Neurodivergent Rising | Module 7:
Unruly & Hysterical -Patriarchy, Psychiatry, and Feminized Divergence
When Sensitivity Becomes a Threat
Throughout history, certain traits (sensitivity, intuition, emotional depth) have been labeled dangerous when they challenge the status quo. For autistic women, girls, femmes, as well as trans and non-binary people, these traits have often been misdiagnosed, punished, or erased.
Module 7 | Course
Neurodivergent Rising:
Reclaiming the Truth of Difference
This module may resonate if:
- Have experienced misdiagnosis or dismissal tied to gender expression
- Feel your sensitivity or emotional depth has been treated as weakness
- Want to explore the intersection of neurodivergence and patriarchy
- Are ready to reclaim traits you’ve been told to hide
- Believe creativity can be a force of resistance and healing
Live teaching session with Kristina Kyser
Guest Session with Lucy H. Pearce
Creative reflection prompts to reconnect with silenced parts of yourself
Historical context on the pathologizing of feminized divergence

In Module 7, we move from shame to reclamation — from being labeled “too much” to embracing the fullness of who we are.
Neurodivergent Rising: Reclaiming the Truth of Difference
Neurodivergent Rising is a 9-week, live-taught learning journey that goes far beyond checklists, stereotypes, and clinical labels. Through a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary lens, we’ll explore the lived realities of neurodivergence and the cultural, historical, and systemic forces that shape how it’s understood.
Alongside a community of peers and powerful guest voices, you’ll uncover the wisdom of your own body, question the systems that demand you perform or conform, and reclaim difference as a source of intelligence and strength.
This course is for neurodivergent people, caregivers, and practitioners who want to deepen understanding, expand compassion, and imagine new possibilities for living, relating, and thriving.
Each module combines live teaching, guest sessions, guided practices, and reflection tools to help you integrate the learning into daily life — so you leave not just informed, but transformed.
With warmth, honesty, and a grounded approach, Neurodivergent Rising invites you to step into a truer way of being — not as someone broken or in need of fixing, but as a whole person rising into your own truth.
