Penguin Pebbling — A Game of Creating Belonging, Building Connection and Understanding Autistic Identity was developed by Helen Edgar at Autistic Realms & Ryan Boren at Stimpunks (2026), grounded in the Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions coined by Amythest Schaber (Neurowonderful) and documented by Stimpunks Foundation (2022). The penguin pebbling locution draws on Helen Edgar’s writing at Autistic Realms (Edgar, 2023), framed through Milton’s Double Empathy Problem (2012) and monotropism theory (Murray, Lesser & Lawson, 2005). Free to use and share for non-commercial purposes. Please credit Autistic Realms & Stimpunks and link back.
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About This Game
Penguin Pebbling: A Game of Creating Belonging, Building Connection and Understanding your Autistic Identity was developed by Helen Edgar at Autistic Realms & Ryan Boren at Stimpunks (2026).
It is grounded in the Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions originally coined by Amythest Schaber (Neurowonderful) and documented by Stimpunks Foundation (2022). The penguin pebbling locution draws on Helen Edgar’s earlier writing at Autistic Realms (Edgar, 2023), framed through Damian Milton’s Double Empathy Problem (2012) and monotropism theory (Murray, Lesser & Lawson, 2005).
The game is free to use, share, and adapt for non-commercial purposes. Please credit Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms & Ryan Boren, Stimpunks, and link back to penguinpebbling.app.
References
Edgar, H. (2023). Penguin pebbling: An Autistic love language. Autistic Realms. https://autisticrealms.com/penguin-pebbling-an-autistic-love-language/
Milton, D. (2012). On the ontological status of autism: The ‘double empathy problem’. Disability & Society, 27(6), 883–887.
Murray, D., Lesser, M., & Lawson, W. (2005). Attention, monotropism and the diagnostic criteria for autism. Autism, 9(2), 139–156.
Stimpunks Foundation. (2022). The five neurodivergent love locutions. https://stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/the-five-neurodivergent-love-languages-2/