Katy Higgins Lee
@tendingpaths.bsky.social
Katy Higgins Lee, MFT (she/her)
Multiply Neurodivergent therapist and unschooling parent
Neuroqueering
Practicing anti-racism
https://linktr.ee/tendingpaths
Multiply Neurodivergent therapist and unschooling parent
Neuroqueering
Practicing anti-racism
https://linktr.ee/tendingpaths
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Hi! I’m Katy.
I am:
Multiply neurodivergent
A therapist
An educator of therapists (trainings & supervision)
An unschooling parent
A gardener
I REALLY care about:
The neurodiversity paradigm
Neuroqueering
Somatics
Anti-racism
Trans-rights
Low-demand/high-autonomy parenting
No-till gardening
I am:
Multiply neurodivergent
A therapist
An educator of therapists (trainings & supervision)
An unschooling parent
A gardener
I REALLY care about:
The neurodiversity paradigm
Neuroqueering
Somatics
Anti-racism
Trans-rights
Low-demand/high-autonomy parenting
No-till gardening
For anyone who missed the live event, here is the video of my conversation with Nick Walker on Neuroqueering Somatics.
Here's the video of my 6/26 conversation on "Neuroqueering Somatics," hosted by the International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association.
#neuroqueer #neuroqueering #neurodiversity #somatics #psychology #consciousness #cognition #awareness #embodiment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItP...
#neuroqueer #neuroqueering #neurodiversity #somatics #psychology #consciousness #cognition #awareness #embodiment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItP...
Neuroqueering Somatics: A conversation at the intersection of neurodivergence and somatic practice
YouTube video by ISMETA
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
For anyone who missed the live event, here is the video of my conversation with Nick Walker on Neuroqueering Somatics.
I’m so excited to share about this event!
Please join us as I interview Dr. Nick Walker on the topic of Neuroqueering Somatics. (Two of my favorite subjects!)
Please join us as I interview Dr. Nick Walker on the topic of Neuroqueering Somatics. (Two of my favorite subjects!)
My next virtual public event will be a presentation on NEUROQUEERING SOMATICS, in conversation with @tendingpaths.bsky.social
Thursday, June 26, 9am Pacific / noon Eastern. FREE!
#neuroqueer #somatics #neurodiversity #psychology #somaticpsychology #embodiment #cognition
ismeta.org/events#!even...
Thursday, June 26, 9am Pacific / noon Eastern. FREE!
#neuroqueer #somatics #neurodiversity #psychology #somaticpsychology #embodiment #cognition
ismeta.org/events#!even...
ISMETA Worldwide Somatic Movement Events Calendar
Events, workshops, performances, trainings, webinars, conferences and meetings hosted by ISMETA and Approved Training Programs.
ismeta.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I’m so excited to share about this event!
Please join us as I interview Dr. Nick Walker on the topic of Neuroqueering Somatics. (Two of my favorite subjects!)
Please join us as I interview Dr. Nick Walker on the topic of Neuroqueering Somatics. (Two of my favorite subjects!)
Full text of Jim Sinclair’s 1993 speech: https://philosophy.ucsc.edu/SinclairDontMournForUs.pdf
April 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Full text of Jim Sinclair’s 1993 speech: https://philosophy.ucsc.edu/SinclairDontMournForUs.pdf
I spent the morning presenting (aka info-dumping) on the neurodiversity paradigm, which means that my Fitbit reads as if I walked almost 4 miles, but I was seated the whole time.
Why? Lots of gesticulation and stimming.
(And hooray for 100 more therapists learning about ND-affirming therapy!)
Why? Lots of gesticulation and stimming.
(And hooray for 100 more therapists learning about ND-affirming therapy!)
April 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I spent the morning presenting (aka info-dumping) on the neurodiversity paradigm, which means that my Fitbit reads as if I walked almost 4 miles, but I was seated the whole time.
Why? Lots of gesticulation and stimming.
(And hooray for 100 more therapists learning about ND-affirming therapy!)
Why? Lots of gesticulation and stimming.
(And hooray for 100 more therapists learning about ND-affirming therapy!)
Ugh. Just saw someone post about that nurse in Germany who injected thousands of people with saline instead of the Covid vaccine and they were happy that she wasn’t charged for it and called her a “brave hero”.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that their goal was never actually “medical freedom”.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that their goal was never actually “medical freedom”.
March 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ugh. Just saw someone post about that nurse in Germany who injected thousands of people with saline instead of the Covid vaccine and they were happy that she wasn’t charged for it and called her a “brave hero”.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that their goal was never actually “medical freedom”.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that their goal was never actually “medical freedom”.
A recent (edited) response to an email I received.
While this is regarding advertising, I feel the same way about accounts that advocate for neurodivergent children because, as I’ve said before, we can advocate for neurodivergent children without using their images or telling details about them.
While this is regarding advertising, I feel the same way about accounts that advocate for neurodivergent children because, as I’ve said before, we can advocate for neurodivergent children without using their images or telling details about them.
March 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A recent (edited) response to an email I received.
While this is regarding advertising, I feel the same way about accounts that advocate for neurodivergent children because, as I’ve said before, we can advocate for neurodivergent children without using their images or telling details about them.
While this is regarding advertising, I feel the same way about accounts that advocate for neurodivergent children because, as I’ve said before, we can advocate for neurodivergent children without using their images or telling details about them.
If someone describes themself as “gender critical” or “gender cautious”, they cannot be neurodiversity-affirming, despite their claims.
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If someone describes themself as “gender critical” or “gender cautious”, they cannot be neurodiversity-affirming, despite their claims.
Our current political and social
situation is related to a cultural attachment to normativity.
The concept of normativity refers to the idea that there are certain ways of being that are “normal“ and that anyone who deviates from these standards of normal is considered abnormal or wrong or bad. (1)
situation is related to a cultural attachment to normativity.
The concept of normativity refers to the idea that there are certain ways of being that are “normal“ and that anyone who deviates from these standards of normal is considered abnormal or wrong or bad. (1)
March 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our current political and social
situation is related to a cultural attachment to normativity.
The concept of normativity refers to the idea that there are certain ways of being that are “normal“ and that anyone who deviates from these standards of normal is considered abnormal or wrong or bad. (1)
situation is related to a cultural attachment to normativity.
The concept of normativity refers to the idea that there are certain ways of being that are “normal“ and that anyone who deviates from these standards of normal is considered abnormal or wrong or bad. (1)
Share your thoughts with the Governor at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact
March 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Share your thoughts with the Governor at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact
Risk of sexual assault in bathrooms due to trans people?
March 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Risk of sexual assault in bathrooms due to trans people?
A stitch someone made with one of my videos went viral…And now it’s time for another round of people giving me unsolicited medical advice about a facial feature that is genetic and related to my ethnicity. 🙄
February 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A stitch someone made with one of my videos went viral…And now it’s time for another round of people giving me unsolicited medical advice about a facial feature that is genetic and related to my ethnicity. 🙄
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Are you a #Neurodivergent researcher whose job was funded by the NSF or the NIH? I'd love to talk with you. My signal is emgarcia.85.
February 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Are you a #Neurodivergent researcher whose job was funded by the NSF or the NIH? I'd love to talk with you. My signal is emgarcia.85.
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My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.
The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Reposted by Katy Higgins Lee
NASA did a feature on me last year. It was up this weekend but now when you click on the link you get a 404 message.
February 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
NASA did a feature on me last year. It was up this weekend but now when you click on the link you get a 404 message.
Reposted by Katy Higgins Lee
The government claims this community is voluntarily leaving their homes. That’s a lie. Their homes are being stolen from them. Could our communities be next?
They’re Fighting Mass Eviction From Their Ancestral Lands ➡️ pushblack.news/f72c94
They’re Fighting Mass Eviction From Their Ancestral Lands ➡️ pushblack.news/f72c94
The Maasai People Are Being Forcibly Removed From Their Ancestral Lands
The Maasai people of Tanzania are being met with a specific form of violence - gentrification! Their government is forcibly evicting them from ancestral lands. Why?
pushblack.news
February 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The government claims this community is voluntarily leaving their homes. That’s a lie. Their homes are being stolen from them. Could our communities be next?
They’re Fighting Mass Eviction From Their Ancestral Lands ➡️ pushblack.news/f72c94
They’re Fighting Mass Eviction From Their Ancestral Lands ➡️ pushblack.news/f72c94
When we tend to our bodyminds,
and encourage our bodies
to move
and exist
in ways that are not merely in
service of productivity
or the “gaze” of another,
we subvert
neuronormativity,
heteronormativity,
cisnormativity,
capitalism,
and colonialism.
and encourage our bodies
to move
and exist
in ways that are not merely in
service of productivity
or the “gaze” of another,
we subvert
neuronormativity,
heteronormativity,
cisnormativity,
capitalism,
and colonialism.
February 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When we tend to our bodyminds,
and encourage our bodies
to move
and exist
in ways that are not merely in
service of productivity
or the “gaze” of another,
we subvert
neuronormativity,
heteronormativity,
cisnormativity,
capitalism,
and colonialism.
and encourage our bodies
to move
and exist
in ways that are not merely in
service of productivity
or the “gaze” of another,
we subvert
neuronormativity,
heteronormativity,
cisnormativity,
capitalism,
and colonialism.
Reposted by Katy Higgins Lee
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
Reposted by Katy Higgins Lee
Does it involve kicking out all the locals and establishing "long term ownership" for the U.S.?
⚡️Trump administration may present plan next week to end war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is expected to present Donald Trump's plan at the Munich Security Conference.
Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is expected to present Donald Trump's plan at the Munich Security Conference.
Trump administration may present plan next week to end war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports
Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is expected to present Donald Trump's plan at the Munich Security Conference.
kyivindependent.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Does it involve kicking out all the locals and establishing "long term ownership" for the U.S.?
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Old enough to remember when they kicked my wife out for "decorum" for stating that anti-trans laws harm trans kids.
Now you got Nancy Mace out there yelling "tranny tranny tranny" into the microphone.
Now you got Nancy Mace out there yelling "tranny tranny tranny" into the microphone.
CONNOLLY: The gentlelady has used a phrase that is considered a slur in the LGBTQ community
NANCY MACE: Tranny tranny tranny, I don't really care, you want penises in women's bathrooms
NANCY MACE: Tranny tranny tranny, I don't really care, you want penises in women's bathrooms
February 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Old enough to remember when they kicked my wife out for "decorum" for stating that anti-trans laws harm trans kids.
Now you got Nancy Mace out there yelling "tranny tranny tranny" into the microphone.
Now you got Nancy Mace out there yelling "tranny tranny tranny" into the microphone.
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Marion McLaughlin from @auroraconsulting.bsky.social & Felicity Goodhall from Flappy Inky Feathers, and I have created a FREE EBOOK of words that reflect our experiences of being monotropic and Autistic/ADHD.
How do you relate?
Free download: 104 pg ebook!
autisticrealms.com/words-inspir...
How do you relate?
Free download: 104 pg ebook!
autisticrealms.com/words-inspir...
Words: Inspired By The Experience Of Being Monotropic | Autistic Realms
Monotropism is a neurodiversity-affirming theory of autism (Murray et al., 2005). Autistic /ADHD/ AuDHD people are more likely to be monotropic(Garau et al. ...
autisticrealms.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Marion McLaughlin from @auroraconsulting.bsky.social & Felicity Goodhall from Flappy Inky Feathers, and I have created a FREE EBOOK of words that reflect our experiences of being monotropic and Autistic/ADHD.
How do you relate?
Free download: 104 pg ebook!
autisticrealms.com/words-inspir...
How do you relate?
Free download: 104 pg ebook!
autisticrealms.com/words-inspir...
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Vaccines have NOTHING to do with autism. But with RFK Jr trying to misinform at the highest level, time to revisit why the three most commonly cited theories about autism being caused by vaccines are so, so wrong. By @matthewherper.bsky.social:
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... #autism #vaccinesWork
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... #autism #vaccinesWork
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
www.statnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Vaccines have NOTHING to do with autism. But with RFK Jr trying to misinform at the highest level, time to revisit why the three most commonly cited theories about autism being caused by vaccines are so, so wrong. By @matthewherper.bsky.social:
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... #autism #vaccinesWork
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... #autism #vaccinesWork
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Though the government can make it more difficult for trans people to navigate certain spaces, they cannot decide who you are or how you identify. Here's how trans people can protect themselves now that Trump is in office. ⤵️
Trans Kids, Here's What You Need to Get Through the Trump Administration
From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy.
www.teenvogue.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Though the government can make it more difficult for trans people to navigate certain spaces, they cannot decide who you are or how you identify. Here's how trans people can protect themselves now that Trump is in office. ⤵️
Reposted by Katy Higgins Lee
California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
If you have been feeling relief since Trump announced that the US will now only recognize two sexes of male and female, and if part of your relief is because of children needing clarity so that they don’t have an identity crisis about gender… (1)
January 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you have been feeling relief since Trump announced that the US will now only recognize two sexes of male and female, and if part of your relief is because of children needing clarity so that they don’t have an identity crisis about gender… (1)