Caelan McPherson
banner
hysterical-vlogs.bsky.social
Caelan McPherson
@hysterical-vlogs.bsky.social
Host,engineer,producer at WOOC. Board ops at WAMC. Engineer and editor at ReMoh Media. ADHD and NVLD. More to come
Here is a message to everyone who has visited my Substack page!
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
My next Substack article is out now! I am talking about How focusing is a lot harder for someone who is neurodivergent. Go check it out now!

open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
Where to Find Focus?
Stories of being Neurodivergent
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
The cutthroat Monopoly board game we know today first popped up in the 1930s, but the game has actually been around since the Gilded Age. And its original version taught a different lesson about the distribution of wealth.
The surprising, anti-monopolist history of Monopoly
People think Monopoly was born of the Great Depression. But as author Mary Pilon discovered, Monopoly was actually created as a leftwing teaching tool around the Gilded Age.
www.marketplace.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thanks to everyone for getting me to 150 Followers! I means so much to me that so many are interested in what I have to say!
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It hurts me to see kids starving because our government refuses to fund snap and other programs. That’s why I am gonna support @nokidhungry.org and @feedingamerica.org to helps make sure kids get the nutritious meals they need!
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
One family’s story illustrates how some families are spending years in temporary housing, caught between rising rents and aid programs that cut off too soon.
Families stuck for years in Hudson Valley motels, ‘just trying to survive’
One family’s story illustrates how some families are spending years in temporary housing, caught between rising rents and aid programs that cut off too soon.
bit.ly
September 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Check out this self reflection piece I wrote about being different! I hope to write another one soon!

open.substack.com/pub/caelanmc...
Being different is okay
A true story of being neurodivergence
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
Neurodivergent people have a different way of thinking. Different is good. Diversity is good. It’s why life evolved in webs of diversity. The current regime wants to stamp that out and make copies of themselves in some sort of clonic inbred way that would have spelled extinction for most species.
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
Check out our exclusive preview of Absolutely Everything, a graphic novel that explores the twin struggles of middle school and ADHD.
Absolutely Everything Explores the Perils of Middle School and ADHD
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
Funding slashed for research on employment barriers for people with autism

https://www.newsbeep.com/us/142621/

Finding and retaining talent is a big concern for many employers in today’s job market — and at…
Funding slashed for research on employment barriers for people with autism - United States News Beep
Finding and retaining talent is a big concern for many employers in today's job market — and at the same time, job seekers who identify as neurodivergent are
www.newsbeep.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
For everyone who loves the art of small talk please pull up because it's a neurotypical standard that's inherently not accessible for neurodivergant minds/souls
Why Small Talk Exhausts Autistic and ADHD People
Vagueness isn’t harmless it’s often a tool for control, extraction, and gaslighting towards neurodivergent persons.
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The NVLD Project: Understanding the Challenges of Developmental Visual-Spatial Disorder by Hudson Mohawk Magazine on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/MdUglLkNYpQZ...
The NVLD Project: Understanding the Challenges of Developmental Visual-Spatial Disorder
People with a Developmental Visual-Spatial Disorder (DVSD)—a proposed new name for Non-Verbal Learning Disability (NVLD)—experience a range of challenges. Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Caelan M
soundcloud.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Rest in Peace to the Prince of Darkness! #RIPOzzyOsbourne
Ozzy Osbourne, the wailing Black Sabbath singer-turned-solo act who took the “Crazy Train” from a bleak childhood in working-class Birmingham, England, to heavy metal stardom, has died, his family says.
nbcnews.to/3IZmccA
July 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
"A New Age of Heroes" – a MvC2 tribute debuting at EVO 2025!
July 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
Xander Reed has autism and does not speak. This past April, a substitute teacher dragged him through a school hallway by his ankle.

@jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social report, with photography by @bryanbirks.bsky.social for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/garr...
May 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We need to stand and call our legislators tell them not to support this. everyone has a right to Habis corpus. is a great resource for find info on how to call and it even gives you a script! 5calls.org
What happens if habeas corpus is suspended and all Americans are in danger of arbitrary punishment?

A growing number of judges say Trump's ongoing legal fights are existential for all Americans’ fundamental rights, not just those of immigrants.

Clearly, they’re right.
BREAKING: Kristi Noem doesn’t know what Habeas Corpus is.

This is highly concerning
May 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Rip to the people’s pope.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Apr 21
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Caelan McPherson
As we fight tyranny, we build solidarity. From solidarity, we draw courage. Surrounded by courageous people and institutions, we more easily find courage within ourselves to keep fighting. Remember: tyranny is only possible if people submit to it.
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Autism is not a disease, there are many famous people with ASD. Individuals with ASD are some of the smartest people I know. #autism #autismisnotadisease
My critique of RFK Jr’s first press conference as HHS Secretary, and there is no surprise here - he spreads more disinformation regarding autism spectrum disorder.
drrubin.substack.com/p/autism-and...
Autism and the myth of an "epidemic" according to RFK Jr.
We dive deep into the disinformation campaign from RFK Jr's first press conference as HHS secretary.
drrubin.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This report from @npr.org on All thing considered in on the history of the link between #autism and #vaccines and the falsehood that vaccines cause autism.
The history behind an enduring public health falsehood — that vaccines cause autism
For years, RFK Jr. has been an ardent vaccine skeptic who has also repeatedly claimed that vaccines cause autism. But that particular myth didn't start with him.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Check out my most recent interview with school teacher and filmmaker Andy Maycock

m.soundcloud.com/mediasanctua...
Andy Maycock teaching the art of filmmaking to local high school students
Stream Andy Maycock teaching the art of filmmaking to local high school students by Hudson Mohawk Magazine on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
m.soundcloud.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
First post on Bluesky! Don’t know what to say.
January 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM