Foundation Insights is a blog where you can think out loud about your neurocomplexity and how it shapes our lives.* The aim is to hold space for genuine inquiry, the kind that grows out of curiosity rather than certainty.
Many pieces begin with a moment that refuses to leave someone alone. A conversation in clinical work that shifts perspective. An unexpected turn in identity. A period when attention, or the lack of it, forces a new kind of honesty. A recognition that comes from living or working beside minds that move differently in the world.
If you are exploring something that feels aligned with this kind of attention, you are welcome to contribute. Here, a contribution is not only a submission. It is an attempt to offer someone else a clearer path into their own experience. The form can vary. Personal reflection, grounded observation, or work informed by research all have a place, so long as the writing grows from something lived.
Here are a few kinds of pieces that might belong here:
- A story about a moment when your “too much” or “too different” finally made sense.
- A reflection from your work with differently wired minds — as a clinician, educator, coach, researcher, or advocate.
- A scene from daily life that captures what it feels like to move through the world with a differently wired mind.
- A perspective from a parent, partner, or ally who lives alongside a differently wired loved one and is learning from it.
Pieces are usually in the 600–1,200 word range, though shorter reflections are welcome if they feel complete. You don’t need a polished draft to start — a paragraph about your idea and how it connects to your lived experience is enough to begin the conversation.
A contribution does not need to arrive fully formed. An idea that has been following you around, or one that keeps resurfacing in your work or your life, is enough reason to reach out to me and see whether it might be a fit.
The intention is simple: to make Foundation Insights a place shaped by the people who read it and the experiences they bring.
*We use “neurocomplexity” with gratitude to Lindsey Mackereth, who coined the term and develops it in her work as a clinician and writer.
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