Emily M’s Reviews > Neurodivergent, By Nature: Why Biodiversity Needs Neurodiversity > Status Update

The experience here w/ fieldwork helping heal autistic burnout is pretty relatable!

“Larissa also recognizes that her special interests…make her more effective…Her ideal holiday is a botanical one, she’s always reading and learning about plants…She loves the alchemy of natural dying”
Me, having spent vacation day #1 visiting 2 gardens, and planning a Botanic Garden visit in next city 😅

“Naomi…said that although natural sounds can fill up their sensory bucket, it never quite overflows. In fact, the only time they’ve ever come close to overwhelm us when they’ve been listening to the dawn chorus…due to their ability to process and name every bird…rather than the…sounds themselves”

“Naomi…said that although natural sounds can fill up their sensory bucket, it never quite overflows. In fact, the only time they’ve ever come close to overwhelm us when they’ve been listening to the dawn chorus…due to their ability to process and name every bird…rather than the…sounds themselves”

“In fact, she can’t imagine herself ever working in anything other than ecology…I got some insight into this from autistic ecologist Naomi Davis, whose favorite thing about their job is that they get to find and categorize things…despite the daily tasks being the same, the locations vary so much.” Facts!

“Flora and fauna move in cycles…creating a calendar that one can familiarize themselves and connect with. These routines are logical. They offer a consistency so rarely found in our own species…It’s accessible at your own pace and on your own terms, things that can often be important for an autistic person.”

“after sharing my draft proposal with my now editor…they asked whether I knew anyone with niche nature-related interests who was neurodivergent…It wasn’t the biggest shock when most of the prospective contributors were candid enough to share that, yes, they are”