Welcome to neurocultural

At Neurocultural, I write and teach about developing a neuro-affirming approach to communication, for leaders and providers (of all neurotypes) who want tools, terminology, and frameworks to promote social and systemic change for the neurodivergent people you work with.

Who is neurocultural for?

Therapists, psychologists, & coaches

You want to ensure your work doesn't perpetuate harmful practices, and you want to empower your clients by offering them a radically affirming space to work with you.

Classroom teachers & specialists

You want to create an environment where, with you, ND children don't experience their differences as a liability, and where they feel empowered to advocate for their unique experiences and needs.

Leaders of practices or organizations

You want to help create innovative practices and policies inside your organizations that stand the test of time, all from a place of clarity, agility, and confidence.

Social and systemic change begins with people in positions of power and leadership. If you're ready to use your power and influence to help co-create better futures for ND people, then this work is for you.

Who am I?

I'm Ana María B Call, a 3E (autistic + gifted + Latina) interculturalist, linguist, & former civil rights worker. I'm also a mother and a creative.

Highlights from my academic & professional background:

  • I worked for 8+ years facilitating hundreds of conversations across language (and cultural) differences, and trained interpreters representing more 40+ languages to do the same
  • I designed and implemented systems inside two organizations (a large public school district and a refugee resettlement organization) to ensure they provided adequate language access per Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
  • I studied intercultural communication theory and integrated it into my interpreter training practice, as well as my own life
  • I have a Master's in Spanish linguistics, where I focused my studies on politeness theory

My focus & passion today:

My life is dedicated to exploring ways to promote radical social and systemic change for neurodivergent (ND) people by reimagining our approach to cross-neurotype communication.

My work is a mindful, deeply transformational weaving-together of :

  • Intercultural, sociolinguistic, and U.S. civil rights conceptions of communication
  • Sci-fi, magical realism, and speculative fiction
  • Teaching artistry and craftivism

... all to dismantle the harmful (ethnocentric) ways we expect and teach ND people to communicate.