with autism at the age of 29,https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1410570584266792963 and has stated that “not knowing that [they were] autistic had a very big impact on [their] life.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkj87iDCY4&t=52s They were diagnosed after suffering from autistic burnout.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhwk06tNIJc&t=65s Lyric was referred to a psychologist for mental health issues, because “the doctor was out of ideas.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhwk06tNIJc&t=110s Xe then asked professionals about an adult autism diagnosis. Lyric was formally diagnosed with autism after two appointments.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhwk06tNIJc&t=170s They also received a diagnosis of social anxiety.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhwk06tNIJc&t=614s
==Advocacy==
Lyric used money from various jobs to keep their blog running for the first few years. The blog didn't break even until year four.https://twitter.com/NeuroRebel/status/1414953507350843392 Their career background is in recruiting, employee retention, marketing, and consulting.https://neurodivergentrebel.com/about/ Xe is the creator of #AskingAutistics. This hashtag is usually accompanied by a question about common autistic experiences.https://neurodivergentrebel.com/about/
===Neurodivergent consulting===
Lyric manages Neurodivergent Consulting. This organisation works with businesses “to create new policies that work to attract and increase tenure of current and future neurodivergent employees”. They advocate for accessible workplaces where neurodivergent employees can fully implement their talents and perspectives. The agency analyzes the policies of interested workplaces for how they tap into, or hinder, the creative power of neurodivergent employees, including how accommodating these workspaces are to the needs of autistic people.https://neurodivergentconsulting.org/about/
==References==
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