About
WoTSpoilers is a podcast hosted by Seth and Aradiapedia that rereads the Wheel of Time with full spoilers.
Aradiapedia has found her voice and confidence through podcasting about this special interest, and in so doing has stumbled into acceptance of themselves as an AuDHD person. She is now a student Peer Support Coach seeking to provide community and education to fellow neuro-divergent members of the Wheel of Time fandom.
Autistic/ADHD Peer Support for fans of the Wheel of Time
- When: Thursdays at 1pm Pacific Time (90 minutes)
- Where: online (Zoom)
- Facilitator: Aradiapedia of WoTSpoilers
- Cost: free
Welcome, fellow lover of The Wheel of Time who is exploring their neurotype! Scroll down to register for upcoming Peer Support discussion circles.
NOTE: you do NOT have to be formally diagnosed or even confident in a self-diagnosis to join the group! This group is for anyone and everyone who feels any kind of resonance with Autism, ADHD, and other similar types of neurodivergence. If you are on the fence, this could be a perfect place to explore more information.
The Wheel of Time fandom is a creative and kind group of people. Over the years we have formed strong bonds, organized our own events to connect at, and manifested personas out of our shared love of the Wheel of Time books. And within that, some of us have come to realized that we are Autistic, ADHD, and other flavors of neuro-divergence that are flocking together with ever increasing joy. Talking together about our unique lived experiences has been a repeated cathartic process for many of us.
From experience I know that we have had a lot of interesting conversations in the broader WoT community about feeling “different” as we grew up, and as a bonus we have a shared palate of reference material for analogies. I hope you will join us in exploring what it means to be Autistic, ADHD, and/or some combination thereof, while also being a Wheel of Time fan.
What to expect
Each peer support group starts with the same template, and inevitably each one moves in its own unique direction. I will start by guiding us through some introductions, then introduce the main topic of the day. I will then invite comments from the group, and will function basically as traffic control while the group members share their thoughts and feelings on the topic. If the group runs out of steam I will step back in with more information on the next topic suggested by either my syllabus or the group’s conversation. You will learn from me and your fellow students in hopefully equal measure.
Spoiler policy
While this is not a Wheel of Time focused conversation space, it is the shared language we all knew before getting here. We may very well slide into WoT references and back to autism without missing a beat! I am primarily used to operating in a full-spoilers space. However, it is possible that you have joined us before finishing the series.
I ask that everyone tell me their spoiler-level so that we can collectively keep any first time readers safe from accidental spoilers. Deliberate or repeated accidental spoiling will not be tolerated.
Evergreen topics
- Unmasking and rediscovering our authentic selves
- Self-regulation through stimming and Special Interests
- Discovering and honoring our needs, values, and strengths
- Self-care strategies that actually work
- Understanding sensory sensitivities
- Late and self diagnosis journeys
- Eating and sleeping management
- Executive dysfunction
- Socialization, friendships, and community
- Advocating for ourselves
- PDA (Pervasive Drive for Autonomy)
- Imposter syndrome
- Identifying triggers
- Meltdowns and burnout
- Creativity